Re: [Paddlewise] the "bombproof" roll

Doug Lloyd wrote, referring to an earlier post from Matt Broze:

>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...

I agree with Matt too. Whatever rescue method you use, a minimum volume
cockpit and a hands free pump allow you to concentrate on paddling, even
with a completely swamped cockpit, not fiddle about with spraycovers, etc.,
etc. (I know of some Aus paddlers who don't use spraycovers at all. There
are times when I use one only to prevent sunburn.)

I think some manufacturers ought to think about how their boats behave when
swamped: are they easily controlled, or are paddlers at the mercy of free
surface effects?

The sea sock that some have been describing is one way to do it for the
folding boats, although as some have posted, they can be uncomfortable.

For the others, bulkheads closely spaced, and buoyancy material in any
unused space, especially along the sides. The less the volume, the less the
water, the less the effect on stability, the less to pump...

>... Sorry Peter Carter, but we do like our Paddle Floats up here.

I had noticed.

Idle thought: Would a kayak be more stable with a ballasted keel than an
outrigger float? After all, deep keel yachts are self righting, multihulls
are not.


Cheers,
Peter
pcarter_at_acslink.net.au
allegedly <www.acslink.net.au/~pcarter>
temporarily <users.senet.com.au/~pcarter>
34deg 55' 24.1" S 138deg 32' 9.8" E (GDA-94)


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