SURFSKI SAFETY: The COLD Will KILL You. The Science of Hypothermia & your Cold Gear & Comms Choices.

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How sure are you about (a) Your cold weather gear and (b) Your ability to raise the alarm in an emergency ?
1. The science of hypothermia
2. Cell phone reception in False Bay and "Safetrax failure"
3. Surfski deaths in the last 3 years
4. The three recent rescues in False Bay
5. The implications for our cold gear and our emergency communications choices

Acknowledgements:
I would like to extend a very big thank you to the following people who have assisted me in compiling this video:
1. Paul Reavley: Paul lives in Bellingham in Washington on the NW coast of the USA. He paddles in the famous Bellingham Bay. Paul has played a key role in founding and managing Surfski.Wiki which is a fantastic repository of all matters surfski. The links to the two fatality stories are copied below. There are also at least 2 other earlier stories on hypothermia fatalities in the wiki.
2. Rob Mousley: Mr Millers himself (on 990+ Millers Runs) and also our club’s ex officio Safety Officer. Rob also runs the informative and entertaining: https://surfski.info
3. Simon McDonnell: Station Commander, Station 10 @ Simonstown, NSRI
4. The three paddlers who were recently rescued and shared their stories
5. Club paddlers who shared some relevant experiences with me: Russell Seymour, Lee Moran, Zach Preyser, Dale Robinson and Neil McDonald.

Thumbnail photo credit: Rob Caskie

Lake Michigan fatality: https://surfski.wiki/stories/paddler_...
Cape Town fatality: https://www.nsri.org.za/2021/02/missi...

PLB or Personal Location Beacon
This is the link to a prior video in which I fully explain the operation and advantages of the RescueMe PLB. Go to 3:39    • SURFSKI SAFETY: 101.3 DARWIN AWARDS A...  



Chapters
00:00 Introduction - "Suprised ?"
02:28 Putting the danger of surfski into perspective
03:05 The Science of Hypothermia
05:54 Cell phone reception in False Bay and "Safetrax failure"
07:44 The two fatalities
09:19 The three recent rescues
11:43 Impact on our cold gear and emergency comms choices
13:46 Teaser for next Father-Son video: "Fear and Courage"