Is that an oxymoron? A friend lent me a copy of Atlantic Coast Sea Kayaker (I think) the other day. In it was an article on how one might help someone else attempting to get back in their boat in heavy seas. Heavy seas being (to me) anything over steep 3-4 foot waves? The suggestion was that the person in the water tie a towline to the two kayaks. The person in the boat slowly paddles into the waves, preventing the capsized kayak from broaching. They would make sure both boats were not on separate waves at the same time. The person in the water would then have the 'luxury' of bailing the water out and/or attempting a self rescue without having waves crashing over them. Another advantage was the person in the boat would not have to go near the one in the water and risk injuring them with their kayak. Makes sense to me. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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