Re: [Paddlewise] Launching in dumping surf

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Seems to me that if you are pulling the boat it will allign the bow against 
the waves and then it will not go everywhere in any direction.

Seems to me that it would follow the swimmer and float. There are always 
relatives, and it depends on how big a dumping wave and how much dumping is 
the wave, but seems to me that something that is hard to paddle out might 
be possible to swim out.

You don´t want to tie the rope as if you were Houdini. Just hold it and let 
it go in case of getting in trouble.

I guess the idea is worth a try.

Rafael

At 01:09 p.m. 03/04/03 -0500, SNStone_at_aol.com wrote:
>Niels wrote"
>
> > 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. .....>>
> >
> > Now I have never tried this nor do I think I would try this. Let's do a
> > little risk assessment. First, you are tying yourself via a tow line to an
> > approximately 70 lbs, 16 foot by 23/24inch floating object. This is going
> > to act as an anchor as you swim through the surf. Are you strong enough to
> > maintain forward momentum to pull the kayak?
> >
> > Second, we all know kayaks never want to go where we want to go in
> > difficult conditions. The kayak going through the surf is going to go 
> where
> > it wants. It may capsize, is may turn sideways - increasing the area for
> > the surf to hit it, it may get filled with water at 8lbs per gallon.
> >
> > Finally, you would be putting yourself into an entanglement risk. The 
> kayak
> > gets trashed by the surf, you get trashed, one moves at a different speed
> > and direction. Next think, wammo, the tow line is around your body, neck,
> > etc and you are in deep, deep, trouble.
> >
> > Finally, if you/one cannot paddle through the breakers, it is reasonable
> > that you can swim through with an anchor attached? Think not. Better to
> > wait on shore and drink some wine and comtemplate the dumping surf.
> >
> > Sorry if this sounds harsh,
> >
> > paddle hard, paddle safe, smile
> > sid
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