Re: Cold Water Winter Clothing Tips


"Carl Douglas" <carl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Mike Sullivan wrote:
"Charles Carroll" <charles_carroll@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Dear all,

In the past we've had a lot of discussion about proper clothing for
rowing in cold weather. Nevertheless there may be someone who hasn't
read all the old posts and might possibly find the following helpful.

http://www.usrowing.org/Safety/SafetyFeatures/coldclothe.aspx

Charles

the title of your post is a bit misleading. There's nothing in the
clothing tips about
cold water, I know that wasn't intended and it's no big deal.

For the environments you and I row in, the clothing tips are very
helpful, it can
make for a more comfortable row where an accidental immersion isn't going
to be any more than an uncomfortable inconvenience.

I worry about the tone of the message, that cold weather rowing is
somehow
inevitable, and the implied tone is that as long as you bundle up with
the right gear,
you're going to be ok.


Sully


I worry too about advice like this:
"Layer Three: Protection From Wind and Water
This layer can be lightweight, but should be water and windproof, and be
breathable to allow the sweat to escape. Sweating can exceed this layer?s
breathability, however, so getting a garment with zippers in the armpit
area and other venting is a good idea. This layer need only be worn when
it?s raining or rough water (or if you and your boatmates create a lot of
backsplash)."

That last sentence could kill.

furthermore.

Rowing in cold water has been responsible for nearly all of the
in-water rowing related fatalities, the others being collisions with
other speeding craft.

Looking at the links on the right of the page, which are header/footer bar
that go with every page in the site, There is no specific topic addressing
cold water safety. I found it by guessing at a couple of the topics, it
turns out it's one of about 20 topics in the section Safety Features.

The urgency/seriousness isn't communicated at all, and I don't observe it
among
coaches I've seen in action.

Got a nice note on my facebook from a member who was in a double at
a local regatta. A junior four was coming down the wrong side on a
collision
course. She held water correctly even when her partner didn't, stopped the
boat dead immediately, and lessened the collision which occurred only
because the junior four was never taught to hold correctly.



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