RE:[Paddlewise] SPOT on Rescue

 Doug wrote:

 >>>>>>>>>>Local Paddler:

  http://www.stockhouse.com/news/news.asp?tick=GSAT&newsid=6388277

  Not local shores.<<<<<<<<<

I'm usually frustrated by reporting of kayak rescues because of the lack of
detail as to exactly what went wrong to get the paddler(s) into trouble. In
this case the questions I'd like to ask the victim are: 
What kind of hatch was it that failed and on which model kayak? 
Why did it fail? 
Was it operator error in installing it incorrectly? 
Or maybe just wave landing on deck popping it off?
Maybe a wave squeezing a flexible hull and popping it off? 
Might that failure happen again in similar circumstances? 
Was there any back-up flotation in the stern compartment? This is often
overlooked by many paddlers.
Did the hatch fail suddenly or just leak enough to slowly flood the stern
compartment (while the rear bulkhead(s) prevented pumping or bailing from
the cockpit)?

For those that don't know about it already, in our websites "Flotation"
manual there is a detailed discussion about flotation, the various ways to
get enough, and what has been known to go wrong with each of several
flotation systems. It also discusses the best back-ups for the different
flotation system as well.

Matt Broze
www.marinerkayaks.com  
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