In a message dated 5/9/00 9:35:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, postmaster_at_eskapekayak.com writes: > > My understanding with the T rescue is that having the swimmer move to the > bow of the kayak that is assisting them is "old school." A more modern > technique has them move to their own stern and push down on it while the > assistant raises the upside down bow. Putting the swimmer in a more active > role in their own rescue can make the whole rescue go faster, snip> Unfortunately, this approach also puts the swimmer in contact with the rudder (on boats having rudders) which can result in entrapment or injury from the cables, fittings and rudder blade as the boat is rolled over and then commences to bounce up and down in the waves next to the swimmers vulnerable face and eyes. This is one reason that I show this method only to those who may be paddling as couples where one is large and strong, the other incapable of lifting the bow in a T-rescue. As you imply, rescues should be geared to the experience and condition of the paddler as well as the existing sea conditions AND the type of boat. We need to have lots of tools in our skills kit and practice, practice, practice. Harold So. Cal. / 30-45 second rescues without swimmer contacting rudder. 8^) *************************************************************************** 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 May 09 2000 - 10:40:36 PDT
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