It's always Saturday to a paddler...

pulled from an online article @ Sea Kayaker magazine

"“We had a deadline to meet,” Måns notes, “catching the ferry back to the mainland to get back to work on time.” Certainly the heat of Sunday Morning Fever was fueling some of their questionable decision making. This sometimes fatal fever—the pressure of a ferry to catch or a job you’re supposed to be at Monday morning—is an all-too-common contributing factor of many accident reports. My simple suggestion? Pretend it’s Saturday when making route decisions. If you’d stay ashore on a Saturday, the same conditions aren’t any safer because you’re supposed to be at work the next day. And wouldn’t it be better to call in late again with a simple case of the Kayaker Flu than to risk the possibility of having to call in dead?"

I really like the perspective suggested. Although most of our trips are day-trips, I still think there is a nugget of good advice here.

whole article is here: http://www.seakayakermag.com/2012/Aug12/routine.htm

pulled from an online article @ Sea Kayaker magazine

"“We had a deadline to meet,” Måns notes, “catching the ferry back to the mainland to get back to work on time.” Certainly the heat of Sunday Morning Fever was fueling some of their questionable decision making. This sometimes fatal fever—the pressure of a ferry to catch or a job you’re supposed to be at Monday morning—is an all-too-common contributing factor of many accident reports. My simple suggestion? Pretend it’s Saturday when making route decisions. If you’d stay ashore on a Saturday, the same conditions aren’t any safer because you’re supposed to be at work the next day. And wouldn’t it be better to call in late again with a simple case of the Kayaker Flu than to risk the possibility of having to call in dead?"

I really like the perspective suggested. Although most of our trips are day-trips, I still think there is a nugget of good advice here.

whole article is here: http://www.seakayakermag.com/2012/Aug12/routine.htm

true....I think the analogy for us is showing up and seeing a nasty launch and saying...."I got up early and drove all this way, lets do it" I am sure we've all done that. I did it a few yeas back with a newb...All he lost was his lunch, drinks and a net....JAI BOI!

On the flip side think of all the fishing we could do if work thinks you are DEAD!

Ahh, to be dead for a week while the ocean lays flat, sounds like heaven.  Nice article Sean, it reminds me of that day we went to the bean and shoulda brought our surfboards instead of kayaks!  Wake up early, drive all that way,........lets go get chowder instead!