Re: [Paddlewise] Drogues and Separation from Kayak

From: Elaine Harmon <eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 07:14:45 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Jim or Lindsay wrote:

> I've made my sea anchor out of an old military flare parachute.  It's about
> three feet in diameter.  The commercial units I sampled were not large
> enough to be useful, nor were they easily packed away.  This one packs into
> a small stuff sack complete with all lines and a canopy float.

What do you have to do to the parachute to make it function as a sea
anchor? And are the chutes hard to find; where did you get yours?
Thanks...e

Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu

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