Why Wear a Life Jacket and Lifelines
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To appreciate her accomplishment, you really....
To really appreciate what this woman did, you really need to see a chart, but basically she floated across Georgia Straight; amazing when you think about it. She would have crossed the path of major shipping lanes and barges towing areas.
To really appreciate what this woman did, you really need to see a chart, but basically she floated across Georgia Straight; amazing when you think about it. She would have crossed the path of major shipping lanes and barges towing areas.
Wow!
Peter - Thanks for sharing that story; I'm very familiar with those waters and can really appreciate the miracle of her survival.
Peter - Thanks for sharing that story; I'm very familiar with those waters and can really appreciate the miracle of her survival.
I would like to know her body type
Was she a well insulated floater, or a marathon fit workhorse? That way I can at least guage my possibilities if I go over...From the results, Looks like she had "all the right stuff"
Was she a well insulated floater, or a marathon fit workhorse? That way I can at least guage my possibilities if I go over...From the results, Looks like she had "all the right stuff"
Well....
the one advantage of fat is that it floats and is also stored energy, so the fatter one is, the better chance you got if you go overboard. Of course, there also needs to be a tough, never quit mindset, which isn't that common. I remember when I was in the army and going through a selection process to come up with the best of the best in my unit to train with the Dutch in Aruba. One of the requirements was to be able to tread water in full combat gear for 10 minutes. I was in great shape and that sounded easy. I blew everybody away in all the other tests, but that floating test killed my chances. I think I lasted about 2 minutes. I didn't have hardly any fat on me, but the guys who did had no problem at all. They could just put their head back and relax. I tried that and sunk like a rock twice.
the one advantage of fat is that it floats and is also stored energy, so the fatter one is, the better chance you got if you go overboard. Of course, there also needs to be a tough, never quit mindset, which isn't that common. I remember when I was in the army and going through a selection process to come up with the best of the best in my unit to train with the Dutch in Aruba. One of the requirements was to be able to tread water in full combat gear for 10 minutes. I was in great shape and that sounded easy. I blew everybody away in all the other tests, but that floating test killed my chances. I think I lasted about 2 minutes. I didn't have hardly any fat on me, but the guys who did had no problem at all. They could just put their head back and relax. I tried that and sunk like a rock twice.
It's also your breathing technique Franklin
I have very large lung capacity for my size. If I take a full breath I can't dive. If I float with a full breath, I do so with the water at about my chin level. (depends on salt vs. fresh) When I let it out I go straight to the bottom. For me, it's not body mass, fat is neutral in buoyancy. It involves the task at hand and adjusting air to suit. Kinda like a buoyancy compensator. Another factor that isn't being talked about in the case of this woman is that at this time of year the water off of the 'Sunshine Coast' is warming up. At Desolation Sound, it's bath water warm in places.
I have very large lung capacity for my size. If I take a full breath I can't dive. If I float with a full breath, I do so with the water at about my chin level. (depends on salt vs. fresh) When I let it out I go straight to the bottom. For me, it's not body mass, fat is neutral in buoyancy. It involves the task at hand and adjusting air to suit. Kinda like a buoyancy compensator. Another factor that isn't being talked about in the case of this woman is that at this time of year the water off of the 'Sunshine Coast' is warming up. At Desolation Sound, it's bath water warm in places.
Fred, the Georgia Strait is my home
and the only place it is warm is in the very shallow places. It is more than a few miles across and very deep and cold (40 F). This story sounds a just a bit too fantastic to be true to me. I guess it could be true but if someone just told me, I would not believe it. Do not count on repeating this. Wear a life preserver and take all steps to insure that you don't fall overboard.
and the only place it is warm is in the very shallow places. It is more than a few miles across and very deep and cold (40 F). This story sounds a just a bit too fantastic to be true to me. I guess it could be true but if someone just told me, I would not believe it. Do not count on repeating this. Wear a life preserver and take all steps to insure that you don't fall overboard.
Her accomplishment is being questioned
Some have questioned whether the truth is being told here in Vancouver. She was found with a body core temperature of 34 (37 C is normal). It is felt that her core temperature was to high when she was found for some one who had been in those waters as long as she has claimed. Also the two guys who were with her and the woman are remaining "tight lipped" over the incident, which is strange if "nothing" happened other than the "accident."
Some have questioned whether the truth is being told here in Vancouver. She was found with a body core temperature of 34 (37 C is normal). It is felt that her core temperature was to high when she was found for some one who had been in those waters as long as she has claimed. Also the two guys who were with her and the woman are remaining "tight lipped" over the incident, which is strange if "nothing" happened other than the "accident."
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