Came across this article, thought it was pretty interesting.
http://www.wtoc.com/Global/story.asp?S=10793438&Call=Email&Format=HTML

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Bill Fitzgerald, the leader of the party, said the team-building exercise was not generally dangerous and would continue.

Mr Fitzgerald praised the quick action of the RNLI lifeguards and said the youngsters were “under strict instructions not to go out of their depth”.

He said the group felt it “managed the risk from our point of view”.

He dismissed suggestions that the dangers could have been foreseen.

Mr Fitzgerald said the sea paddling team-building experience would continue, but parents who wish their children to opt out in future could certainly do so.

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I’ve spent a fair amount of time in the surf, and I don’t see a single man easily launching a PWC in heavy surf. If you want a craft that is easily launched by one, in heavy surf, and providing enough flotation to aid in rescue, I’d look at a surf board.

Beyond that, I’d say that hundreds of years of life-guarding along the sea, in many nations, has pretty well proven the efficiency of the humble oar-driven surfboat.

I’ve spent a fair amount of time in the surf, and I don’t see a single man easily launching a PWC in heavy surf. If you want a craft that is easily launched by one, in heavy surf, and providing enough flotation to aid in rescue, I’d look at a surf board.

Beyond that, I’d say that hundreds of years of life-guarding along the sea, in many nations, has pretty well proven the efficiency of the humble oar-driven surfboat.