Peter Osman wrote: ...I don't normally tether myself to the boat, the personal tether is something I've been thinking about since starting to kayak - I know its controversial but I intend to use it when faced with unexpected and extreme conditions away from surf. i.e the sort of situation Lone Madsen found herself in. I note several very well known long distance paddlers use them. I have tethered myself to the boat while playing in heavy surf on a sit-on-top. Since my favorite place to surf has a very rocky sea wall, the last thing I want is to have to swim close to the wall to retrieve my boat. A knife or a fool-proof means of detaching yourself from the tether is, of course, crucial. Cheers, Dave *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Sep 09 1999 - 20:48:53 PDT
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