Steve Holtzman wrote: > > Gabriel, > > All though I wasn't able to attend Duane's practice session today, I have > attended and co-hosted other club practice sessions. Most of us have totally > abandoned the "All In Rescue" out here. The technique that I was taught to > use in that situation is that everyone immediately starts to do whatever > self rescue works for them. As people get in their own boats, they then > paddle over and do an X rescue or bow to stern assisted rescue if the > rescuee has already gotten his/her boat drained. > The "All In" just takes too much time and keeps people in the water where > they are susceptible to hypothermia for just too long a period of time. > This is one of the many very good ways we have experimented out here with it, and having close to 80 degree water, sometimes look forward to having some swimming opportunities. When it is colder, we have tried certain methods with parallel boats of climbing on an overturned hull, righting and supporting the other boat while the partner climbs in, pumps, then performs the T. You take a very responsible position with regard to not using this in your colder water situation. I was the 'victim' in a scoop rescue for various students in an IDW rescue situation and quickly got a mild case of hypothermia a couple of years back which was quite a lesson in itself. Put me out for a couple of hours missing out on a lot of fun. The all in is just another exercise for us with very little application as most of the people I paddle with have a very solid roll. I found out about the curl rescue tonight and am excited with the possibility of trying out a new method I wasn't familiar with. It led to the discussion of another one using the bow of the rescuers boat as a pivot inside the cockpit of the overturned boat. I am also interested in this one if anybody has any references. -- ¤ gabriel l romeu ¤ http://studiofurniture.com ¤ http://journalphoto.org ¤ http://kayakoutfitting.com ¤ http://kayaknavigation.com *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Jul 28 2002 - 21:03:41 PDT
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