Re: [Paddlewise] Rescue Practice Report and Photos

From: Shawn Baker <shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:39:41 -0700 (PDT)
Gabriel wrote:
>Duane, it looks like as much fun as we have when we do the
>same.  Did you do an all in?

I've always had a problem with doing an all-in where it actually ends
up being an all-in.  The "one person rescues their boat over the
partner's boat, then they rescue the partner, then those folks rescue
two more people" as described in many paddling and rescue books never
happens.

Folks hang out in the cold water, and everyone pretty much figures
they're on their own, and they get in much quicker doing solo
rescues--cowboy scramble, re-enter and roll, or paddlefloat, THEN
rescue the folks who are really having trouble with a T or sling
rescue.

>One thing I am not familiar with, and it may be terminology,
>but what is a curl rescue?

A rescue for completely swamped boats--about the only way to rescue a
Cleopatra's needle situation.  You lean over a partner's bow and do a
biceps curl---SLOWLY--with the swamped boat on edge, and slowly drain
the water out.

Shawn

Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better
http://health.yahoo.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 Mon Jul 29 2002 - 12:39:44 PDT

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:56 PDT