I guess that is part of where I am coming from... does the rule make sense? Are you more safe? Parents I polled this weekend insist they got them for their kids because they wear them - comfort means no argument from little Susie about wearing the PFD, which means she's wearing it when the Sabot rolls over.

I never tried the dead-man's float like Lee suggests, so I don't know if my harness would put me face-down or not... interesting experiment, Matt. I did go into the water for the first time since I got this vest - I was kicked off the boat to assist a single-hander in righting his boat. I did find it much easier to swim in the CE vest.