>Agree with all that you've said --- >except one thing: are you sure that you want to loop an arm under the >perimeter lines while you rig a paddlefloat? If the wind is blowing, what's >to keep it from rolling the boat --- and you --- a couple of times, >potentially damaging your arm/shoulder in the process or keeping you under >long enough to cause other air-breather problems? Keep a grip? --- sure, >but loop an arm through a deck line in adverse conditions? Dunno, don't >think so --- not me, anyway. >Jack Martin Are you talking about breaking surf? If so I would not be trying a paddle float rescue, I would get away from the kayak to the seaward side to avoid injury. If you are talking about a wind on open water then I'm not following you unless you are talking about a huge storm. If I'm swimming with my kayak, no matter how I'm holding onto it, the wind is not going to roll me and my boat. I've paddled in winds 40 knots with gusts to over 50 knots and the wind did not roll me so how do you figure my boat would get rolled, and roll me while I'm swimming next to it? You must be talking about large breaking waves which is bringing us to the question of the limits of when a outrigger self rescue is possible. Maybe we could get Matt Broze to address this. Are you out there Matt? Anyway Jack, we are agreed on my main point, NEVER let go of the kayak when you capsize. Side note: The cool thing about a 50 knot wind is seeing a gust rip across the surface and lift the water up and rain it down. Rex Roberton *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jun 13 2001 - 22:50:20 PDT
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