----- Original Message ----- From: <skylakeboatworks_at_yahoo.com> > I have no idea what kind of can of worms I am opening with this one.... I > have never used one or met anyone who did, yet. > Paddle tethers.... This has been covered before in Paddlewise. I use a tether. I tether everything I have of any importance to me such as my paddle float, my pump, my hat, my pee bottle, etc. You will get various arguments on the use of tethers at all and from the pro-tether crowd, what to tether your paddle to. I am of the tether the paddle to the kayak school. A recent incident in the latest issue of Yachting magazine underscores the wisdom of this tether approach. The fellow in the accident did not have any tether at all, but like most of us in a capsize did still have his paddle in his hand. As he surfaced he could see his kayak blowing away from him faster than he could swim. If the paddle had been tethered he would still have had his kayak. If you are tethered to your paddle all you have is one of the two essentials of sea kayaking (the paddle) and not the other...the boat. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 27 2001 - 07:42:44 PST
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