https://www.summitdaily.com/news/dillon-resident-paul-kresge-identified-as-man-who-drowned-in-dillon-reservoir/
 
<https://www.summitdaily.com/news/dillon-resident-paul-kresge-identified-as-man-who-drowned-in-dillon-reservoir/>
 identifies the man and confirms he broached while gybing.  There’s a picture 
of him and his boat “shortly before the accident” and he wasn’t wearing a PFD 
or dry suit.

Randy

> On Jun 15, 2020, at 2:32 PM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List 
> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> 
> This story 
> https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/man-overboard-dillon-reservoir/73-117f6aa2-1808-4c5a-9938-d6cc640f4166
>  
> <https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/man-overboard-dillon-reservoir/73-117f6aa2-1808-4c5a-9938-d6cc640f4166>
>  says he “was traveling downwind … and performed a maneuver to change course 
> … During the maneuver, the boat lost control and tipped over, causing the 
> captain to fall overboard. … The boat then collided with a race committee 
> boat.”
> 
> So maybe he had to gybe to avoid the RC boat, and broached in the process.  
> The Star has a big main; may be challenging to gybe safely in strong wind.
> 
> The surface water temperature at Dillon Reservoir is probably 45-50F right 
> now, decreasing with depth.  That would induce cold shock immediately.  
> Here’s an article on the stages of cold water immersion: 
> https://www.soundingsonline.com/voices/hypothermia 
> <https://www.soundingsonline.com/voices/hypothermia>. Four years ago when I 
> pulled three people out of Chatfield Reservoir whose fishing boat had sunk on 
> a rough night, one of them was already in the second stage (cold 
> incapacitation) after only five or ten minutes in the water.  The date was 
> June 10th, 2016 and the water temp was sub-60F.
> 
> Cheers,
> Randy
> 
>> On Jun 15, 2020, at 2:08 PM, ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com 
>> <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> When we race offshore, half the crew is required to have taken the Safety at 
>> Sea course within the past five years.
>> 
>> Alan Bergen
>> 
>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 12:51 PM Ian Matthew via CnC-List 
>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
>> As a racer on the San Francisco Bay the 1-10-1 rule is definitely 
>> applicable.  As a result, when racing I always insist all my crew (me 
>> included) wear PFD's  The water in the bay is cold and the initial thermal 
>> shock can kill you!  I've learned to take safety seriously, especially after 
>> taking the Safety at Sea courses which I highly recommend.
> 
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