www.seabreeze.com.au/News/Stand%20Up%20Paddle/Three-tips-to-help-you-survive-a-broken-leash_10366293.aspx

Seriously?

Regardless of what you ride, number 1 rule should always be the fitness and ability to swim at least enough to get yourself out of trouble unassisted. If your relying on a goonie bag to save your arse you probably shouldn't be there in the first place

Was thinking the same. Wouldn't be thrilled being strapped to a paddle with 30 cm of string flinging around in big surf behind me.

I would have thought people would have a pre conceived notion of what would happen to them if the inevitable happens in challenging conditions.
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Oh i thought it would be alright to paddle into jaws at 40ft on my 9.2.
same really