Martinez, I am the kayaker, thank you SO much for calling 911, I am lucky to be alive. I’ve been kayaking for about 10 years and this was not the first time taking that route. I had my life jacket close, but not on right away (when I tipped, I grabbed it from the storage compartment and started wearing it); flotation wasn’t actually my concern, I could have treaded water out there for some time and I had the kayak to hold onto if needed, but the cold is what was starting to get me. I took the life jacket off so I could move a little more freely around the boat (which had completely filled with water). Every attempt I made at swimming knocked me underwater and I decided to stay with the boat and hope for rescue. I don’t know what I would have done differently, other than worn my wetsuit, which I disregarded because of how gorgeous it was out and how nice the harbor was just a few days before. If it wasn’t for you, I would be dead. Thank you.