Swim Recon
MikeH
Member
Do most swimmers in the community do recon on sites & pilots for big swims? I was chatting with a couple pilots recently for a major recognised swim (which shall remain nameless) and got pushback from potential pilots about coming by to meet, check out their boats, talk about the potential swim, etc. This has also happened in the past in Dover, and I was wondering...do most swimmers do this...or am I in the minority?
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Probably more swimmers would do recon on unique/unprecedented swims than on "major recognized" (i.e., well known) swims.
Probably more swimmers would do recon when the swim is local, vs. one for which they must travel far.
Also, what "pushback" did you get? The pilots explicitly refused to let you inspect the boat?
Judging by the lack of response to this thread, though , I guess it's not a big issue for most swimmers. Maybe I'm just obsessive .
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