Make PFD use optional for Canadian kiteboarders

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   Name: Ken Tuttle on May 5, 2009

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   Name: Matt Cooper on May 5, 2009

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3. 53
   Name: Mark Baluk on May 5, 2009

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4. 54
   Name: Bob Neudecker on May 5, 2009

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5. 55
   Name: Ian Hawey on May 6, 2009

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6. 56
   Name: Chris Cram on May 6, 2009

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7. 57
   Name: Anonymous on May 6, 2009

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8. 58
   Name: Alan Pearman on May 6, 2009

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9. 59
   Name: Anonymous on May 6, 2009

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10. 60
    Name: Greg Knowles on May 6, 2009

    Comments: I do not support the proposed changes to the Small Vessel Regulations. Windsurfing and kiteboarding are unlike dinghy sailing, canoeing, rowing, or kayaking, but instead more like surfing. Chances are high that the participant will be in the water. The participant should be prepared to swim by being a competent swimmer and by wearing an appropriate wetsuit. Legislating PFDs might make things a bit safer for a few novice cottage windsurfers, but for the vast majority of participantsit either increases risk or becomes an enforcement issue.

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11. 61
    Name: Brian Teichgraber on May 6, 2009

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12. 62
    Name: Hy on May 6, 2009

    Comments: stupid cops - leave us alone on the water.

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13. 63
    Name: Dan Weir on May 6, 2009

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14. 64
    Name: Tom Van Veen on May 6, 2009

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15. 65
    Name: Stephen Whitesell on May 6, 2009

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16. 66
    Name: Jason Desrosiers on May 6, 2009

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17. 67
    Name: Adam on May 6, 2009

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18. 68
    Name: Martin Milne on May 6, 2009

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19. 69
    Name: Drew Proudfoot on May 6, 2009

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20. 70
    Name: Donna Toews on May 6, 2009

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21. 71
    Name: Anonymous on May 6, 2009

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22. 72
    Name: Dr. Ian Brown on May 6, 2009

    Comments: What happens when you need to swim under big waves, or you get trapped under you kite

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23. 73
    Name: Mike Ricafort on May 6, 2009

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24. 74
    Name: Mark Bradley on May 6, 2009

    Comments: being forced to wear a PFD will put me at greater risk due to the safety features of the control systems, and will likely contribute to injuries and fatalities. The subsequent liabilities for the Ministry are very real and recorded fatalities from kite/windsurfs drowning are very very few. It seems that while well intentioned any device will very likely become entangled with the normal control system of the kite and/or quick release mechanism in an emergency.

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25. 75
    Name: Dave Marshall on May 6, 2009

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26. 76
    Name: Michael Thomas on May 6, 2009

    Comments: THe risk of line entanglement due to wearing a pfd is very high. This could result in any number of life threatening situations.

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27. 77
    Name: Mathieu Pilon on May 6, 2009

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28. 78
    Name: Anne Guimond on May 6, 2009

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29. 79
    Name: Kyle Jones on May 6, 2009

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30. 80
    Name: Anonymous on May 6, 2009

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31. 81
    Name: Brent Helmstaedt on May 6, 2009

    Comments: After a long and exhaustive search of currently available TC approved PFDs, I cannot find one that provides appropriate fit with a kiteboarding harness. When worn together they impede on the effectiveness of either piece of equipment resulting in greater hazard to the user.

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32. 82
    Name: Jan Luedecke on May 6, 2009

    Comments: Life vests pose unnatural restrictions to the wearer which in turn compromise the safety of the operator.

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33. 83
    Name: James McBain on May 6, 2009

    Comments: Kiters are responsible for their own actions...we do not require additional government intervention to make our sport safer. There is enough red tape and cash grab laws for ticketing purposes in onterrible!

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34. 84
    Name: Cris Ciuperca on May 6, 2009

    Comments: I hope will not be mandatory

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35. 85
    Name: Colin Ernst on May 6, 2009

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36. 86
    Name: Jen Stoles on May 6, 2009

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37. 87
    Name: Mark Cunningham on May 6, 2009

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38. 88
    Name: Mike Druet on May 6, 2009

    Comments: Wearing PFDs increase the risk to kiteboarders because they: 1. make body dragging to your board difficult 2. can interfere with the use of quick release safety 3. can result in more line entanglement reduce mobility, so can limit a kiteboarders ability to depower kite and board Furthermore they are not deemed necessary because both the board and kite offer more than enough flotation (and certainly more than a pillow style PFD that is certified on many vessles) to allow for kiteboarders to self rescue

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39. 89
    Name: Adam MacLean on May 6, 2009

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    Name: Julia Wells on May 6, 2009

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41. 91
    Name: Martin Riis on May 6, 2009

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42. 92
    Name: Aimee Newton on May 6, 2009

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43. 93
    Name: Denise Leung on May 6, 2009

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44. 94
    Name: Stephen Maile on May 6, 2009

    Comments: Pfd are unnecessary for kiting. My board and wetsuit are enough

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45. 95
    Name: Stephen Maile on May 6, 2009

    Comments: Pfd are unnecessary for kiting. My board and wetsuit are enough

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46. 96
    Name: Marcel Richard on May 6, 2009

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47. 97
    Name: Michael Ford on May 6, 2009

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48. 98
    Name: Jennifer Lewis on May 6, 2009

    Comments: I completely agree with the 3 points above! I honestly believe that a PFD has more potential to cause dangerous situations than the good it serves to supply in other circumstances.

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49. 99
    Name: Anonymous on May 6, 2009

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50. 100
    Name: Thomas Enns on May 6, 2009

    Comments: personal flotation device should be a choice of the operator

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