Mark Paxton said: <<<My curiosity is getting the better of me. I'm fairly new to PaddleWise, and I see frequent references to Doug Lloyd's Storm Island trip. I can't find his account elsewhere on the site, and I'd really like to know what people are talking about every time this comes up.>>> <snip> Mark, et al, The report as posted to PW last April 10th on the one year anniversary of the rescue, was sent out of my personal frustration, due to a number of problems with getting the story officially published in a publication I look up to. There was only one, and it wouldn't wash due to ethical considerations and the hassle factor. While I find it useful to refer back to issues from the incident, I have no other personal interest in recounting the drama for publication, simply for the sake of publication. I do however feel that the lessons learned from the incident would benefit the entire community if they were told. Hardly a PW digest goes by without at least one post having touched on one of the topics that came up during the incident (like dawdling paddlers, tow lines, forecasts, stability, hypothermia, flares, etc., etc.). I saved the post on my old hard drive, but do not have access to it at this time. If anyone on this list saved it, please feel free to send it to whomever asks for it. Please, just don't let it get out to some other web site, (like Tamia's, etc.) I imagine you can get it off the PW archives - just look for April 2000! Sea Kayaker was to publish the report, as written by Matt Broze, but a third member of the incident apparently never gave his permission for his version to be sent down for inclusion, which was my fault, and not done maliciously. This individual has suffered much from post stress syndrome and loss of confidence. I've been there too, and it is something most kayakers and even PW'ers, just don't want to talk about much or really understand deep down. I meet recently with this third member of the team, and we are working together to come up with a possible booklet style publication, describing the incident and all the ramifications, including some of the issues with lack of chart tide information and forecast issues, not to mention all the psychological stuff. The idea is to raise funds for the CG and/or Canadian Hydrographic Services which is underfunfded for field research. So far, it is just in the concept stage. I would have preferred SK Mag, as they already have an incident report mechanism, but I'm trying to be as flexible as I can these days, and not hurt anyone or burn bridges. Life is just too short (mine probably shorter), and my ultimate concern is to get as many waves, wind storms, and even sweet, halcyon paddling days in before I die. What else matters (well, other than family)? BC'in Ya Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Doug Lloyd wrote: > I saved the post on my old hard drive, but do not have access to it at > this time. If anyone on this list saved it, please feel free to send it > to whomever asks for it. I've got a copy if people want to email me for it - offlist. kirk *************************************************************************** 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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