Just adding my $.02 to the fray. I also carry a small whitewater style throwbag on my rear deck. It has come in handy quite a few times. I recall an incident where a canoe was being blown into a shoal and the paddlers (who were inexperienced with paddling and controlling in the wind) were unable to regain control of the boat. I was able to paddle, toss them the throw bag and tow them away. There wasn't time to set up a proper tow, but it was suprisingly easy to just hold the rope in one hand and paddle normally. I believe that due to the small amount of resistance of the canoe it was relatively easy to tow. The tow rope is also very valuable for hanging laundry to dry. For this I prefer the more static narrower gauge rope that you find in many smaller throw bags. The wider rope used for many contact tows sags too much between the trees. I am not sure, but fairly certain than a laundry hanging rope is not required in the US by Coast Guard regulations, but I could be wrong about that. -Patrick At Monday, 29 April 2002, "Joe Pylka" <pylka_at_castle.net> wrote: [SNIP] > Throwbags are a primary rescue device in whitewater. Typically they >aren't longer than 70 feet since that's a practical limit on how far you can >throw one. > > Take That Carabiner Off!!! if you will be throwing that rope. You do >not need the extra weight. The concentrated mass of the rope in the bag is >more than sufficient. If more weight is necessary, just dip some water into >the bag... It can give someone quite a headache. *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 29 2002 - 14:10:48 PDT
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