Steve wrote: <<By this time, I had wet exited and was holding my paddle, but my boat was blowing away. I soon realized that I couldn't reach the boat with the paddle holding me back and if I didn't get it NOW, I would never catch it. I dropped the paddle, caught the boat and the paddle drifted back to me. >> Some questions: Why did you lose your boat? Have you practiced swimming with a paddle? You didn't address this in your summary. I think another point can be taken from this experience. The sea loves to remove poorly secured things from your deck. That is why I try to keep very little on my deck or ensure it is tethered. I keep my pump squeezed between my seat and the side of the kayak. Glad things worked out ok, sid *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Feb 18 2002 - 04:08:18 PST
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