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

From: Alex Ferguson <a.ferguson_at_chem.canterbury.ac.nz>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 13:55:07 +1200
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
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Alex (Sandy) Ferguson
Chemistry Department
University of Canterbury
New Zealand
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