At 12:39 PM 7/29/02 -0700, Shawn Baker wrote: >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. This may be a case where practicing the all in rescue would not be an accurate simulation of a real-world all in rescue. During practice session their might be 6-8 or more people all capsizing so those that don't get back in first would tend to hang out for awhile. In the real world, an all-in condition would much more likely only involve 2-3 paddlers. It's probably more useful to practice an all-in rescue with just two paddlers working together to get each other back into their boats while anyone else in the practice group just watches and assists if necessary. In any assisted rescue one of those involved (typically the rescuer) would "take charge" so someone that would be leading group trip might benefit from the experience of taking charge of a rescue involving more than one person in the water, especially if that person is one of those that capsize. During an all-in rescue at the AKT symposium a couple of years ago, we had something like 9 people go in at the same time. Nigel was suggested that if you were not actively involved in a rescue, climbing on top of your boat so that you were not just "hanging out in cold water" was a good idea. *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jul 30 2002 - 06:59:12 PDT
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