leong Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 https://paddling.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=783950cb0b5631ae167c815a6&id=7d9a4bc8aa&e=c16e7dc81e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverseyourself Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Nicely executed! What’s the actual danger of an explosion in a case like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolster Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 If the engine has shut off (seemed like it did), fuel fumes can build up in the engine compartment. If the fire gets to those fumes and there is enough build-up, then the potential is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Nystrom Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 A brave woman doing amazing work, especially considering she was holding her paddle upside-down and backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverseyourself Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Also, the left paddle blade just sliced through the water because of that unnecessary blade offset. That aside, I admire her for her courage, her willingness to put herself in danger and her sheer willpower to get back to the beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leong Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, Brian Nystrom said: A brave woman doing amazing work, especially considering she was holding her paddle upside-down and backwards. I reported this paddle-position anomaly here several years ago. I'm on the water almost everyday (either paddling or sailing a small craft) in southeast Florida and the anomaly persists; i.e. anecdotally, 80% of paddlers here hold their paddles as you describe. If it was random it would be 50%. Even when I correct someone they often they revert to backwards after they land and relaunch. Perhaps there's a thesis topic waiting for some Ph.D. student in the psychology of ergonomics and/or perceived paddling hydrodynamics. Edited February 9, 2018 by leong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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