Paddleboarder Missing

[bts]

That game moves so slowly I'm surprised anyone noticed he was dead.

There is time, then there is the perception of time passing.  Every hour I've ever spent on a golf course feels like an eternity. Die of old age in an afternoon.

[covesurfer]

Yup, dropping dead on the golf course is not unheard of.  I know one guy who did, massive heart attack, and he was thin.

That's how my dad went. He was only 57 at the time of his death. 18th green, after 36 holes in sweltering hot and humid weather. He was as big a golf addict as I am an aquaholic.

I'm now older than he was when he died. That always gives me a little bit of chicken skin when I realize it.

[SuppaTime]

Now that this thread has officially gone morbid -- there have been two north shore water deaths here on Maui in the last month - surfer had a heart attack at Ho'okipa on Thanksgiving and a SUP paddler died off Waiehu 3 weeks ago. Not sure if he was SUP surfing at sand piles or what but he died of a crushed trachea so it sounds like he got smacked hard by his board. As I recall both were in their 50's. I guess you just never know.

[LaPerouseBay]

/ Not sure if he was SUP surfing at sand piles or what but he died of a crushed trachea so it sounds like he got smacked hard by his board. As I recall both were in their 50's. /

Yes, Richard Ladeira (sp?) was standup surfing at big lefts.   He was relatively new to standup.  Surf was small.  It was a freak accident.  He was a big time waterman, with many channel crossings on prone paddleboard.   Very nice guy, 60, wife and grown kids.     

[madmax]

I just spent 3 days on a river camping with my dog.  I've paddled this river for 40 years.  It was only supposed to be an overnighter, but I fell asleep in camp and darkness was coming.  Had a pfd.  Not strapped down.  Had a waist leash.  Didn't put it on.  Max (dog) went after a monkey (reminants of the Tarzan films shot at Silver Springs).  He jigged and I jagged.  In the river we went.  The board turned over when it hit a sweeper. It was dark already and I had hurriedly packed the drybags for the short run to the takeout.  With a leash on I could have recovered and grabbed Max before the monkey killed him and changed into dry clothes.  I couldn't release the board without cutting loose the gear.  Yard sale.  Max and I spent one cold ass night ON THE BOARD.  Couldn't find dry ground.  Temps hit high 30's.  We were both wet.  The dry bags were scattered and headed down river.  I snagged one that had a tent and a synthetic blanket.  Soaking wet. I took the hottest bath I could stand when I got home.

I'll wear a leash on future solos. 

[spirit4earth]

Couldn't a beltpack pfd like the new Stohlquist Contour work even if you had to do some swimming?  Could it be turned around so the inflated part was on your back to help buoy you up while swimming?  Just wondering.....
The Contour is one of minimalist pfds that just has a strap that would go behind your neck.