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Originally Posted by Acres per Second
A reminder: respected sources I've read...state—if in cold water—to keep your winter clothes on!
To "That 'Great Sage' of the 21st Century"... 
1) New York's cold weather/small vessel life jacket law has some great irony to us on Lake Winnipesaukee: it specifically applies to small vessels that—when breached— are required by law to remain afloat! 
I'm sure forum member Cobalt 25 recalls the Winnipesaukee incident from last season when a boat larger than 21' sank to the bottom! 
2) When it comes to law making, I'm sure we all know that "common sense" isn't common—at all!  If opponents of any equivalent New Hampshire law had their way, the only bill that could pass the legislature would read:
 
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The first few deaths on Winni this season happened early on, and they drowned when their small boats capsized. Two of the men in early May were not wearing PFD's in 47 degree water.
I have long known about the federal requirements for flotation in smaller boats. The only problem with the thread about that boat sinking was it's entire content. It wasn't the boat's fault, nor the manufacturer that that boat sank. I wish you wouldn't dismiss common sense with such reckless abandon APS.