In all the books and discussions I've read on kayakking, I never found any comments on the following way to launch a kayak in dumping surf, neither as a "do" or a "don't". Anyone got any comments? I think it must be possible to SWIM the kayak out through the surf. You can dive under the waves yourself, preventing a bodysurf to shore. The boat, pulled behind on a towing line, will have to go over or through the waves, but it can not start surfing: It would have to drag your whole weight through the water to do that. Once outside the surf zone, you can perform any kind of rescue to get in the boat. If you cover the cockpit before you start, you don't even have to pump it empty. Anyone tried this? Niels. *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Apr 03 2003 - 09:36:57 PST
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