Re: [Paddlewise] BCU&ACA Paddles of-a-feather...

I am also a fan of the method Jan mentions - and not just because of my
ACA affiliation. It may be a judgement call in certain situations as to
whether or not you send the swimmer to the stern. If you are
practiced at this you can get a paddler back in very quickly, and they
aren't sitting in water and pumping for a length of time. Without going
into detail, I rescued a "brand new" kayaker last week. He flipped over,
wet-exited, and was a little dis-oriented. I got to his boat, gave him the
directions, and we had him out of the water in no time. As it turns out he
was wearing jeans and t-shirt, and so was cold and headed right back to
the shore.

I suppose when buying a boat one can take rescues, etc, into consideration
as well.....not to "dis" any equipment, but some rudders are more low
profile than others, locking into place for various reasons (foot pedal
stability, etc.)


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