[Paddlewise] emergency stops and bow lines

In the case of an emergency stop, I had bad results with the line 
from bow/stern down to bumber.  What I've started doing, is running 
the bow line from the bow, back to the rack.   I've had a couple of 
hard stops since, and it worked like a champ.

I'm not sure I see much point in the kayak tied to bumper lines.  
The only way it is likely to ever do anything, is if the rack itself 
seperated from the car at high speed; and I think in that case, the 
result would be catastrophic whether or not there are two pieces of 
soft rope between the boat and the car.


Richard Walker
Houston, TX
http://www.neosoft.com/~rww/kayak_log.html
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