Couple years back a guy died - right off of Ocean City.

Was paddling a kayak, wearing a dry suit... but with nothing
underneath.... fell in the water.... perished before the eyes of
onlookers.

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>Jim, thanks for your coaching. I am posting this on bw and nj yahoo groups so
that others can be aware of the potential difficulties in using a drysuit for
the first time.
>Matt
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>From: KarabaszJP@...
>Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:05:11 -0400
>Subject: Re: LI email addresses
>To: mlestina@...
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>In a message dated 4/1/2009 1:51:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>mlestina@... writes:
>Jim, I
> found the suit too cold when I was not doing any physical exertion for a
> period of time, like in later afternoon when I was schlogging along in light
> winds. Otherwise, it was fine.
>I did not wear any cloths underneath,
> except for boxer shorts. HOLY SHIT! are you nuts? The Drysuit itself
> has no isolation. I find Under Armor & Fleece the best this time of
> year They got wet because I had to re rig with the
> drysuit on because of the lost mast cap. During this rerigging, I was
> actually hot and sweating. Put
> on the UA & Fleece maybe a jacket. Rig, set stuff by water go back get
> into the OR suit, booties, Hood & Gloves if nessary. THEN GO
> SAILING While sailing, I was just fine. When the
> winds calmed down later, I sailed to PT point and back, and that is when I
> started to cool down too much. The Above procedure should help here
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>I never was gasping for air, but when it came time
> to take it off, yes it was a bit scary. Yeah I should have put in my reasons
for not
> getting the neck off 2 more points 1) PANIC & 2) Inexperience getting
> into & out of DrysuitsWhen I couldn't get my neck
> out, I went into my car, started it up, turned on the hot air, and tried to
> warm up. After that, I gave it another shot and, with difficulty, it
> worked, I got out. A tough undertaking, especially for the first
> time. I probably was a combination of too cold and too tired.
> After being in my car, I had enough strength and will to pull it off without
> destroying it.You handled it
> perfectly OR another idea is ask for help from spectators.
> Thank God. Maybe I should bring my baby powder
> next time? Baby Powder is
> ESSENTIAL to getting into the suit easily BUT does not help getting out
> particularly when any part is wet. Wet Baby powder has an adhesive quality.
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> is a DRY lubricant.
>Matt
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