RE: [Paddlewise] landing a victim through surf

Great thread, but way too civil, so here goes....

Assuming you're outside the surf zone, would this be a case where you could
deploy (dare I say it) sponsons on the victim's boat and maybe a sea anchor
to keep it straight before trying to land?  This might help in cases where
the victim is so far gone that he can't keep his boat upright and/or you
don't dare let him go into the water.  Are there limits on the size of surf
where this might work, and what would a surf landing with sponsons deployed
be like?  

Larry
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