As an avid sailor, I favor having life vests on board (and having man overboard recovery training). Life vests (and training) don't eliminate the possibility of accidental drowning, but they do contribute to the reduction and mitigation of the related risk. In my mind, managing and avoiding unreasonable risk is not synonymous with living in fear.
As an avid sailor, I favor having life vests on board (and having man overboard recovery training). Life vests (and training) don't eliminate the possibility of accidental drowning, but they do contribute to the reduction and mitigation of the related risk. In my mind, managing and avoiding unreasonable risk is not synonymous with living in fear.
In his role as Baretta, Robert Blake said "Scared is good, because scared is careful and careful is smart." I'm not suggesting we take life lessons from Robert Blake, but that line in his script stuck with me.
As an avid sailor, I favor having life vests on board (and having man overboard recovery training). Life vests (and training) don't eliminate the possibility of accidental drowning, but they do contribute to the reduction and mitigation of the related risk. In my mind, managing and avoiding unreasonable risk is not synonymous with living in fear.
In his role as Baretta, Robert Blake said "Scared is good, because scared is careful and careful is smart." I'm not suggesting we take life lessons from Robert Blake, but that line in his script stuck with me.