Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:41:13 -0700 Dave said: >Rafael did a nice job summarizing the advantages of a double, though I confess I have not done a standing relief maneuver in mine (yet!).< Sorry if I downplayed the advantages of a double kayak. I thought folks would catch the context. However, even strong paddlers can have problems with solo re-entries _where no prior thought or practice_ has been given to the notion of self-rescue. Cockpits are a known liability, and a double, doubly so. Enough paddlers have perished over the last to decades to substantiate that. Rafael does point out how easy a coordinated double kayak solo rescue actually is, with two paddlers who know what they are doing. Two good paddlers in a fast, seaworthy double, are a force to reckon with. Ken Fink often reminds paddlers at symposia how effectively easy a double kayak can be to self-rescue for the two paddlers. Add a 500 GPM electric pump or better and the rescuability of a double is truly remarkable -- just make sure, if possible, that strong bulkheads are installed, lest the double-standard be a negative one. Rafael said of Larry and Arthur: > >Im rather sorry they decided to abort trip in the most important leg.<< Given Larry's prior MVA, I'd say he (they) did remarkably well. The human spirit amazes me. As far as their leaky boats, I'll not comment or sing any leaky boat songs. :-) Doug Lloyd - goodnight! Victoria BC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ "Whatever can be said at all can be said clearly and whatever cannot be said clearly should not be said at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jun 11 2003 - 23:56:41 PDT
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