nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com wrote: >"I'm ain't doin crazy sh*t like them guys" Maybe a quick, simple version of Deep Trouble written only about rec. boats. The original Deep Trouble opened a lot of sea kayaker's eyes. I'm sure I'm not the only one who said, "That could be me" and immediately went out to practice rescues and beef up my immersion clothing inventory. If the analogies were more parallel to the average rec. boater, they would have a harder time _not_ putting themselves in that dying boater's paddling shoes. >..We should be able to come up with something better... Hand him a 60lb. 10-horse 2-stroke outboard? :D >If it is not possible to teach the casual paddler how to be safe, maybe something should be done to make the boats themselves safer. Our "average" sea kayak is a relatively safe boat, yet there are still folks who have a hard time performing rescues in them. We're hoping to educate a less-fit, less-experienced boater to perform a rescue in a boat less optimized for self rescue--a boater who has no notion of ever tipping over in the first place? You can paddle a swamped kayak "submarine"...somewhat. Permanent foam flotation in the bow and stern could limit the amount of water in the cockpit to at least lessen the amount of inertia the fisherman would have to fight, paddling his overladen kayak to shore. Thanks for the scenario, though. I'm fired up to demonstrate this at the upcoming local Paddlefest. I want to try this out and see how it works...soon and for my own edification...but I'm also hesitant to "practice" this before the Paddlefest. Doing the demonstration "cold" would be much more valuable to those viewing. shawn __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Apr 18 2003 - 10:17:36 PDT
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