> 3. Unlike all the previous problems, I've never experienced this one, but > the thought is daunting: If you did have to do a wet exit, and lost your > grip on the boat, it will keep on sailing (unlike with regular sails.) I > can imagine few things more depressing than surfacing to see your boat > already yards away and receding faster than you could possibly swim, while > far from shore in stormy seas. > This apparently happened to a kayaker on Lake Michigan about 15 years ago. As I recall, the kayaker was making a solo crossing to an island using a kite for propulsion. His kayak was heavily loaded with camping gear, including stuff on the deck. (At that date it might have been a Chinook.) Though he wore a dry suit, it was unzipped when his body was found far from the kayak. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 25 2005 - 10:49:34 PDT
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