Dear Ralph: After reading your scenario and the thoughts of the others that followed, I thought I'd add another. There are already two victoms and a third is definately not needed, so I'll start with what I would not do. I would not exit my kayak. I would not remove my own PFD. I would not manouver my kayak within their grasp. I do carry a throw rope which conditions permitting I would attach to the paddle float which is on my rear deck. Possibly manouvering around them at a distance. I would also use my VHF radio but would realize that any additional help that would bring would probably arrive too late. If I was successful in getting them on the rope/paddle float I would paddle towards shore, then exit the kayak and pull them ashore. Lee *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Aug 17 2000 - 20:29:51 PDT
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