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PTSIZE="12"><B>Steve:</B></FONT></DIV>
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PTSIZE="12"><B>I think that one agreed me at least 5+ years. Good lessons
learned.</B></FONT></DIV>
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PTSIZE="12"><B>Regards,<BR>George Miller<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~</B></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/6/2008 12:18:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
hullcracker@yahoo.com writes:</DIV>
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size=2>George,<BR><BR>I think we can take some of our CKF trip report
adventures and make our own version of the book "Deep Trouble". We have
gathered a few hairy reports over the years. It was good to read the Salt
Point Saga again.<BR><BR>Steve
W<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><B><I>MicroCapMaven@aol.com</I></B> wrote:
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ptsize="12"><B>I once had to do a paddle float self rescue in 20 ft seas/30+
kt winds, off Sonoma County (see trip report "Salt Point Saga" circa 2000).
My newly acquired roll failed me in those conditions and it was too rough to
cowboy back into my Perception Pirouette. An electric pump would have made a
reentry roll much more practical. </B></FONT></DIV>
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ptsize="12"><B>The paddle float technique stabilized the boat well, although
it took me a couple of tries to initially get back in. I tried to keep
the float deployed while pumping out, with Paul holding on to help stabilize
me for a while. Another guy, Sid, whose kayak sank in over 100 ft. of
water, was causing me problems while grabbing my boat in panic, until Mike
Higgins took him away.</B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>Some may ask, what the h___ were we
doing out in 20 ft. seas? Read the trip report.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>I also had to use a paddle float to
get back in not long after I got out of a three week vacation in the
hospital with an elbow operation and stomach problems.
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>Always bring a paddle float and pump
with you while out in your sea kayak.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3 family="SANSSERIF"
ptsize="12"><B>Regards,<BR>George
Miller<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~</B></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/6/2008 8:44:47 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
sandmarks@ca.rr.com writes:</DIV>
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size=2>Jeff,<BR><BR>Sure that works in the best of circumstances, but in
our little scenario on<BR>Sunday we had one guy towing one guy pumping and
one guy stabilizing his<BR>boat--mostly to get him out of harms way
quicker. If your paddling in calm<BR>or safe area and go over, you'll
probably do fine with the paddle float<BR>stabilizing you. Even with an
electric pump it would help till the pump got<BR>out enough water. But if
you go over around rocks and waves, they may not<BR>wait for you to be
ready before they send in round two. Practice a PF rescue<BR>and boat
pumping session and then envision being at Abalone Point with
waves<BR>crashing and rocks around you. You'll probably realize time is
not on your<BR>side.<BR><BR>And since you are new and I haven't ranted
about my second pet safety peeve<BR>for a while, I'll do so now! I carry
an inflatable paddlefloat, wouldn't<BR>leave home without it. But back in
the day when I wasn't such an amazing<BR>roller, I'd never use it for a
rescue. I would use the foam float that I<BR>made from a small kick
board.<BR><BR>http://www.sandmarks.net/paddlefloat.html<BR><BR>Hardly any
time to deploy, no giant sack to fill with water and leaves your<BR>paddle
freer to be used for what it was meant to be, a paddle.<BR><BR>My safety
strategy for paddling alone was an electric pump and paddle
float<BR>reentry roll using my easy to use board. The paddle float reentry
roll is<BR>easy peezy, but leaves you with more water in your boat, but
that wasn't a<BR>big deal with my pump.<BR><BR>Hope to see you on the
water to practice some wet stuff. Maybe we can do a<BR>Saturday practice
soon.<BR><BR>Mark Sanders<BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR><BR><BR>Couldn't you use a paddle float as an outrigger to
stabilize you while<BR>you pump out the water? I think the electric
pump is a great idea, but<BR>it adds another point of failure too IMNO (In
My Newbie
Opinion).<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>-Jeff<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Info
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