When Maligiaq first came to Arrowhead, he brought a genuine skin tuilique with him. The bottom edge came down around his shins. I think he told us a story about using such an outfit. He may have said something about it being embarassing to wear such a long dress. He said he, or someone in the story, learned about the value of such a coat after capsizing and partially exiting his boat. The long coat remained attached to the cockpit rim, while head and shoulders were at the surface. This "petrussan" maneuver was described in SeaKayaker by Greg Stammer a few years ago. Thus, water did not enter the boat. When another paddler came along side, he (or the capsize victim) re-entered inverted kayak and did a roll with the assistance of the upright rescuer. No doubt they did an eskimo rescue (either on the bow, or side-by-side). If you put these two tricks together (petrussan manuver and eskimo rescue), you have a solid rescue system that is relatively independent of breath holding time limitations. Chuck Sutherland *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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