La Jolla Swimmer

[Fishin Phil]

I have the Standard Horizon HX870 and the ACR 375. I also have gps on my Hook 5. It's your life and you need to be prepared out there. Things happen quickly and you are either ready to deal with it or not.

[MITCHELL]

Experience on channel 8 5:30 pm

[MITCHELL]

current and wind separated him from his kayak.
His safety equipment saved his life, he was not fishing.
It looked like he had a sealed kayak no scupper holes.after his signaling device went off coast guard reacted.....and he guided them in with his vhf radio
After being in the water an hour he thought he might not make it through this....hyperthermia started to set it.

[FullFlavorPike]

CIA assassin, obvi.

[MrPukaShell]

You mean like "Jason Borne"?

[kirkdavis]

Originally Posted by MITCHELL

current and wind separated him from his kayak.
His safety equipment saved his life, he was not fishing.
It looked like he had a sealed kayak no scupper holes.after his signaling device went off coast guard reacted.....and he guided them in with his vhf radio
After being in the water an hour he thought he might not make it through this....hyperthermia started to set it.

He BLACKED OUT according to the news story. Then he apparently flipped over and fell off of his kayak. That adds a whole new element to this thread. Apparently he has some kind of medical condition that caused him to black out. Under those circumstances he was very wise to have every possible safety device. I carry almost everything except that beacon, and I feel pretty safe. I have gps with my phone and fishfinder, a VHF radio, whistle, compass, pump, and always wear a PFD. If I had a medical condition that might cause blackouts, I would definitely go with a dry suit and beacon as well. I am glad they ran the follow-up story.