Interesting all this talk about handing off a waist mounted tow line to a receiver which means you have no tow rope yourself I assume. After a kayak exercise which went seriously pear-shaped a few years ago I religiously carry two 15m tow ropes (we use thin line down here - about 3 - 4 mm which means they are light and compact). Having two ropes means you can always set up a V tow on a kayak or can hand one over to someone else and still be able to rescue someone yourself if necessary. A short tow of about 1m with a float in the middle is absolutely invaluable during assisted rescues. I have been playing around with a 10mm WW type rope I made and reckon it may have limited some uses in surf rescues but is complete overkill for sea kayaking. Like Peter I have towed people for hours in rough conditions and would not like to use a belt mounted system in this scenario for the reasons he states. I suspect boat mounted points are easier to transfer the tow rope between kayaks when doing a rotating tow. Richard, Sydney Australia *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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