My kayak and I were once trapped by a submerged grove of trees. Personally, I prefer seaweed to trees. Brad On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 5:17 PM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote: > I'm surprised we don't hear about more people getting into trouble in > heavy seaweed. I'm always concerned when I paddle over it. I try practicing > rolling in the lighter stuff, occasionally, but I always seems to pick up a > critter when I do! > > Mark > > On 2/25/2012 12:31 PM, Robert Carter wrote: > >> This mass of seaweed and kelp looks to be floating loose. >> It would have been another matter if the long strands of kelp had been >> attached to the shore bottom. >> Years ago while rounding Point Gardner on Admirailty Island during high >> seas my bow plunged into and under a large mass of anchored Kelp. I was >> pounded for several minute while I broke the kelp apart with my bare hands. >> (The was the day I learned to carry a deck knife!) Catching a bow or stern >> in tangled anchored kelp especially in a surf like this video could prove >> a bad ending to a great day. >> >> Bob *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Feb 25 2012 - 20:33:39 PST
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