modustollens
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c I started out with an AT-Pac back in the 70's and can testify to the propaganda to discredit the BC.
AT-Pac - that was what I was looking for a picture of when I found that .pdf.
Looks like history has come around. I think the jackets may look modern and fancy and be comfortable on the shore or boat but the wing certainly felt better under the water, not that I felt uncomfortable above the water in it. I suspect aesthetics and marketing and style issues had a lot of influence on design rather than performance.
MT