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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
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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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
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. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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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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