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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="12"><B>I agree with you, Rafael. Even if someone can roll, there
are multiple circumstances when it may not work:</B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="12"><B>- Very rough seas, strong winds</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>- Injury</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>- Excessive boat
damage</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>I never go out without my paddle
float.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="12"><STRONG>Regards,<BR>George
Miller<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~</STRONG></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/5/2008 8:22:39 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
silidriel@prodigy.net.mx writes:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Hi
Patrick,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">There
were two incidents of going over reported by you guys in Ca this weekend. It
is so good that nothing bad happened.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Good
mention is made about the advantages of practice and how fortunately and
easily things got resolved.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I
was wondering, though, that in these and other reports no mention is made of a
paddlefloat, and the possibility of a paddlefloat rescue or paddlefloat
reentry and roll.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">My
question is: in the regular rescue practices that you all make, do you
include the paddlefloat as a rescue tool in any of its
forms?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">And
I mention it because it is very useful to me, and even in the case of weakness
that I found myself in at The Sea of Cortes Crossing, after my second capsize
and failed roll I was back on my boat before assistance arrived. With the pf I
can paddle slowly but can move and stay balanced while I empty the boat. This
is possible because my pf has bag only on one side.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">So
I am an advocate of the paddlefloat as a contingency
resource.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Best
Regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Rafael<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Mexico.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV><BR>
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