on 20/12/04 11:14, Rcgibbert_at_aol.com at Rcgibbert_at_aol.com wrote: > B saw the flash of the blade and leaned back, letting go of > T. The knife flashed twice in front of him, once cutting him about an inch > under his eye. > On an instructional trip one paddler carried a diver's knife in a scabbard on the front deck, tethered with a lanyard. We blasted out through surf and on reaching the far side he found the knife stabbed through the deck of his plastic kayak, buried to the hilt, with the point between his thighs! After the nervous laughter had subsided, we tried to imagine how we would have explained to the police if the outcome had been worse. Sea kayakers often question whether a knife is needed to hand. Having been tangled in a rope that was being drawn into a spinning propeller, my answer is short. JKA -- John Kirk-Anderson Banks Peninsula NEW ZEALAND *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Dec 19 2004 - 14:51:14 PST
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