Re: [Paddlewise] Back Deck Storage

In a message dated 5/17/2004 6:18:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
cparks_at_fuse.net writes:


> 
>   -----Reply------
>   I think you missed my point. If, for whatever reason (lack of good
> reasoning?) one feels they must have something on deck that might compromise
> a re-entry, then why not consider it expendable and if one does swim (which
> we're trying to avoid but didn't, just like we tried to avoid the deck load
> in the first place but didn't) I'd rather lose my sleeping bag (or whatever)
> than my life. Now we are back to re-entering a boat with clear decks at
> least. Having the deck load in the first place will compromise the roll,
> never mind the re-entry, so we're back to can you avoid it? If not, figure
> out how to lose it quickly. Maybe it will wash up on the beach a quarter
> mile away and you'll find it in the morning. Better than you washing up on
> the beach in a couple days (unless the waters cold in which case it will
> take much longer.)

If it's expendable why is it along? In the event of a mishap others will no 
doubt be enlisted into cleaning up the yard sale, endangering them. All for 
what, a few pieces of gear whose owner was perhaps a bit too careless to store 
appropriately? Or plan for correctly? If the practice continues then 
*expendable* things like sleeping bags end up on the back deck and we all know how 
expendable they are when you are wet, cold and hypothermic.Sorry, too much of a 
buzzkill for me.

Rob G
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