Re:[Paddlewise] Incapacitated partner

In "Palos Brundfard" (sp), a passenger is shown riding sitting behind the
paddler, lashed to his waist.  Perhaps a tow rope lashing the incapacitated
partner to the rear deck would work for a haul to shore.

Dana Dickson

Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 09:00:54 -0400
From: "Sisler, Clyde" <Clyde.Sisler_at_wang.com>
Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Incapacitated partner

> >> >If I can't get them back in their boat, I think I'd try to rig a
> >> harness
> >> >around my waist and through each shoulder strap of their PFD and
> tow
> >> >them to shore or an island where normal first aid, etc. could be
> >> done.
> >>
> >>      I've got images of the cowboy riding into town with the "dead
> >> guy" draped
> >>
> >  Yup!  Seems like an apt image.  Probably wouldn't hang down
> >quite so far tho :-).
>
> Clyde with a kayak being low in the water and a horse having legs what
> good
> would it do to throw someone over your deck of your kayak because if
> they
> weren't dead yet they would be sense there head would be under water
> not
> hanging down like a horse
>
     I dunno.  My thought was to try to tow the person in and someone
(G.B.?) suggested getting them over the foredeck and I haven't heard any
other suggestions.  Seems to me you have to do somethng.  You can't just
leave them bobbing around out there, can you?


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