Re: [Paddlewise] Towing ill kayaker (was Thank the gods above and Jackie!)

From: <JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 15:46:54 EST
In a message dated 2/6/2001 3:20:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, boydwe_at_dmci.net 
writes:


> In talking about it afterwards, however, discussing things that could have
> been done had we not had the friendly bass boat around, and had there been
> only two of us, we came up with the idea of taking a paddle, sticking it
> through the back deck lines so it would hang out about equally on either
> 

Check out a "contact tow", Wes.  It's gotta be written up somewhere.  
Basically, the boats' decklines are connected by a three foot length of three 
or four mil line, stainless (Wichart are nice) clips on each end; the rescuer 
places his or her boat next to the sicko and facing the sicko, who then lies 
down over the rescuer's foredeck, while the rescuer --- with a somewhat 
extended paddle stroke on the side with the rescuee --- paddles the both to 
safety.  

Jack

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