I've had 2 opportunities to use a throw bag/tow line this year. An ultra small throw bag/storage bag with cord, might fit the bill... The previous use would have been to pull a sailboat off of the rocks... On my surf ski I'm a minimalist paddler. If it's not attached to my pfd I don't have it... On Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:27 -0700, "Erik S" <laivotais_at_yahoo.com> wrote: > Kirk Olsen wrote: > How would you stop a boat tumbling downwind... > Stopping the tumbling boat with your hull will likely > damage your boat and/or the boat which > is tumbling. > I don't paddle on the ocean with a throwbag, so that > bit of potential equipment isn't available. > Maybe it's time to start carrying a small throwbag? Perhaps a custom-built one with parachute cord in it to keep size/weight at a minimum? Tossing it over the boat from upwind may either slow the boat, or - with sufficient slack - allow the boat to roll over the rope, allowing someone to grab the other end? Or maybe with a small drogue on the thrown end? Many years ago I built such a custom throwbag for whitewater use - to allow for ferrying rescue ropes across a wide river for a tag/zip line. After a number of years of never needing it, the small bag - about the size of a large grapefruit - was deleted from my paddling kit. Erik Sprenne -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 07 2010 - 13:10:15 PDT
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