Tim wrote, "Even with a sit on top it looked like it would be very difficult to get into the boat because of slow transition from solid ice, to slush with floating 10 foot ice paddies, to the river. Not to mention the fact that there were huge 10+ foot square hunks of ice and slow coming down the river at 2 or 3 knots with the strong ebb tide." "Does anyone have any techniques for launching in such a situation? I realize the first rule is not to attempt it by yourself during a strong current." Just wondering if you'd had a plan of how you were going to get *out* if you ever got in? (Just finished "Endurance" --- the story of Shackleton's adventures in Antarctica, who had vaguely similar problems, although of a much larger scale. You might consider reading that before attacking the Hudson.) That's always been my concern when doing crazy stuff like that. Jack Martin *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jan 31 2000 - 10:20:49 PST
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