Larry wrote > a couple of my paddling buddies with experience in surfzone kayaking >recently had a boat to head collision... now one has his jaw wired. ahh for >sport. > There may not have been time, but one defensive technique I've adopted when I see a fellow kayaker torpedoing toward me is to deliberately capsize, let them slide across the bottom of my boat, then roll back up. Cheers Philip Torrens. **************************************** Mountain Equipment Co-op 1655 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 1K1 Tel: 640-732-1989 Fax: 604-731-6483 email: pid_at_mec.ca Visit our website at: http://www.mec.ca ***************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
hey Phillip, good tip. thanks, bye bye bliven >Larry wrote >> a couple of my paddling buddies with experience in surfzone kayaking >>recently had a boat to head collision... now one has his jaw wired. ahh for >>sport. >> ----------------------------------- > >There may not have been time, but one defensive technique I've adopted when >I see a fellow kayaker torpedoing toward me is to deliberately capsize, let >them slide across the bottom of my boat, then roll back up. > >Cheers > >Philip Torrens. *************************************************************************** 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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