Re: [Paddlewise] Right of passage

I loved the "Last Glance" in the recent SeaKayaker; a female paddler towed a 
small vessel with a big Alaskan male skipper back to the dock, too. The 
skipper was reported to have apparently stated he hoped the picture of the 
tow wouldn't end up in some sea kayak magazine!!! Too late.

DL



>I took my place in a somewhat small club Saturday. I towed in a power
> boat with a friend in our double baidarka. We had spent the morning
> touring to include visiting a nice old lighthouse at the mouth of the
> old South channel of the Savannah river in Georgia, USA.
> http://www.dalereagan.com/images/Savannah-DR_web_017.jpg
> Paddling back to the boat ramp we passed a guy in his stalled fishing
> boat. He looked forlorn but perhaps not quite ready to ask for help.
> Feeling BCU-ish I decided to ask him if he wanted a tow the last 100
> yards back to the ramp. He threw us a line and we hooked up. I
> politely asked him to tilt his motor up to reduce drag and off we
> went. We struggled a little bit against a falling tide and it took a
> few minutes of earnest effort to cover the distance. We were in easy
> view of quite a few fishermen who were coming and going at the ramp.
> Lots a emasculating barbs were tossed about towards the poor guy. We
> quietly brought him to the dock adjacent to the ramp where his
> grateful looking wife patiently waited. A nod and a wave and we took
> out carrying our heroic vessel to the car.
> Jim et al
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