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<blockquote data-quote="ibrokeit" data-source="post: 155422" data-attributes="member: 1801"><p>So I can post about my stupid mistake from last week.</p><p></p><p>Decided I wanted a kayak. Have a friend that is into it, so I went and picked up a new Old Town Otter from Academy. Last Tuesday, 65 degrees outside, we decide to hit up a section of the Chattahoochee by his house in Valley. They were generating power, so the water was a little high and a lot fast. Had a lifevest in the boat, but not on. No skirt. Did some class two stuff, no big deal...barely got any water on me.</p><p></p><p>Found this spot where the water was moving super quick. Paddled upstream to it, and I was going to paddle up to it and turn into it so it could take me down. It MIGHT have been considered class one, but mostly just a strong strong current. As soon as I got into it, the side of the boat got sucked down. I panicked (this is my first time in a kayak) and flipped into the 40 degree rushing water. Instantly went into cold shock, couldn't move, barely could hold onto the kayak. I was 100 yards or so from the shore, but the water was pulling me down stream. They finally got me pushed over to the bank in what seemed to be a lifetime, but was actually about 2.5 minutes. I was purple from head to toe, and sick for about 4 days. Didn't realize how stupid/dangerous that was until after I got home and started reading about it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Moral of the story: Wear a lifevest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ibrokeit, post: 155422, member: 1801"] So I can post about my stupid mistake from last week. Decided I wanted a kayak. Have a friend that is into it, so I went and picked up a new Old Town Otter from Academy. Last Tuesday, 65 degrees outside, we decide to hit up a section of the Chattahoochee by his house in Valley. They were generating power, so the water was a little high and a lot fast. Had a lifevest in the boat, but not on. No skirt. Did some class two stuff, no big deal...barely got any water on me. Found this spot where the water was moving super quick. Paddled upstream to it, and I was going to paddle up to it and turn into it so it could take me down. It MIGHT have been considered class one, but mostly just a strong strong current. As soon as I got into it, the side of the boat got sucked down. I panicked (this is my first time in a kayak) and flipped into the 40 degree rushing water. Instantly went into cold shock, couldn't move, barely could hold onto the kayak. I was 100 yards or so from the shore, but the water was pulling me down stream. They finally got me pushed over to the bank in what seemed to be a lifetime, but was actually about 2.5 minutes. I was purple from head to toe, and sick for about 4 days. Didn't realize how stupid/dangerous that was until after I got home and started reading about it. Moral of the story: Wear a lifevest. [/QUOTE]
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