Re: [Paddlewise] More on the old topic revisited

> From: "John Winters" <735769_at_ican.net>
> 
> Have just visited the Givens life raft site
> 
> http://www.givensliferafts.com/graphics_plus/raft.html
> 
> It has a nice graphic showing a raft capsizing at sea as well as the Givens
> raft staying upright. Very impressive. Imagine the safety of a similar
> system that could be deployed from a sea kayak.

This is a very effective animated gif.  I watched as the raft refused to
flip as wave after wave attempted to roll it over (some of those were
the same waves repeating in the animaged gif :-) 

> Such a system would turn the kayak in to a stable platform that would have
> minimal drift and would allow you to bundle up inside the boat and even
> sleep in safety. It may even be possible to provide a canopy that would
> shield you from the elements and allow you to sit upright.

<snip>

> Were it not for these discussions I would never have thought to search life
> raft information to see what it had to offer.

Watching this animated gif run over and over made me wonder if sea anchors
along with sponsons (maybe?) could be used somehow to create a similar
(or somewhat similar) stability.  For those who haven't checked this out
yet, it *really* is interesting to watch and see the comparisons.  I used 
to observe testing of liferafts taken from big cargo and passenger ships 
by a local certified inspector.  I would love to see them test this one.

Interesting idea.  Certainly seems like a good direction to work towards for 
portable and easy add-on stability.  Got any ideas at work, John?

Cheers,

Jackie


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