kayak safety -- excellent article

I'm always bewildered by the number of morbidly obese, chain smoking, no-way-in-hell-you're-gonna-be-able-to-swim types that float the local recreational paddling waters around here.  I'm glad this article brought it up.  Seem like a certain recipe for disaster.

Are you kidding? The morbidly obese float like corks and come with their own wetsuits and the chain smoking makes them easy to find. Both by sight and smell.

Fishing with them is really safe. If your boat sinks, you can use their body to get back to land.



face down though, I don't really like second hand smoke.

Actually, I'd encourage folk like that to paddle as it'd encourage them to change some of those habits. My BIG concern is when they show up to paddle in flannel shirts and jeans with no PFD.