Re: [Paddlewise] Video of a kayak rescue in Puget Sound

On 3/18/09, John Clinton <jcbikeski_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Amazing they didn't tow back his boat.   It seems they just went the
> 1000yds or  so so to a beach and could very easily have towed the kayak that
> far.   This person was all setup for a paddle float self rescue and in only
> moderate conditions so likely his lack of good or recent practice is all
> that stopped him.


I took a closer look at that video. It's hard to tell if the wind would blow
his kayak ashore or not. However he was actively kicking his way downwind
when the sport boat showed up and he didn't look all that eager to go with
them. Perhaps he lost his right bootie in his paddlefloat rescue attempts.
He didn't appear to be at all incapacitated and was able to walk ashore no
problem. Maybe the sport boat crew told him they'd go back and get his
paddle and kayak.

The skeg was still partially deployed which may have interfered somewhat
with his attempts to swim the kayak to the beach. From the opening shot of
the ferry it doesn't look like it was that far.

Maybe a rescue that didn't need to happen.

There's probably a good lesson in here, somewhere.

Craig
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