----- Original Message ----- From: "John Fereira" <jaf30_at_cornell.edu> > > > ... The release mechanism is a problem in itself. A sure release system > > that > > > only releases when the boat is upside down, full of water and no kayakker > > > in the cockpit ... > > > >This thread has grown on me! > > Yes, these kinds of threads can be fun. > > > > >The idea of the auto-release sea anchor sounds like a potentially very useful > >safety device in conditions so severe, relative to the paddler's skill and > >emotional or physical state at the time, that they could force her or him > >actually to exit accidentally. > > > > > >The anchor should be released as soon as the spray skirt pops, in my view. > >This would cut down on the amount of drifting the empty boat could > >potentially do before the anchor is fully deployed and able to hold the boat > >back effectively. A simple pull-pin "velcroed" to the spray skirt might do > >that job in combination with a "Drift Stopper" (anchor-in-a-bag) type set-up > >for the anchor. Will have to work on that idea a little ... Keep It Simple, > >Stupid comes to mind ... > > I was thinking of something that attached to a loop on a PFD but attaching > to a spray skirt would works as well. As I thought about this, I thought > that this is essentially a temporary boat tether (since, even if it were > attached to the spray skirt, the paddler is also attached to the spray > skirt) with an auto-disconnect. SNIPPED I have a DriftStopper but have not used it in years. While nothing is impossible, it would really be hard to deploy a sea anchor in such an automatic way. The Drift Stopper requires you to pull the sea anchor chute out of its storage case and then physicallly throw out the float line that then helps the chute open up once in the water. It isn't all that hard to do but it does require some steps and manuevers. ralph diaz *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Apr 11 2002 - 11:39:16 PDT
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