Or they could have been hit by a rogue wave, as was hinted at by the article that Nick referenced. Rogue waves are not uncommon on the coast of Maine. I personally know one person who almost died after being pummeled by a rogue wave while walking the beach an hour or so north of Biddeford. I've paddled around the Biddeford rocks. There are some nasty/entertaining water conditions in the area, I could easily see two people going in at the same time. Waiting for the incident report (if one ever comes out) is worthwhile. Blaming "go fast paddles" is pointless. On Thu, 10 May 2007 16:02:08 +0000, "skimmer" <skimmer_at_enter.net> said: > Before knowing the answer, let me guess! Here we had two > kayakers that we assume had some level of kayaking skill. Both > men capsized. It seems a little odd that both went over and failed > to roll. It appears they didn't have radios. > > I bet both paddlers were using proper short "go fast" paddles so as > to get there really fast with the least amount of effort. -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** 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 Thu May 10 2007 - 20:17:59 PDT
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