At 10:44 PM 2/25/98 -0800, Jackie Fenton wrote: >Hi Leander, > >I understand what you are saying. This was what I learned when I paddled >with river kayakers. But I'm not sure it's a good lesson for sea kayakers >(maybe even for river runners?)... the idea that it is everyone's >responsibility to take care of others. This lesson might have serious >consequences. Right you are Jackie. My experience has been in whitewater, but I would think it would work about the same on the ocean (or a big lake). I've not been in one of these situations, but the paddlers I know who have sort of put it like this: What is the feasibility of rescue? If it is not very likely to be successful then the chances are pretty good that your are risking more lives (yours and other companions) for the sake of the first one who gets into trouble. It's a judgement call. Can you help without unreasonable risk to yourself and/or others who are not yet in danger (or at least as much danger as the victim, or soon to be victim)? I have friends who have had the stated but unwritten rule for certain trips to not attempt rescue if it means endangering the rescuer unreasonably. I have not been on such a trip, but I can see it as a worthwhile pact. Just picked up John Winters's tome and need to read it. This was written first just to keep him from biasing me with himself as a "Canadian Ballast Rockhead" (ooh ooh.. sorry John! <grin>) type stuff. Hank Hays *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Feb 26 1998 - 08:00:14 PST
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