In a message dated 3/19/2009 7:01:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jcbikeski_at_gmail.com writes: 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 was previously on a ferry that stopped to rescue a person on a capsized catamaran. The boat was on it's side in the water, and the person standing braced between the pontoons. Once they got him in the boat, they took off away from the boat and ferry. There was another person floating about 200 yards away. This was also at dusk and was without question, a life saving event. Both had wetsuits on. My take is that the ferry system does the rescues as an emergency event. The boats aren't their concern, though I believe they inform the Coast Guard where they are. Their crews are not likely to know how to deal with all small craft. Would you want them to delay getting a victim to land just because the person doesn't appear to be in immediate danger of death? I have a suspicion that this person was having a motion sickness problem. That much swell, when he was unable to watch the horizon, had to have some effect , magnified by the "slinging" effect of the water once you are in, not on, it. He had done a good job of getting most of his body out of the water to stave off hypothermia. He kept the paddle. He may have been hoping to wash back into shore, though he was a long way out. He may have been hoping the swells decreased, certainly something that could happen with a change in physical position and change in fetch. I have not gotten a good idea of what time this was, or I would have given you the tide and current information. Perhaps someone in our area has a better idea than I do. Anyway, if I'm out there, I hope they get me and don't worry about the boat. I can get a new boat but there is a very limited supply of me! Pam in Washington State **************Great Deals on Dell 15" Laptops - Starting at $479 (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220029050x1201385914/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doub leclick.net%2Fclk%3B212974460%3B34272906%3Bh) *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 19 2009 - 08:24:59 PDT
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