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Old January 3rd, 2008
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Re: The ocean is my swimming pool.
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Isn't your 7 mil suit warm enough for 1 degree C (34 degree F) ? I'm wearing a 2 mil vest under my 7 mil suit, and with my dry gloves, I'm very comfortable. The water on Tuesday was 3 degrees C (37 degrees F) at the surface.

hteas suggested that I only really need one float, because when I get to the end of my "lane", I should swim back on the surface as part of the rest interval. And instead of painting rocks, I'll just stretch a 25 yard line of rope along the bottom (attached to weights, of course) that I can follow. This way it will be easier to move to different angles and depth depending on where the tide is at. Alaska gets almost as big as tides as Norway.
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