>David Seng wrote: > >> I assume that most people are aware of the technique but you can >> also get a piece of rope about 15' long and tie the ends to form >> a loop. Lay the paddle across the deck and through the loop...... >A variation on this theme if you are rescueing another boat: Bring your boat >parallel to the righted victim's boat. Being careful not to get your hands >pinched, lower a paddle (preferably the rescuee's) between the boats,..... >........ >Disadvantages: theroretical possilbility of breaking paddleshaft with a very >heavy victim (but you're both carrying spares, right?) Now has anyone actually done this when it is blowing a gale and all the waves are breaking and everything is trying to fall apart? Personally I haven't and wouldn't even consider it - takes too long, too prone to fail in those conditions and yes, I've done rescues in those conditions. The rescuer should be leaning with all their upper body weight on the fore-deck of the other kayak, arms locked under the decklines (there are decklines?). The boats are now stable and locked together. It is possible to unlock the rescuees-side arm, reach a hand out and grasp the back of the other person's PFD and assist them in over the side of their kayak. Better, if you haven't got the strength to rescue yourself, you should have your own loop to wrap round your cockpit rim and use as a stirrup - no tying, no placing of paddles, complete simplicity. An alternative, a loop with a carabiner and reach across and attach it to the far side deck line just aft of the cockpit. NOTE - proper deck lines, not bungies. As a guide with beginners, you carry the loop already to a suitable length. A short length of rope, tied or hooked to a deckline, and a velco strap cut off a pair of old Teva type sandles makes a good paddle park. Alex Alex (Sandy) Ferguson Chemistry Department University of Canterbury New Zealand *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 05 1999 - 14:08:44 PDT
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