> 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. > Good one! > 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. > Make the paddle & floats into an outrigger type thingee. That should help a great deal. However, I suspect an unconscious person is going to flop over to left or right side. The outrigger would probably keep the boat from capsizing again but the person's head and shoulders are probably going to flop into the water. I wonder if tying a line from the PFD shoulder to the paddle on each side would help. If they flop one way, the line on the opposite side might hold them back kinda upright. > ********************************************************************** > ***** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > ********************************************************************** > ***** *************************************************************************** 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 Jun 17 1998 - 05:49:44 PDT
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