On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, Tim Mattson wrote: >> >> >>I am confused. Why would I tether the paddle to >>the boat rather than to me? I can see how a you fall out of the boat, and you're holding the paddle, where did the boat go? the paddle is already in your hands, no reason to let go... you grabbed for the boat, but it just got blown away by high winds... you want the paddle and the boat [sea kayaking assumed, not WW. in WW forget tethers] >>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 i still haven't read "deep trouble" but from discussion, i understand most deaths were from becoming seperated from the boat... if the boat and paddle are tethered to each other, as long as you grab one, you should have the other. and my feeling is, you'll more than likely still have your hands on the paddle??!! mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr [Colorado Paddlers' Resource] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmskc [Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmcc [Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page] http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark [personal] -- Fortune: The goal of science is to build better mousetraps. The goal of nature is to build better mice. *************************************************************************** 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 - 11:05:21 PST
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