Re: [Paddlewise] Is this thing on? - Tether

Tether yourself to your boat only as necessary - which shouldn't be often 
(and only after learning how to stay with your boat after a bail-out without 
a tether).

Tether your PFD to your deck or use a deck net bag - as Cafynn did - for off 
shore paddling in hot climates when you don't want to wear it or "can't."

Freya? She should know better. Then again, in the course of a one year 
paddled one is bound to make a few errors.

What's your backup? (rhetorical)?

Doug Lloyd

> G'Day Craig,
>
> Been paddling the last three days.
>
> Re Freya's PFD - It can be very hard for people used to cold climates to
> paddle in the heat of Northern Queensland so Freya was leaving her PFD on 
> the
> back deck. It got washed off at some stage but not by the large wave that 
> hit
> her near Bowen. The latter might have taken her by surprise because the
> barrier reef tends to protect against bigger swell and it would be typical 
> to
> just get one meter wind waves with a 20 knot wind.
>
> I'm a tether afficionado for solo paddling at sea and Doug's sea kayaker
> article was my guide. Strikes me a kayak would make a nice big PFD if you 
> were
> using a tether and didn't have one. Although I wouldn't paddle anywhere
> without wearing a PFD and I only use a tether on rare occasions when solo 
> out
> at sea.
>
> All the best, PeterO
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