>> Prior to a three-week paddle trip this summer with two friends, we all practised various self- and group rescues together. My two companions are experienced paddlers in their own right, and have a good sense of how a kayak needs to balance. One of the methods we played with was the "victim on the rear deck" rescue. Admittedly my boat was unladen and therefore tippier than it would be while touring, but I was struck by just how unstable the "victim" made my boat, even with their torso pressed to the deck. And this was in calmish water. Of course, this may simply reflect my limitations as a paddler. >> ******************************************************************* This has been an enlightening discussion. I don't have enough surf experience to add anything useful except to concur that having a passenger on the rear deck makes a kayak feel very unstable. My wife and I played with this rescue technique in the pool last winter after reading about it in _Deep Trouble_, and found that it made a very good bracing exercise! Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Nov 06 1998 - 09:57:53 PST
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