Re: [Paddlewise] Swim Competition escorts

From: Jim Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:51:00 -0400
Chris Kuhlman wrote:

> Our local club has been asked to participate in a large open water 
> swim competition ......
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
  I did this a few times.  The most common assistance given was helping 
keep the weaker swimmers on course.  A very few swimmers would 
eventually veer off  in an odd direction.  A kayaker would come along 
side and give them a bit of encouragement and tell them to keep the boat 
on their right/left depending on which way they were veering. The other 
thing we did was keep an eye out for high speed boats and waved them off 
with raised paddles.  It was all great fun and we received free lunch 
and  T-shirts. 

Jim et al
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