Re: [Paddlewise] Dayhatches - the real problem is different

From: Jochen Grikschat <grikschat_at_web.de>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 13:39:46 +0100
. But I'm
> predicting some real problems in handling some safety gear solo in rough
> water while using a paddle to stabilise the boat!

Maybe a floating anchor is kind or part of solution. Connected to the front,
it will hold the boat in straigth direction towards the waves, so ´maybe
it´s not so extreme wobbly.
Other option (maybe) is to stuck the (spare) paddle under decks-bungies to
the side, so they could behave like kind of outrigger (+ float ?).

But it all will be an individual problem and the solution depends on the
concrete situation.
I carry  most important things (VHF, flares, spare compass, light, little
bit of food) in or around my paddling jacket and the west or on my
sprayskirt.

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