An oily Elvis impersonator wrapped in drag around a para-anchor deployed astern in heavy weather would be triply effective in that there would be a release of oil as the sea anchor unfurls the Elvis impersonator in the water, thankfully releasing the impersonator to the depths forever, while the drogue anchor slows the boat while the storm passes. Unless of course you use a Pardy Bridle, in which case you would need some kinky horsewomen who don't mind partying with an Elvis impersonator in drag. I would think the proper use of good storm management would include using strong lash downs on board, as well as good handholds and the use of lee cloths until seas abate. Based on the last sentence, a better bet than Jack Nicholson would be a S&M fat guy in diapers (lash downs, handholds, loin cloths - er, lee cloths). C's will abate to an B- or even an A+ with a bit more pedagogy from Craig on this topic, as he's a more knowlegable sailor. Alternatively, just throw your recyclable items into the ocean directly. The biggest danger sailing swollen seas is being hit by green waves. By not recycling in an environmentally suitable manner, the waves will not be "green" anymore. But that may be just as irresponsible as pouring oil into the ocean. Maybe try used tunafish cans and oldd olive oil bottles - incorporating doubly good ideas (unlike my humour). So yeah, for kayakers, just use a little Dapper Dan, then if you roll in following seas... Doug Lloyd (not a Dapper Dan Man) > So if we drag an Elvis impersonator en drogue, what are we really > talking about? Where's my dictionary? Would Jack Nicholson work as well? > > Brad Crain > > > Quoting Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca>: > >> Why just dip? You can drag the impersonator bleaching oil out as well as >> have a drogue! >> >> DL >> >> >>> Or you could just dip an Elvis impersonator in the water. >>> >>> BRC >>> >>> Quoting Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>: >>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 6:25 AM, James <jimtibensky_at_fastmail.fm> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> And have you ever seen what a little bit of oil can do to waves? >>>> >>>> >>>> Oil is such an effective modifier to waves - even large waves - that it >>>> was >>>> common practice for sailors to leak oil from bags tied to the stern >>>> when >>>> lying hove-to in storms. This was considered to be a survival tactic >>>> and >>>> was discussed in sailing literature as recently as the 1980s. It's >>>> probably >>>> now considered old-fashioned by the sailing elite with new technology >>>> but I >>>> expect that it's still used even now by small boat sailors. >>>> >>>> Craig Jungers >>>> Moses Lake, WA >>>> www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 30 2009 - 23:26:01 PDT
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