Re: [Paddlewise] Kayaks and SAR

From: Bruce Winterbon <bwinterb_at_intranet.ca>
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 17:27:29 -0400
Donna Ferron asked about using a kayak for search and rescue:

I think you're much better off in your circumstances (benign water, little
or no current) with a canoe and a double-bladed paddle. If the canoe is
intendede for a double blade, so much the better, but it's not necessary.
For example, if you need to land for any reason, it's much easier in a
canoe. The double blade gives much more power than the single, but you might
want to carry a single-bladed paddle for poking into especially small corners.

Bruce
Bruce Winterbon
bwinterb_at_intranet.ca
http://intranet.ca:80/~bwinterb

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change the rules for the next round.

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