> I am looking for the Sea Seat, or pattern to make this device. > > This is the device described at the urls > http://www.wavelengthmagazine.com/1997/as97seaseat.php > and > > http://www.seakayakermag.com/apr98/inflatdevs.htm > > I have also heard references of the sea seat in different articles on sea > kayak rescues. (Yes, I consider myself a beginner and the In Deep Trouble > book has had a positive impact along with many Internet group > discussions). > > and sold by the former Pacific Canoe Base at > at 562A David St Victoria > Province Country BC Canada > Postal Code Phone 250-382-1243 > The telephone has been disconnected. The email address of > pacican_at_islandnet.com bounced or does not work. > Pacific Canoe Base is not listed at islandnet.com for members web pages > either. > > If what I was told is true, the owner Derek Bamforth, has passed away, and > Pacific Canoe Base is no longer in business. I called other outdoor > stores in Victoria and was told this sad news. > > Questions for sea seat type device > > Kayaking: > > Example: Somehow I went over my skill level while kayaking, perhaps > weather became worse than forcasted on a several mile crossing. > I became either became separated from my kayak or was in the water too > long, Lake Superior, in rough conditions, in a dry suit. With the type III > lifejacket, waves were breaking over my head, immersing my head in water, > and I was becoming exhausted. I became concerned with drowning as a type > III lifejacket does not provide sufficient protection from > swallowing/breathing water from breaking waves and winds and waves. I > would like a backup, ex. sea seat; however, I would prefer to have a way > to attach myself to this device (the exhaustion principle, I could fall > off if exhausted and unattached). > > Canoe: How could I use this device to do a solo canoe rescue? It was > mentioned in one of the articles. I sometimes solo canoe on lakes (NO > whitewater with me) in the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area in > Northern Minnesota, U.S.A. > > Like a safety belt in a automobile, I hope to never use it. > I am quite well aware of having good bracing skills, different rescue > (self and group) skills, and a reliable eskimo roll on both sides. > > > Scott Bemis > email: sebemis_at_self-serv.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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