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Re: Inadvertent Rescue Practice

Posted By: Doug Downey
Date: Monday, 11 August 2003, at 12:43 p.m.

In Response To: Inadvertent Rescue Practice (Robert N Pruden)

"Deep Trouble" great book, should be required reading for all paddlers. Gave a copy to each of my siblings when they purchased kayaks.

I keep a tennis ball in my day hatch. On occasion a game of water lacrose using paddles is also a great exercise for balance, bracing, and rolling.

Doug

: I was out at the lake with the family a couple of days ago, of course, I took
: the kayak with me. I was paddling around, teasing the kids who were in an
: inflatable dingy, by pretending to take ramming runs at them and veering
: off just before impact. I was getting great practice with quick steep
: leaning turns. The kids decided it would be fun to grab the bow handhold
: and try to climb aboard. I was taken aback by their strategy to usurp my
: mischief as they tried to climb onto the foredeck. I ended up letting them
: climb on and figured out how to do it without capsizing. I leaned way out
: opposite to the side they were climbing and used a sculling brace to
: support my lean. Two of the kids successfully got on the foredeck and
: proceeded to try to tip me over. My sculling braces kept me up and they
: had loads of fun. I am currently reading "Deep Trouble" and just
: made the connection that I was getting some excellent training in rescue
: technique that could save someone's life. It's funny how what we call fun
: has some very real applications to staying alive and protecting those who
: are in deep trouble. The worst of it was that I wasn't wearing my pfd.
: Fortunately for me, the water was warm and only three and a half feet
: deep. I managed to stay relatively dry the whole time.

: Robert N Pruden

Messages In This Thread

Inadvertent Rescue Practice
Robert N Pruden -- Saturday, 9 August 2003, at 2:34 a.m.

Re: Inadvertent Practice
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- Saturday, 9 August 2003, at 12:01 p.m.

Different water, too
Pamela -- Tuesday, 12 August 2003, at 5:17 p.m.

Re: Different water, too
Bert -- Tuesday, 12 August 2003, at 10:14 p.m.

Re: Different water, too
Pamela -- Tuesday, 12 August 2003, at 11:43 p.m.

Funneling plus....
Randy Knauff -- Wednesday, 13 August 2003, at 12:58 a.m.

... plus a glacier
Pamela -- Wednesday, 13 August 2003, at 7:28 a.m.

Re: Different water, too
John K -- Wednesday, 13 August 2003, at 6:46 p.m.

Every word can be traced to its greek roots. *NM*
Robert N Pruden -- Saturday, 16 August 2003, at 6:28 p.m.

Correction
David -- Sunday, 17 August 2003, at 9:18 p.m.

Correction
Pamela -- Monday, 18 August 2003, at 9:19 a.m.

Hey Pam, and Erik the Viking
David -- Tuesday, 19 August 2003, at 4:06 a.m.

Greetings from the Great Lakes
Pamela -- Tuesday, 19 August 2003, at 9:51 a.m.

Re: Inadvertent Rescue Practice
Shawn Baker -- Sunday, 10 August 2003, at 2:37 p.m.

"rough water simulator"
Mick -- Monday, 11 August 2003, at 2:26 a.m.

Re: Inadvertent Rescue Practice
Doug Downey -- Monday, 11 August 2003, at 12:43 p.m.

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