Re: [Paddlewise] paddle tethers

From: patrick.maun_at_duffy.com <patrick.maun_at_duffy.com>
Date: 24 Mar 98 15:01:20 +0000
Rich Kulawiec wrote:

>Maybe I'm missing something fundamental here (could be; I get hit in
>the head fairly often and that's got to be having a cumulative effect)
>but I have seen these leashes, held these leashes, admired the construction
>of these leashes and can't figure out what the heck good they do.

I occasionally use a paddle leash when I touring about because it is nice to drop the paddle in the water and take a picture,  raft up, get my sprayskirt on or whatever. Seems to me that they are also handy for assisted rescues -- giving and receiving. Of course I could just jam the paddle under my deckcords, but whenever I do that it seems I spend in inordinate amount of time making it stay, and it usually just falls out anyway. 
Here's a question: wouldn't it be kind of difficult to get tangled up in a leash while rolling? The leashes I've seen seem far short to do this. I might be completely wrong. Someone set me straight.

-Patrick

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