G'Day, Kevin, Scott, Gabriel, Richard and Paddlewise, Thanks for all the discussion on surf rescues, Scott said SNIP > Every situation is different and must be judged accordingly... Kevin said SNIP > the force of a broken wave on capsized kayak is going to be a LOT stronger > than a person trying to swim/tow it out to sea. However, two instances > come to mind where this might work... I appreciated both responses and the scenarios you painted - scenarios really help - I came to the conclusion that it might be possible occasionally and nothings cut and dried at sea! But I'm more than ever encouraged to learn how to roll reliably! Richard said SNIP > Depending on the distance from shore, one option is to clip in with a tow rope >(rated to break if too much force is applied, and connected to you via a quick > release), swim to shore, then reel in the boat. Gabriel said SNIP > This is easy Peter, attach a bridle to your tow line... Now if I only knew how to tie more than one kind of knot reliably! So little time so much to learn! And in general, if anyone is still reading - is it easier to roll in the surf than in still water? Does the rotation of the water in the surf help? How can one take advantage of this? All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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