Re: [Paddlewise] Safety Tether

From: John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 08:40:13 -0400
At 02:53 PM 10/15/02 -0700, Paul Murtaugh wrote:
>If I'm paddling alone in difficult conditions, I run a length
>of 1" webbing between my stern grab loop and the tow belt
>on my Kokatat PFD.  I've had no problems re-entering and
>rolling (in practice sessions, admittedly), and, in any case,
>the tow belt allows for a quick release.

The key point here is that if you *do* decide to use a tether (a frequent 
religious debate topic here) the way to find out if it is going to cause 
difficulty during a wet exit/reentry is to practice them under controlled 
conditions using the tether.

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