Dublin Dave said: > Happy New Years fellow paddlers: > > What opinions exist on how to rescue capsized paddlers who > are entrapped in > their boats either from panic or some physical obstacle. > I'm only aware of > two rescues for entrapment, the eskimo bow rescue (giving the > bow of your boat > to the capsized paddler, who can then use it to right > themselves) or a "hands > of god" (coming up parallel to the capsized paddler, reaching > underneath the > capsized boat, grabbing them by the life vest and physically > righting them) Dave, Since I know (and also paddle with) most of the same paddlers as you, I know that there are some very nice boats involved. When all else fails, you can simply make certain that the boat stays overturned until all of the panic and thrashing about have ended. Then wait another 5 minutes before performing the H.O.G. rescue. If your timing is right, you can just let the body go and claim salvage rights on the boat. ;-) Steve H. Southern, CA _____ << ella for Spam Control >> has removed 4597 Spam messages and set aside 371 Later for me You can use it too - and it's FREE! www.ellaforspam.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 Jan 02 2004 - 06:16:44 PST
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