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 > > ********************************************************************** > ***** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > ********************************************************************** > ***** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
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