At 01:39 pm 9/05/00 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 5/9/00 9:35:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >postmaster_at_eskapekayak.com writes: >Unfortunately, this approach also puts the swimmer in contact with the rudder >(on boats having rudders) Why not simply have them reach over the upturned hull, mid-way between cockpit and stern. They put their weight on the hull and pull towards themselves, assisting with the lifting of the bow and righting the kayak all in one movement. They are out of the way of the rudder, unlikely to fall off the stern and loose contact with the boat and near the cockpit to start re-entry. Alex . . Alex (Sandy) Ferguson Chemistry Department University of Canterbury New Zealand *************************************************************************** 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 - 18:57:35 PDT
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