RE: [Paddlewise] sponsons

I think there is an article by Randy Frye in the February 1997 issue of
Sea Kayaker that mentions this use of sponsons on a Baja crossing.

Ted Whitney

> ----------
> From: 	Dan Hagen
> Sent: 	Thursday, January 29, 1998 9:21 AM
> To: 	paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> Subject: 	Re: [Paddlewise] sponsons
> 
> I'm surprised that no one has mentioned one of the best uses for
> sponsons.  I have a pair (as well as a paddle float and a roll
> "Back-Up"
> device).  I have never had to wet-exit, so I don't know how they work
> in
> "real-life" situations as a rescue device, but it seems that they
> would
> quite useful in moderate chop on long crossings when one needs to,
> ahem,
> "heed the call of nature"--and I am not referring to the number 1
> variety.  (Is that sufficiently oblique to have avoided offending
> anyone?)  Indeed I think that sponsons would be superior to a paddle
> float for this "application".  Comments?
> 
> Dan Hagen
> 
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