Re: [Paddlewise] Incapacitated partner

The scoop rescue works reasonably well - I've actually used it in rough
water to get a paddler into the boat that didn't have sufficient upper body
strength to pull himself back into the boat. The main caveats I remember were:
1.) It's best if your boat and body weight are greater than the rescuee's -
my boat was loaded with gear, so by locking my legs to the underside of my
deck I had about 500 lbs of total weight - I was scooping a 250+lb kayaker
2)His boat was very unstable due to taking on so much water during the scoop
- the hatches leaked.
3) It was better than towing him and his boat - I had already tried that.


At 07:50 PM 6/16/98 EDT, KiAyker_at_aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 98-06-16 09:02:55 EDT, Clyde.Sisler_at_wang.com writes:
>
><<   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? >>
>
>  
> Some time ago Sea Kayaker Magazine had an article about the "scoop rescue". I
>can't seem to track down the issue, but it's for getting an incapacitated
>person back into their boat. The way it works is that you, the rescuer, with
>the victims boat along side your own, tilt the victims boat away from you
>filling it with water. You then reach over their boat and float the body into
>the cockpit and "scoop" them up.
>
>   Once this has been accomplished you could proceed to pump the victims boat
>out. I would think that if each paddler were carrying a paddle float it would
>be a simple matter of sticking a paddle through the deck bunjies (the rear if
>you have them) with a paddle float on each end to prevent a capsize while you
>tow them home.
>
>   I have practiced this rescue and it works, with some provisions. It helps
>to have long arms to reach over the victims boat and get the job done. Of
>course if there was another paddler available to help, all the better.
>
>Scott
>So.Cal.
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