>> FLAME ALERT. FLAME ALERT. FLAME ALERT. FLAME ALERT. "X" and others rescues that drag one kayak over the other will damage both boats. Sea kayaks with the standard light lay-up, made for flat water paddling and easy car top loading, are part of the reason. For a quick reentry with empty boats and experienced paddlers maybe. Simpler is better with a loaded Sea kayak. Do a side by side rescue get the swimmer out of the cold northwest water and pump out the swamped kayak with your hand pumps. >> What's so controversial about that? When I was a beginning sea kayaker, I read all the books about sea kayaking I could find, and almost every one said that performing such rescues with loaded kayaks was potentially hazardous to both paddlers and equipment. Consequently, the side by side rescue was the only one taught -- or used -- in the North Star Ski Touring Club. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Dec 07 1999 - 07:13:03 PST
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