Re: [Paddlewise] Mutual Assistance

Dave Kruger wrote:
> 
> A few days ago, as part of a discussion on use of EPIRBS and VHF radios,
><snip>
> 
> 1. Suppose you were paddling along on a nice sunny day, minding your own
> business, and a jetskier slashed by you at 40 knots, did a donut in front
> of you, and fell off, clonking her head hard enough to render herself
> unconscious. What would your response be?  Would you ignore her and keep on
> trucking?
> 
> 2. Or, how about this:  kinda sloppy day, and there's an open skiff off
> about a half mile, dead in the water, with a guy standing up, waving his
> shirt wildly.  Not your problem?  You're incapable of towing his craft, so
> you head on to the latte bar?
> 
> 3. And, the sublime:  large powercraft, obviously driven by a drunken bozo,
> runs aground on a sandbar, tossing party-people around, a quarter mile to
> your left.  The bozo establishes an anchor to his stern and begins to winch
> himself off.  It looks like he will be successful.  Do you let him go, to
> wend his drunken ways onward?  Or, do you slide to his side, Antabuse in
> hand, and radio the Marine Patrol slyly as you slink away?
> 
> Serve.
> 
> Volley?
> 
> --
> Dave Kruger
> Astoria, OR
> 
  1. Save life where posible, even at the cost of polluting the gene
pool.
  2. I've towed a 22' Bahamian skiff 3 miles in 2' seas - 2 1/2 hours
but it can be done.
  3. Definitely rat out the bozo.

Just my opinions,

Roger
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