Have been rowing this week and was wondering if my shell flipped how much time I have to get my ars out of the water?
Not much. You’ll find that your arms and legs will quickly lose feeling and become useless. Stay close to shore and wear a pfd. A dry suit is also a good thing.
X 2 on the advice to stay close to shore -small PFD may seem like wussy but may extend the time you have to get to said shore.
In my kayaking experience, you should try flipping the boat near shore – <10 yds, just to experience the limited time you have to get out and start running or wrap up.
Forget the boat, save yourself.
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X 2 on the advice to stay close to shore -small PFD may seem like wussy but may extend the time you have to get to said shore.
In my kayaking experience, you should try flipping the boat near shore – <10 yds, just to experience the limited time you have to get out and start running or wrap up.
Forget the boat, save yourself. Agreed. Thank You , everything just froze over again, so I wasn’t able row.
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In water less than 15 c or 60f you should have a pfd and as much of your body covered as possible.
Studies show that below this temp exposure of the groin, under arms or face can cause an immediate : gasp reflex; reduced breath hold time; muscle rigidity and in some cases severe cardiac problems. All of which can prevent your survival.
Your chance of death from inadvertent water immersion without pfd is 25%.
you can acclimatize by repeat exposure, this will reduce symptom severity.
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That is so elfin crazy. A great read on this is “Swimming To Antarctica”
There have been some years where I have adapted to some pretty cold water. It takes time and discipline, but is fun to experiment with.Thanks for the vid.
http://www.amazon.com/Swimming-Antarctica-Tales-Long-Distance-Swimmer/dp/B0013L8AQQ