[Irwin32]

I do not want a law forcing me to wear a life jacket. I do wear one when I race, crew, or singlehand. For cruising I wear one when the wind or weather is unsettled especially if my crew is inexperienced.

Life is dangerous and we cannot legislate for every situation. We cannot legislate people''s judgement, which, by our nature, will sometimes be bad.

What about those 95 degree days when there is no wind or waves and you are motoring or drifting for hours? Wouldn''t a life jacket in this situation make it even more likely for one to overheat - leading to poor judgements and other medical problems. Wearing a life jacket in that situation is ridiculous and one is better off w/o.