Good suggestion. Linda and I each have a short contact tow line permanently attached to our deck lines, ready for quick deployment. If the paddler were in the kayak but without a paddle, you could also do a contact tow by having the rescuee hug your forward deck near the bow. Chuck Holst -----Original Message----- From: Peter Treby [SMTP:ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 3:01 PM To: PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net; patrick_at_patrickmaun.com Subject: [Paddlewise] Rescue Options 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.> *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 13 2002 - 14:16:56 PST
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