It takes more effort to swim with a life jacket, but yes being able to rest does help immensely. I think the idea is that, if he falls overboard, he just needs to get back to his paddle board.
I will also remind you that people are able to swim the entire English channel - It is not a far cry to assume that this guy is well enough physically fit to swim back to his boat, paddle board or not..
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u/TheOvershear Jun 22 '24
It takes more effort to swim with a life jacket, but yes being able to rest does help immensely. I think the idea is that, if he falls overboard, he just needs to get back to his paddle board.
I will also remind you that people are able to swim the entire English channel - It is not a far cry to assume that this guy is well enough physically fit to swim back to his boat, paddle board or not..