From: "PeterO" <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au> > Michael wrote: - > >but I can't think of a scenario where a throw line would > >be critical and I'm likely more in need of a tow line > > How about getting kayakers and small fishing boats away from rocks, cliff > faces or out of failed gauntlets? I've seen and heard about that happening > as many times as people needing a tow in free water where you can get right > up to the boat. While this could happen, we don't get such exciting conditions where I paddle. I'm mostly on Lakes Ontario and Huron (specifically Georgian Bay) in the Great Lakes. While these are very big bodies of water, if the waves get that nasty, the wind conditions are such that we wouldn't launch. If I regularly paddled in other areas where tidal or wave conditions were like the ocean, I'd probably switch to a double rescue line rig where I have separate tow and throw lines in a single kit. There are a number of these on the market. > Do the US regulations require a throw line per boat or just > one per group? I don't know the US regs, but Canadian regs require one per boat. As such, my fallback if not paddling alone is to know that I have a tow line and am a strong paddler and others (like my partner Amie) have a throw line ready to go. As long as we're not separated much, we can pool the required resources. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Apr 27 2002 - 09:43:52 PDT
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