RE: [Paddlewise] the "bombproof" roll

Matt Broze said:

Oh heck, snip what he said. Matt's recent point about the Reenter and
Roll vs the Paddle Float was right on. Probably the Ozzies do so well
with the R&R because of the wide use of electric pumps. What about skirt
reattachment, someone might ask, as far as those down-under guys who
come back up so easy with the R&R...well, Mr Carter's answer is to be
able to paddle a boat partially swamped without the skirt reattached
after the self rescue. Hey, I'm a fan of that, fan of all the rescue
techniques actually, and practice them all, picking and choosing and
practicing what I like and works for me and my particular craft.
However, get a couple of hundred sea kayakers together at a symposium
here in the Pacific Northwest, and try to tell them to develop a rescue
that doesn't entail the reattachment of their spray skirt while they
paddle off into the sunset, and, well, you would get laughed off the
beach! Sorry Peter Carter, but we do like our Paddle Floats up here.

Matt's designation of a Paddlefloat "outrigger" (one that is securely
attached but easily removed) as the necessary factor toward success is
one I concur with wholeheartedly, if conditions and circumstances
indicate that over a non-secured PF rescue. But, there may be times when
I need back in pronto, and the R&R can't be beat. As Peter knows, you
have your paddle in hand, get out of danger fast, then you can, once out
of danger, do whatever you need to do to pump, (even attatch a PF after
the fact), or get back out the boat if you need to and have the thermal
protection, whatever. If danger still abounds, paddle out to sea, get
some sea room, and do what you have to do. Whatever you do, _don't_ be
bound by fanatical favorites of just one person or geographical
location. Learn and practice the best from "all" worlds. As always,
proponents of a particular rescue strategy who shout the loudest, also
usually best articulate their particular position best, and I'm starting
to recognize this as a good thing in the sport, 'cause then you get
good, readily accessible information from a point source, and you can
then pick and choose the ideas and parts of the techniques you like.
Errr, we will leave sp*ns*n man out of this idea , however. :-) Hope
this all makes some sense -- it's late and I'm tired, so don't flame me
Matt.

BC'in Ya
Doug Lloyd (just a rambling man, whose been out on the edge -- due to
poor judgement -- and has had to use some of these rescues for real, not
just in cyber land)




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