My first reaction to this was a bit mild. But reading what Joq Martin and Sean Coffey rightfully added, I got mad. Since a kid was involved, I think Jack should have let Don set up his kid in the back hatch and just as he started paddling away, tipped their boat. They would have learned pretty instantly just how dangerous the idea of paddling that way would have been. The water there at the Dobbs Ferry NY launch is shallow and even the kid could have walked to shore. They would have been too wet and cold to go paddling. And I doubt that Don had even a dry change of clothes. Don would have been real pissed at Jack for doing this or he might have realized the folly of what he was planning to do to himself and 4 year old kid. Whether he would be pissed at Jack or thankful does not matter. The father and son would be safe. Now Don might have chased after Jack with his paddle or not catching Jack may have decided to break his car mirror or something. But tipping their boat at the edge of the beach would have been the right thing to do. Oh, yes, after first telling Don that it would be a mistake to go out in those conditions with the kid-in-the-hatch routine without clothing to protect against possible emergence in 40 degree water. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Mar 01 1998 - 09:09:40 PST
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