Re: [Paddlewise] Capsized Canoeist

>In the capsized coneist thread....what's a "strainer"???
>Rick (.....rookie from Virginia)
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        A strainer is an obstruction in a stream that lets water through,
but not you.  Say, something like a fallen tree with its branches in the
water or a drifted log pinned between rocks.
        Even a moderate current can hold you against it, and drowning is a
real possibility. Best to paddle around them i.e. avoid them like the
plague.

Joe P.


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