Re: [Paddlewise] Towing

        One of the posters mentioned clipping the towline onto the bow or
stern grabloops with a carabiner.  If you do this, be sure to use a locking
carabiner or a direct tie!
        I know of one instance (ww kayak) where the towed kayak slid down
the towrope to the end and neatly clipped its grabloop into a nonlocking
carabiner.  The consequences of this are left as an exercise for the
reader.............
-
>Good thought.  However, I personally prefer that all kayaks have a painter
(a
>bow line attached solidly at the bow and by some quick-release method near
>the cockpit).  If the towline is clipped onto the painter, the towed
kayaker
>can release themselves from the towline in an emergency by releasing the
>cockpit-end of the painter, allowing it to slip through the towline clip as
>the towline pulls ahead.  Another benefit of the painter is that the towed
>kayaker can clip a tossed towline or throwbag to the painter from the
>cockpit, then the clip will slide to the bow as the line is pulled tight.
>This means that the towing kayaker need not come alongside the towee's bow
in
>rough or treacherous conditions.
>
>Harold
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