I am confused. Why would I tether the paddle to the boat rather than to me? I can see how a short lesh between my wrist and the paddle would work, but I can't see why a longer (i.e. more tangle-prone) tether to the boat would be better. Remember, I would have a quick release mechanism of some kind on the tether. Also, I already have a knife on my PFD (it looks cool). So in an emergency I could get the tether off. With a connection to the boat, though, I worry that the longer tether might get in the way of a roll or some extreme bracing. -- Tim *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Mar 24 1998 - 10:30:06 PST
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