Hello Patrick: Here's another option, use a short tow cord to tow the swimmer's boat back. Carry a short, 2' length of cord with small snaplinks at each end in a PFD pocket. You can quickly attach the bow of the rescued boat to a deckline just behind you, and paddle, without unravelling your long tow line. >...paddled over and we performed a T-rescue without problems.> I think just flip and pump out gets the swimmer in the boat quicker, but is best with a hands free pump. >What are the best methods for swimming with a paddle without doing a paddle swim? Wrapping your legs around it perhaps?> You might also consider leaving the paddle and swimming more quickly, and using a spare paddle to go back and recover the paddle later. >I could have paddled over to the capsized paddler by leaning over the empty boat and using a draw stroke. > Does anyone have experience of this? Sounds very awkward. I'll have to try it. >Any other methods? < What about bulldozing the boat along back to the swimmer, or sliding it along ahead of you as you paddle back to him? Just ideas, PT, Melbourne, OZ. *************************************************************************** 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 12 2002 - 13:02:22 PST
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