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Re: Heel hook rescue-- the "new rescue"

Posted By: rick stoehrer
Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2005, at 2:28 p.m.

In Response To: Heel hook rescue-- the "new rescue" (tiva)

i don't know what "heel/hook" rescue is BUT there is a method of re-entry from a basic t rescue that kinda sounds like that...

so okay, swimmer in the water, you assess real quick and determine it's safe for you to perform a rescue...okay, get to scene, swimmer hanging onto back of his/her boat, you get the boat perpindicular and then grabbing the bow, pull up onto your deck...roll her over to empty of water and slide boat back into water in a bow to stern aspect....you have swimmer come along outside of his boat, stow the swimmer paddle and...(and this is the part that sounds like the heel/hook thing you mention)...

swimmer floats on back in water with head towards his/her stern...have them then raise their OUTSIDE leg and HOOK their leg under the foredeck of their boat. using that leg as a lever, they can then essentially roll themself up and into their boat. with the OUTSIDE leg hooked, they even HAVE to roll towards you once their up. it's a pretty slick re-entry.

is that what you're talking about?

: A couple times the heel hook rescue has been mentioned on the board. I can't
: find a full description of it anywhere on google, or in books. Can someone
: give a detailed description? Thanks!

Messages In This Thread

Heel hook rescue-- the "new rescue"
tiva -- Wednesday, 31 August 2005, at 10:40 a.m.

Re: Heel hook rescue-- the "new rescue"
Jed -- Wednesday, 31 August 2005, at 2:18 p.m.

Re: Heel hook rescue-- the "new rescue"
rick stoehrer -- Wednesday, 31 August 2005, at 2:28 p.m.

Re: Heel hook rescue-- the "new rescue"
dan -- Wednesday, 31 August 2005, at 6:10 p.m.

Re: Heel hook rescue-- the "new rescue"
rick stoehrer -- Wednesday, 31 August 2005, at 6:30 p.m.

Re: Heel hook rescue-- the "new rescue"
Jed -- Wednesday, 31 August 2005, at 7:55 p.m.

Re: Heel hook rescue-- the "new rescue"
Randy Knauff -- Wednesday, 31 August 2005, at 8:23 p.m.

Re: Heel hook rescue-- the "new rescue"
rick stoehrer -- Wednesday, 31 August 2005, at 8:58 p.m.

Re: Heel hook rescue-- the "new rescue"
haresfur -- Wednesday, 31 August 2005, at 11:42 p.m.

Re: Heel hook rescue-- the "new rescue"
Jed -- Thursday, 1 September 2005, at 2:26 a.m.

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