Great (useful) comments on this topic. Food for thought at least. For sure I'm going to affix a biner or rubber ducky or some other "hood ornament" to the grab loop of my spray skirt. Something to notice when it's tucked in other than just the black strap, and something easier to feel that a wet noodle under water. Seems an obvious thing to do once you think about it. You can even use the biner to clip the skirt up out of the way while walking about. And I'll add the R&R of the spray skirt, simulating a rushed wet exit to my pre-flight check as well. Better to break two or three spray skirts on the hard than one while counting fishes. The Eskimo rescue seems appropriate for an Eskimo hunting party who paddles together a lot, as Scott said. Or a posse who's out every weekend and practices etc. Personally, I'm thinking that a typical group paddle is really just a number of people doing solo paddles at the same time. Each person should be able to manage on their own, or better still to watch out for another, should someone need assistance. If you are taking a paddler along who does not have that degree of skill (me?), then you should have enough skill for both, and paddle like you might need to use it - in close proximity. Cheers, Carey *************************************************************************** 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 - 23:27:12 PST
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