Aaron said: > > ^ > ^ Direction of Travel > ^ > > XX > XX XX > XX XX > and Dana replied: X X XX XX XX X and Mark added: ^ | ^ v | ^ v | ^ Wind direction if not head on or v | <------------ v directly behind. ^ | ^ v | ^ v | ^ v | v etc... I'm glad I paddle mostly solo, and when I'm with a group, it's never more than three or four. I can certainly see the need for larger groups to keep themselves more or less organized and keeping track of each other, but I still can't get my mind around the idea of paddling with such a large group - especially in a wilderness setting. It just wouldn't be *wilderness* anymore. I also agree with Ralph's comment, that a bit of wind and current could seriously disrupt a nice neat formation, and perhaps *spitting distance* would be a more practical solution, especially at night. Another thing... No matter how organized and well planned various formations and potential rescue scenarios are, a sudden severe storm could render each person essentially *on their own* - no matter the size and experience of the group. Though good planning, careful listening to weather forecasts, and a personal sense of weather shifts can reduce the risk of such a situation, these things do happen, because weather doesn't always cooperate with forecasts. My favorite formation: ^ <------ direction of boaty X <------ Whale friend X <----- me Melissa *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 04 2000 - 22:41:19 PDT
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