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-The rest of the information on this page is meant to suggest practices for you that can help you avoid making careless mistakes or being inadequately prepared for outings. They may not help you avoid some of the most risky decisions that we are all capable of making due to our natural biases and weaknesses in decision making. The following are good articles about safety related decisions and some common pitfalls to watch for.
+Most of the information on this page is meant to suggest practices that can help you avoid making careless mistakes or being inadequately prepared for outings. They may not help you avoid some of the most risky decisions that we are all capable of making due to our natural biases and weaknesses in decision making. The following are good articles about safety related decisions and some common pitfalls to watch for.
-  * [[https://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/risk-sea-kayaking|The Risks of Sea Kayaking]] a trip to Sugar Reef when the tidal race was running strong
+  * [[https://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/risk-sea-kayaking|The Risk of Sea Kayaking]] a trip to Sugar Reef when the tidal race was running strong
   * [[https://www.surfski.info/latest-news/story/1614/to-go-or-not-to-go-extreme-downwind-decisions.html|Surfski.info Deciding When It's Too Big 12/2017 ]]Rob Mousley ruminating on these kinds of decisions in relation to several Millers Run trips.
+  * [[https://paddlingmag.com/stories/columns/rock-the-boat/10000-hours-risk-management/?utm_source=Paddling+Magazine&utm_campaign=afb3a5c092-ptw-2022-09-22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_66b554bdc5-afb3a5c092-91587096&ct=t(ptw-2022-09-22)&mc_cid=afb3a5c092|Does Experience Mean You Make Better Risk Related Decisions]]?
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-These lists and rating systems are intended to get you thinking about the full range of considerations that affect your safety. They are offered here with the hope that they will encourage you to learn about considerations you do not fully understand, treat such yet to be understood considerations with respect and a healthy dose of conservativism, and ultimately for you to develop your own personal gauge for safety concerns so you can better judge when your skills and preparation are up to the conditions of any potential paddle outing.
+These lists and rating systems are intended to get you thinking about the full range of considerations that affect your safety. They are offered here with the hope that they will encourage you to learn about considerations you do not fully understand, treat such yet to be understood considerations with respect and a healthy dose of conservatism, and ultimately for you to develop your own personal gauge for safety concerns so you can better judge when your skills and preparation are up to the conditions of any potential paddle outing.
+[[http://livingsea.es/en/7-safety-rules-in-surfski-that-every-paddler-should-know/|Gran Canaria Pre-Downwind Checklist]] (warm location - please add cold water & weather consideration from lists below if needed)
 **[[:nicholas_cryder_prepaddle|Nicholas Cryder's Equipment Checklist & Safety Practices/Considerations]]**
-[[https://tsunamirangers.com/articles/sea-conditions-kayaking-difficulty-rating-system/|Eric Soares (Tsunami Rangers) Sea Rating System]]
+[[https://tsunamirangers.com/articles/sea-conditions-kayaking-difficulty-rating-system/|Eric Soares (Tsunami Rangers) Sea Rating System]] (some of this is really sea kayak specific, but much is also valid for surfski)
 ==== Cold Water Centric Checklists ====
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-**[[:dj_cold_water_checklist|David Jacobsen's Cold Water Self Check]]**
+**[[:dj_cold_water_checklist|David Jacobson's Cold Water Self Check]]**
-**[[:cryder_cold_weather_clothing_choice|]]**</WRAP>
+**[[:decision_trees_wear|Cold Weather Clothing Choices Fitting Conditions and Your Skills]]**
+**[[:cold_weather_safety_guards|Another Set of Safeguards for Cold Weather - Decisions and Equipment]] **</WRAP>
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+**Check ALL of your equipment!**</WRAP>
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-The chart below (click to enlarge) comes from the 2016 ICF Ocean Racing Coaching Manual. It is the results from a survey of surfski experts on the most common causes of surfski emergencies. It seems that common sense should dictate that you direct your preparation toward avoiding the common causes and also toward being able to deal with situations that you cannot avoid - to the best of your ability to prepare for them. The respondents to the survey come from all over the world. If you live and paddle in a cold water location, you might rate the frequency of problems from cold water shock and inability to remount as very common and therefore should place even greater emphasis on equipment (wetsuits, more stable surfskis, etc.), skills (stability, remount, group paddling, communication), and judgement (when is it too cold? too rough and cold?) that help you avoid and/or deal with the risk of cold water.
+The chart below (click to enlarge) comes from the **2016 ICF Ocean Racing Coaching Manual**. It is the results from a survey of surfski experts on the most common causes of surfski emergencies. It seems that common sense should dictate that you direct your preparation toward avoiding the common causes and also toward being able to deal with situations that you cannot avoid - to the best of your ability to prepare for them. The** respondents to the survey come from all over the world**.** If you live and paddle in a cold water location, **you might rate the frequency of problems from** cold water shock and fatigue and inability to remount **as** very common**  and therefore should place even **greater emphasis on equipment**  (wetsuits, more stable surfskis, etc.), **skills**  (stability, remount, group paddling, communication), and** judgement**  (when is it too cold? too rough and cold?) that help you avoid and/or deal with the risk of cold water.
 ^ ^Least Common^Common to Very Common^Most Common|
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+{{:humor:stuff_happens.jpg?direct&500x249|stuff_happens.jpg}}
+Photo: Lawrence Risley [[https://youtu.be/HGkVI5jvfqw?list=UUdknE4sb_4BuHQ4Yv_qyTzA|video]] (this one could have hurt - slow down your playback speed to get a better look)
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 ===== Further Thoughts on Safety =====
+  * TCSurfski's [[https://tcsurfski.com/2012/05/18/surfski-safety/|Nick Murray on Safety]]
   * [[https://www.surfskiracing.org/category/safety/|Surfskiracing.Com Safety Topics]]
+  * [[https://surfski.info/safety.html|Surfski.info Safety Related Posts]]
+  * …
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