tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post7038789239107304202..comments2024-03-11T05:51:02.785-04:00Comments on Frogma: Spring Boating safety: An idea for what to do when you find the unprepared preparing to launchbonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-86151292111827807572014-04-22T13:47:42.489-04:002014-04-22T13:47:42.489-04:00I've had this before - usually our majour init...I've had this before - usually our majour initial concern is when people are wandering on the jetty with no buoyancy - I usually grab some club kit and head down and say - "see you've forgotten your kit - don't worry - here's some life jackets, and if you need a wetsuit / drysuit as well then we've some stuff you can borrow in the club!". the club kit is horrible as its usually old, smelly and has been abandoned by its previous owner for exactly this reason. Works every time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-80960397289111196192014-04-18T15:32:06.686-04:002014-04-18T15:32:06.686-04:00If I wasn't an instructor I might not.
I'...If I wasn't an instructor I might not. <br /><br />I'm fine with people making their own choices, all I would want to do is make sure they understand that there IS a risk this time of year - that's just not something people would necessarily know if they hadn't looked into it.<br /><br />The only thing I think I'd get pushy about would be the lifejacket -- that's kind of the bare minimum, and NY State has made it easy by making it a rule that people wear 'em up until May 1st. <br /><br />bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-19439915698364980052014-04-18T14:02:32.467-04:002014-04-18T14:02:32.467-04:00I'm not sure I would say anything. I've do...I'm not sure I would say anything. I've done the same many times and when I 'started' nobody had any of the 'correct' gear anyway. <br />clairesgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717145894222550969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-88609504296408950482014-04-18T13:40:12.827-04:002014-04-18T13:40:12.827-04:00Feeling like an idiot seems to have been built int...Feeling like an idiot seems to have been built into my basic operating system. I've mostly learned to ignore it, though! :Dbonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-52804485525205817722014-04-18T13:18:53.058-04:002014-04-18T13:18:53.058-04:00Don't feel like an idiot. Please. Safety can n...Don't feel like an idiot. Please. Safety can never be reviewed enough and you do it better than anyone. :)<br />The O'Sheashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887851548539021097noreply@blogger.com