Re: [Paddlewise] Sea Seat

On 06/07/98 12:57:17 you wrote:
Keith,
The previous post on the Sea Seat complained about the lack of any gripping 
surfaces or handle on the seat seat sides.  If you can get up on top of it, 
is there anything at all on the sides to help you maintain your position if 
it gets rough?

Phil Baumgaertner
Bremerton, WA


>
>Also, I got a chance to try out the Sea Seat for myself on the SF Bay.
>I think it works great.  Getting into it after blowing it up means
>springing out of the water on it until your pelvis is centered over the
>center indentation.  Then simply twist your body around so that you are
>sitting in the middle.  This is less difficult than a paddle float
>rescue.  It feels stable once you are sitting in it.  I will want to
>take it to the "soup zone" at Ocean Beach to really test its stability.
>I tried paddling it with a paddle and with my hands.  Both succeed in
>making forward progress.  The Sea Seat folds up small enough to fit into
>a bail out pack or some PFD pockets.  I am glad to have this in the
>safety arsenal.  As with all safety equipment I must practice with it in
>the kinds of conditions that I might have to use it in.
>
>Keith Kaste
>
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