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

At 11:29 PM 2/24/2004 -0500, KiAyker_at_aol.com wrote:
> > 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.

[snip]


>    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.

Good point.  I would certainly not count on a victim to assist in a rescue. 
Most of the t-rescues I have done were with victims that had never done a 
t-rescue before.  I have also seen someone demonstrate a technique that 
involved paddling up to the capsized boat, grabbing the bow, rolling away 
from the boat, turning the boat over to empty the water, then rolling back 
while turning the boat back upright.  From contact to having the boat back 
upright, mostly empty, took less than 10 seconds.


>    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??????????

That's a bad example because the Inuit never came out of their 
boats.  They'd either roll up themselves, or use the bow or paddle of 
another boat to right themselves.  Coming out of the boat in water as cold 
as what they paddled in was almost sure death.  They also didn't have PFD's 
or wet/dry suits.
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