Personal Floatation Devices (PFD's) is a safety equipment, designed specifically to preserve a person's life when in water. It must be worn by all persons when afloat. A child should be taught how to put on a device and should be allowed to try it on the water. It is important that the child feels comfortable and knows what the PFD is for and how it works.
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Methinks this is advertising by subterfuge 
Not sure what you are getting at here? You seemed to have stated what is generally regarded as good practice. Are you trying to get a thread going along the lines of "Which is better, a buouyancy aid, or a lifejacket?" That should produce some debate!
Personally I use my sea kayaking buouyancy aid as it has lots of pockets for useful bits, snacks etc. It also has a detachable pouch (like a fanny pack for our American friends!!), which I can fit two or three flares in for when I am going on longer trips. It is also comfortable to wear, and I float when I am in it in the sea!
Chris
No, he's trying to get you to click on the link to his business. As he was when he posted something equally obvious at the end of last week....
So why don't we have Rick block him?
Hobie do you work during the day, or just surf catsailor trying to get tips to kick my butt on the sea?
-Julian
Why do all the newbies have to hijack the threads?
What is there to hijack????
Is there a combo jacket and harness alive out there while we are in the neighbourhood.
How about those miami Dolphins! Still in the hunt to win the division.
Today I played golf at Jacaranda, it was in better shape than most other courses, the wind was kicking and blowing many shots off line.
There is only 6 months until next hurricane season, get your supplies now!
This is how to hijack a thread.
A horse walked into a bar and said.....
Official hijacking.....
An old man and an old woman used to sit in the nursing home all day watching television together.
The old woman would sit there holding the old man's member. The nursing staff tried to get them to stop it but couldn't and decided to leave them alone. Since they weren't hurting anyone, they just put a sheet over the couples lap and kind of ignored it.
But one day the old man didn't show up and when the old woman saw him in the dining hall later that evening she asked, "Where were you today?"
"I watched TV with Martha today" he said quite matter of factly.
With slight cynicism in her voice, the old woman said, "What's she got that I don't have."
The old man paused and said, "Parkinsons."
Hobie Nick,
Good question.
Funny thing is, it's not over yet. EPSILON!
Have you heard the one about the guy who takes his monkey to the bar? 
Two cannibals meet one day. The first cannibal says, "You know, I just can't seem to get a tender Missionary. I've baked them, I've roasted them, I've stewed them, I've barbecued them, I've tried every sort of marinade. I just cannot seem to get them tender."
The second cannibal asks, "What kind of Missionary do you use?"
The other replied, "You know, the ones that hang out at that place at the bend of the river. They have those brown cloaks with a rope around the waist and they're sort of bald on top with a funny ring of hair on their heads."
"Ah, ha!" the second cannibal replies. "No wonder ... those are friars!"
A penguin goes to a mechanic to get his car worked on. The mechanic tells him it's going to be a couple of hours before he knows whats wrong with it. To kill some time, the penguin goes across the street to the 7-11 to buy some ice cream. Since the penguin has no hands (just the flippers), he gets the ice cream all over his face. A couple of hours later when he goes back to the station, the mechanic tells him "Looks like you blew a seal." The penguin says, "Naw, it's just a little ice cream."
CHINESE SICK LEAVE -- "I NOT COME WORK TODAY!!!"
Hung Chow calls in to work and says, "Hey, boss I not come work today, I really sick. I got headache, stomach ache and my legs hurt. I not come work."
The boss says, "You know Hung Chow, I really need you today. When I feel like this I go to my wife and tell her give me sex. That makes everything better and I can go to work. You try that."
Two hours later Hung Chow calls again:
"Boss, I do what you say and I feel great. I be at work soon. You got nice house."
OK, I'll tell mine,
Guy takes his monkey to the bar and see's his buddy playing pool. He asks his buddy if he will watch his monkey while he goes to the head. His buddy agrees. The guy walks away and the monkey jumps up on the pool table, picks up the cue ball and swallows it.
The guy comes back and his buddy says, "hey man your monkey jumped up on the table and swallowed the cue ball, what's up with that?"
The guy apologized,"sorry but he's never done anything like that before". The guy takes his monkey and leaves.
A week later the guy comes back to the bar with his monkey and see's his buddy at the bar having a beer and eating peanuts. He walks up and asks him if he could watch his monkey while he goes to the head? His buddy agrees. The guy walks away and the monkey jumps up on the bar...picks up a peanut....sticks it up his butt..... then eats it. He proceeds to do this with every peanut he eats.
The guy comes back and his buddy says, "hey man what's up with your monkey? Last week he ate the cue ball, this week he's shoving peanuts up his butt before he eats them???"
The guy thinks for a moment and says,"Oh...well....you know.... after the cue ball....he measures everything before he eats it.
What did the fish say when he ran into the wall?
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Dam!
Jake, that's just not funny.
OK...how about this one...
Why do the pilgrim's pants keep falling down?
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Because their belt buckles are on their hats!
Ok, here's one along the same lines.
A cabbage, a hose, and a tomato were having a race and this is how it went.
The cabbage was a head,
The hose was running,
and the tomato was trying to....ketchup.
Sorry Jake, but you asked for it.
no appology necessary! I'll just add that one to my repatoire.
Thanks Guys,
I laughed my butt off last night until I cried. My wife thinks all us sailors are sick. I agreed with her but she is the one who said yes when I asked her to marry me.
Yea, who thought PFD's could be so much fun.
Hey KVC,
Got any more threads the guys can hyjack??