> Scott Hilliard wrote: > >> >> One way I have done this is to use a modified version of the HOG >> rescue, by filling the students boat with water and floating them >> into >> the cockpit, and then with their help is is pretty easy to right the >> boat and pump it out. I was taught this method by Marsha Henson who now owns Sea Kayak Georgia, USA. We have many older, weak, heavy paddlers in our local club. I used this method to float a 287 pound man into his kayak and rotate him up. It wasn't easy due to the paddler being stiff and unable to hug the deck. His head acted like a huge counterweight and really inhibited his rotation up. I weigh 163 and am not particularly strong so it came down to technique. Keeping the victim low to the deck seems critical with a large victim. If the victim and rescuer are similar in size it is pretty painless. Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Jan 04 2009 - 10:27:06 PST
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