Re: [Paddlewise] Great Kayak Rescue Story

Duane,
Great story, thanks for informing us about it.

As soon as I read that the cockpit coaming was under water (after a cracked
stern in the surf), I said to myself, "didn't he have airbags?".  It was
telling how the end of the article, it says that they are now "big fans of
airbags". More emphasis should have been made on this point in the article.

A safety admonition is to always have two kinds of flotation (e.g. airbags,
bulkheads, seasocks), or else you are increasing your level of risk. This is
a fine thing to do, so long as you are able to accurately judge your ability
to handle the increased risk. Not sure if your judgment is accurate? ...use
backup flotation.
Cheers,
Kevin



----- Original Message -----
From: <Strosaker_at_aol.com>
To: <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 8:04 PM
Subject: [Paddlewise] Great Kayak Rescue Story


> Paddlewisers,
>
> I know there are a lot of you out there who love to read about paddles
gone
> wrong.  Most of these types of stories bore me because they usually
involve
> novice paddlers.  However, this story is a particularly good one because
it
> involves some highly experienced paddlers.
>
> The story is at the San Diego Kayak Club website in the April newsletter
> (which can be found at:  http://www.sdkc.org/newsletters).  Note that the
> newsletter is in PDF (acrobat reader) format.  If you don't have the
program,
> it can be downloaded for free from the webpage.
>
> The Northern Four Channel Islands crossings trip that Jim Gabriel and I
> completed is also in the newsletter, but never mind it, because it has
> already been scrutinized for egoism, bad seamanship, and recklessness on
this
> list.  It's funny how it's OK screw up, but if you achieve something,
people
> want to tear you down.
>
> Anyhow, I think you will enjoy the rescue story, which by the way didn't
> involve me.
>
> Duane
> Southern California
>
>
>
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