Just as a friendly word of caution, I've seen 2 paddlefloats stored on the rear deck unravel from waves and since both were tethered to the deck lines, the floats filled with water and pinned them to the waves. One broached and capsized. He did roll up eventually. The other broached to the seas and went, 'eeeeeeeeeeeekkkkk', and required someone to lift the bag with its water onto the deck for a quick dumping before underway again. If you carry a paddlefloat on deck, my suggestion is to put it on like you mean it to stay on deck, or secure it inside your cockpit. Cheers, Rob G -----Original Message----- From: jengel_at_gmavt.net I haven't learned to roll yet but am pretty comfortable with solo rescue. So I try to keep the rear deck free. I only keep the paddle float there and carry the spare paddle forward. I imagine though that even if (oops, I mean when) I learn to roll I'll keep the back deck clear just in case. Jordan Engel *************************************************************************** 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 Wed May 02 2007 - 05:10:52 PDT
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