Sounds good, but the still the odds of being rescued or assited would better if the person did not come out of the kayak. Grabbing an inflated float from the aft deck and putting it behind the paddlers neck to lift his/her head out of the water while waiting for assistance would be a lot better than immersing your abdomen and legs in cold water and then using the little energy left to get back in the boat, stabilize it, and maybe pumping the water out. There is a product in the market that automatically inflates when pulled out and allows any paddler to roll up (well, any? that is to be tested). I do not think it is really necessary to roll up, just embrace the device to get your head and upper torso out of the water while someone comes to help you stabilize the boat until you feel OK. If someone can give a reason why swimming is better than staying in the boat other than getting the paddlers head out of the water, then the issue would be settled. - Julio > > On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, K. Whilden wrote: > > > > > I have been thinking about what would cause a paddler with a good roll to > > swim at sea, so this is excellent chance to make another commentable > > topic. > > > > 1. Broken paddle > > 2. Caught in kelp/fishing line > > 3. Bonked in face by own paddle shaft -- gave myself a bloody nose the > > 4. Rescuing an incapacitated friend. > > 5. Dislocated shoulder. > > > I would be interested in other reasons why a paddler with a bombproof roll > > might swim. Cheers, > > Kevin > > > 6. No one _really_ has a bombproof roll. > 7. Cold and tired and not really reacting quickly enough - even if dressed > properly for the water temp. > > > > Joy Hecht > Arlington VA > *************************************************************************** > 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 Tue Jul 21 1998 - 14:12:05 PDT
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