Here are some of my thoughts on teathers etc for SEA Kayaking. The problem is separation of boat and paddler, and paddle. Why do they separate? The boat responds mostly to the wind and the paddler will stay with the water/current. A small sea anchor will make the boat stay with the water, then even if the paddler looses hold of the boat they both stay fairly close together. The sea anchor also is very usefull for resting or sitting out storms, etc. Consider a sea anchor and rigging it to deploy automatically if the paddler and boat separate by more than a few feet. NEVER use a sea anchor in white water unless you want to try for the Darwin Award. michael tgmattso_at_ichips.intel.com wrote: > > First let me be clear about the scope of my tether > question. I would never tether myself to any equipment > in a white water situation. I would never tether > myself in a surf situation. Any tether would have > a quick release mechanism. I ALWAYS carry a knife > on my PFD (it lives there) so I ALWAYS have a backup > to any tether system. *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 25 1998 - 04:20:18 PST
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