Paddling Legend Salty Jefferson returns again to share a safety lesson learned The Hard Way. In a case for ensuring safety on any paddling excursion: Always paddle with a partner, a plan, and with a marine VHF radio.
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00:00Movies like Face-Off, National Treasure.
00:05No, no, no, no. Wicker Man is by far his best performance.
00:10The bee scene? Come on.
00:13But what about Ghost Rider 2? I mean, that's the dark horse.
00:16When he transforms into the rider, it's just so emotional.
00:20I don't know, I'm just really upset right now. I need to go paddle alone.
00:25I learned that lesson the hard way.
00:28Paddling legend Salty Jefferson.
00:30I used to have a lot of friends.
00:33One day, I realized all of them had died on the water.
00:37I paddled alone across a busy shipping channel to a gator-infested hunter hole.
00:42I was reeling in a giant tarpon when a gator got my arm.
00:46If I had a friend there, I'd probably still have my strong arm.
00:50That's when I decided I always needed to paddle with friends.