Re: [Paddlewise] SV: SV: T-Rescue not T-brace

> The only time I remember having trouble was on a long homemade wood kayak.
> I couldn't reach from the toggle to the cockpit, and the middle section was
> slicker than pigsnot.



   I'm afraid I don't have a lot of experience with "pigsnot," so I'll have 
to take your word on this :-))

   I just don't get this emphasis on deck lines for doing the TX rescue. 
Perhaps I am assuming that the boat being rescued has bulkheads --- or at least a 
rear bulkhead. This may be a bit presumptuous on my part. If the boat in 
question has bulkheads then it is a very simple matter of lifting the bow, allowing 
the boat to drain, and dropping it back in the water again. It's just not 
that big of a deal! I've done this countless times - in the surf zone no less! In 
fact in really rough conditions one is better off with a loose grip on the 
boat then the tight one deck lines would provide. When a wave hits, if you have 
a tight grip on the decklines then you are inviting an injury!
   Of course if the boat in question does not have bulkheads then the rescue 
can be a bit more involved. Not a lot more involved, mind you, but just a bit. 
In this case, to completely empty the boat of water (which may, or may not 
actually be necessary) one must wrestle the boat across their deck until it 
balances and the rescuer can rock the boat from end to end in order to get the 
water out the boat. In rough conditions this can be a little more work, and 
decklines could make the process a little smoother. Not a lot smoother, but a 
little. Of course, who is paddling a sea kayak in rough conditions without a rear 
bulkhead?
   As Mr. Sutherland has pointed out, this rescue, as with most rescues, gets 
even easier when the swimmer assists. I will attempt to utilize the swimmer 
in the rescue whenever possible, however, unless it is a good paddling buddy 
that I have practiced with, I usually find that I can accomplish the rescue much 
more quickly without their help.

   I think it is worth noting that the Inuit paddled without decklines, end 
toggles, bulkheads, bow lines, or pfd's!!! I wonder how they ever managed to 
survive??????????

Scott
So.Cal.
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