[Paddlewise] Wreckhouse-Greenland

From: skimmer [mailto:skimmer_at_enter.net] 
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 12:33 PM
To: 'Doug Lloyd'
Subject: Wreckhouse-Greenland

 

Hi Doug,

 

Thanks for posting the reference for your SeaKayaker report!

 

Looking for a challenge? I sure would like to learn exactly what happened to
those paddlers caught in the wind storm in Greenland last week. I've been
watching the reports, but the reporters over there only seem interested in
deaths (or likelihood of same), not in how the wind storm came on or what
the paddlers were able to do in such winds. It is worth noting that they
were dressed to swim, unlike the two 63-yr-old fellows from Michigan that
got hammered in northern Newfoundland some weeks ago.

 

The trip leaders in Greenland must have had the possibility of such weather
in their bag of tricks when they planned the trip. I just don't believe they
could have set off thinking all sunny days forever-no problems- no worries!
Tell me they were all equipped with those little short GP walking sticks!
Are they able to use VHF or cell phones (or position locators) on their
trips?

 

Thanks,

Chuck Sutherland
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