Re: [Paddlewise] My final thoughts on Sponsons

From: Dan Hagen <dan_at_hagen.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 07:18:50 -0800
Julio MacWilliams wrote:

> I have a one of those solid paddlefloats.  ...
> ... the ability to retrieve it from the aft deck with your hands 
> and roll with it, make a solid paddlefloat the best choice.

This is by far the best use for a paddle float. A wet exit in rough
conditions is most likely a losing proposition. In some respects those
Inuits who stiched their sprayskirts to their cockpit rims had the right
idea--"roll or die". Of course I am not suggesting that anyone actually
stitch their skirt to their rim, but I think that it is a good idea to
think of your sprayskirt as being attached in this way, since it may
help to concentrate the mind on rolling.

Dan Hagen
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