I had the joy of towing (maintaining position in reality) this Cleo's needle, 2 rescue boats and a swimmer opposing some really strong currents during a rescue session once. I paddled so hard we went through a black hole which accounts for the half hour it took them (first time trying this rescue) to get it together when our watches said only 10 minutes... Bob Volin wrote: > > The curl is one of the methods that can be used, as Duane points out, to > rescue a swamped boat. When just one end of the boat is swamped, and the > other end points up into the sky, the situation lends itself to the term > "Cleopatra's Needle." > Bob > > > I will have to reference one of those books sometime Duane. > > I assume it is similar to an X rescue, but I will find out > > when I get to a friends library (or call him tonight). -- gabriel l romeu ø http://studiofurniture.com ø ø http://journalphoto.org ø ø http://kayakoutfitting.org ø ø http://kayaknavigation.com ø *************************************************************************** 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 - 20:04:33 PDT
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