Re: [Paddlewise] waves in california

I think we need to distinguish between sit-on-tops and sit-inside boats.  A
swamped boat, full of water, has an extraordinarily large amount of momentum
- there's probably hundreds of pounds of mass there.  The surf ski we were
talking about originally doesn't have that problem, I think, though it still
weighs more than a surfboard.

Weight of the boat, swamped or not, isn't everything though - a large
unswamped boat, even a light one, that is being pushed by a wave still can
have the momentum of the water behind it.


On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 15:32, Scott Hilliard <kiayker_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>  Question to those who know about these things better than I: Would it be
>> of
>> any help, safety wise, if the paddler teathered himself to the kayak like
>> board surfers do with their boards. Or would it be even more dangerous for
>> the
>> paddler himself. Maybe get a leg yanked off or something.
>>
>

>   Your typical surfboard is very light, and creates much less resistance
> being pulled through the water then one would think. And since they are
> usually attached to the swimmer by a leash they are not prone to flying
> totally out of control in the surf. Compare that to the kayaker I personally
> know who got tangled in their boat-to-paddle leash in the surf and was
> dragged into shore collecting numerous scrapes and contusions along the way.
> It was a dangerous situation for this paddler to be in, and would have been
> a dangerous situation for any swimmers that might have been in the path of
> the runaway kayak.
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