Ken Rasmussen kayakfit_at_fidalgo.net www.kayakfit.com I've been enjoying all the responses to my original posting. As to Sid's challenge, I would win if and only if I had a fast electric pump. His speed on the T rescue is commendable. I can do a paddle float rescue faster (usually 30 seconds), but I've still got water in the boat. My boat does function well with water in the cockpit due to the sharp V hull and the bow and stern flotation, but that is not true of most kayaks. I would award the points this way: Rolling is best in all respects. Assisted rescues properly done, are stable, fast, and result in a dry boat. However a victim has little control over the expertise, proximity, or availability of a rescuer. An optimised paddlefloat rescue is faster than an assisted rescue (except the Eskimo rescue), but still requires pumping. The paddlefloat rescue is less stable than an assisted rescue. An unoptimised paddlefloat rescue is poor in all respects. Re-enter and roll, and re-enter and roll with a paddle float are fast and stable rescues, but require the ability to roll. Generally a person who rolls well won't need either of these rescues, and a person who can't roll, can't use them. I would like to re-emphasize that with my foam float, the paddle is inserted into the float before the float is detached from the kayak, thus the kayak and the float are a unit until the float and the paddle have become a unit. Great commentary, all of you! *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Matt wrote >I question if anyone can pick up the front (and break the suction >at the cockpit) of even and empty (swamped) sea kayak using merely >a scissors kick to do so. (Paddlewise's Robert Livingston and his >Ursa 350 possibly excepted). Now, this belief of mine may just be >because I have used bad technique when trying to do it. If so, >please instruct me in how it is done. G'Day Matt and Paddlewise, I partially emptied boats by sitting on the rear of the inverted boat. Couldn't succeed by lifting the front. Also have partially emptied boats by going to the side, reaching underneath the cockpit and grabbing the coaming with one hand on the opposite side and one on the near side and using a push pull rotate action to lift one edge out of the water before flipping it over - guess just about everyone does this. Neither method gets rid of all the water - do you or anyone else know of better ways to empty a boat unassisted before self rescuing? Alternatively any hints on putting a spray deck on upside down in the water? Thanks for any advice you can give, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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