Re: [Paddlewise] Paddle Float

From: John Baughman <johnb_at_your-net.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 09:13:50 -0500
Last summer, a friend of mine and I went out about 100 yards off shore in
Lake Superior. Waves were about 2 to 2 1/2 feet. He is a BCU Coach 2, and
quite capable paddler. He tried a paddle float rescue several times and
couldn't do it. He then did a "reentry and roll" and was successful on the
first try. I am reminded what Ken Fink said at a  symposium in response to
a question about whether a person could do this in rough water. His resonse
was: "I don't know if you can do it, go out and see if you can".
>John Baughman
>
>
>At 07:06 AM 1/7/80 -0800, you wrote:
>>My computer crashed a couple of weeks ago, so I've been out of the loop -
>>not sure if anyone recently has had a thread going on regarding the paddle
>>float rescue. I am doing a major survey of the rescue technique, and would
>>like to know what the "gang" out there thinks about this device. I find it
>----snip--------

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