Re: [Paddlewise] Assisted rescue technique

Nice rescue.  I tried it I liked it.  I think it would even be easy
for a non-rolling paddler to do this, but there will probably be some 
confidence issues to getting a non-roller to commit to it...

kirk

> Colin Calder wrote:
> > 
> > Hi All
> > 
> > A couple of weeks ago I was shown an assisted rescue by a chap called
> > Donald Thompson, which I hadn't seen or heard of before. I don't know
> > whether anyone other than Donald has developed this rescue, but I was very
> > impressed and consider this technique to be the fastest method I've tried
> > for emptying a wet exit victim's boat in deep water.
> > 
> > The rescue is basically a T rescue, deviating from standard at points 4-7:
> > 
> > 1. Get the victim holding on to your bow toggle.
> > 2. Right the victims boat but do not attempt to drain it at this stage.
> > 3. Hold the swamped boat's bow toggle and manoeuvre the boat 90º to your own.
> > 
> > 4. ***This is the clever bit*** If the victims boat is on your right, hold
> > the bow toggle firmly in your left hand. Now simply capsize away from the
> > swamped boat, holding its bow toggle by your chest, until you are lying
> > horizontally on the surface of the water and your boat is ***completely***
> > on edge - the momentum of  your body leaning to the water, your boat's hull
> > rotation, and the shape of the swamped boats bow lifts the victims boat's
> > bow so that it slides effortlessly up and over your kayak, finishing with
> > the swamped boats bow by your head and over your boats right hand freeboard
> > (or vice versa if you are performing the rescue on your left). The more
> > confidently you throw yourself over, the less effort is involved - the
> > swamped boat provides tremendous stability.
> > 5. With your free right hand rotate the victims boat towards you - its
> > cockpit is clear of the water and drains completely.
> > 6. Rotate the now empty boat to upright.
> > 7. Hip snap up/push the victims bow back to the water. Again this is
> > effortless, as the victims boat sliding off does most of the work.
> > 
> > 8. Swing the victims stern to your bow, raft up and return the victim to
> > their boat.
> > 
> > I tried this rescue with a variety of boats, and was extremely impressed
> > with the ease, stability, and speed that it can be performed. It may sound
> > complicated, but is very very simple to perform. It will work well with any
> > boat with a rear bulkhead (preferably sloping/close to the cockpit), bow
> > toggle, and anything but a completely square bow profile (for some
> > unfathomable reason Knordkapps seem to have been attracting a bit of abuse
> > recently on this list, but trying this out their high rounded bows provided
> > the ideal boat shape for this rescue). After about ten minutes practice
> > with this technique the sequence 4-6 above become one fluid movement with
> > which I could empty a swamped boat in literally about 5 seconds.
> > 
> > As I see it the advantages with this rescue are:
> > 
> > You do not need any assistance from the victim, who is always visible to you
> > It is blisteringly quick
> > It is almost effortless
> > It is very stable
> > The victims boat does not interfere with any deck mounted equipment you may
> > have
> > You do not interfere with any deck mounted equipment the victim may have
> > Very simple to learn and perform
> > 
> > Hope this is of interest/understandable - If you haven't tried this rescue
> > I can not recommend it more highly.
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > Colin Calder
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