>If you have had an accidental capsize I would be interested in hearing the >details. > >Rob Cookson Other than playing in surf, I've had one incident where I was paddling a spring fed river with moderate to gentle current and a lot of overhang and twisting winding curves. I two inch end of a branch caught the shoulder strap of my pfd, the current pulled the boat sideways and as the current pulled, the branch bent down dragging me under. There was no way I could pull my pfd strap off the end of the branch against the force of the current holding me down. As soon as I wet exited and let go of my boat the spring of the branch pulled me back up. I normally would never come out of my boat but in this case it was me or the boat! This really opened my eyes to how even a lazy Sunday paddle could develop into a problem. Robert -- Orlando ________________________________________________________ Robert Starling Member ASMP / APSG Robert Starling Photography, Inc. Orlando, Florida Phone 407 521-0041 Fax 407 521-0031 http://www.starling.com NetGuide Magazine Internet Site Of The Day *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Feb 18 1998 - 04:56:28 PST
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