jdkilroy Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Hey all: Since the weather seems intent on making rather uncomfortable to be on the water, I thought I would look around for some articles on lessons learned while paddling. Here's one from Sean Morely My link Another paddler in that group wrote this of the incident: My link There is a video at either site that goes along with the story Anyone else know of some stories to mull over? Add the link to this thread. Happy shoveling... Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEL Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Only story involves using snowshoes to create track to get boats out for Sunday's pool session. Boring.Here is more eye candy. Ed Lawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Allen Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Here's an interesting write up of a summer adventure ("the incident") that's really illustrative of what can happen when good (or even great) paddlers get complacent.http://www.frv-roklub.dk/attachments/157_ReportSeaKayakIncidentNoorderhaaks13June2010.pdfPhil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzert Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Here's an interesting write up of a summer adventure ("the incident") that's really illustrative of what can happen when good (or even great) paddlers get complacent. http://www.frv-roklub.dk/attachments/157_ReportSeaKayakIncidentNoorderhaaks13June2010.pdf Phil Wow and I thought we over-analyzed events :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzert Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Wow and I thought we over-analyzed events :-) I retract the snarky comment! Having read through the full report there is a lot of good information and food for thought. Barry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Allen Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I retract the snarky comment! Having read through the full report there is a lot of good information and food for thought. Barry. Yeah, it was kinda (understatement) informative and thought provoking. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcosloy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 There were several lessons from the report that we could learn from. A group of ostensibly much experienced and skilled paddlers had a goal (practice rescues in calm conditions) and didn't think to prepare for worst case scenarios. e.g. VHF's abounded but in hatches not on persons. No designated leader (sound familiar)? I liked very much the incident report where each participant added their own voice as if in conversation as opposed to the often individual and conflicting trip reports we in NSPN do after a dramatic day on the water. Re-enter and roll seems to be the gold standard for a leader and while the reports were ambiguous on this; it did appear that some were relying on foot pumps after capsize and recovery. Is this a necessary safety requirement that we who occasionally get into Level 4 environments eschew at our peril? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingsn Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 There were several lessons from the report that we could learn from. A group of ostensibly much experienced and skilled paddlers had a goal (practice rescues in calm conditions) and didn't think to prepare for worst case scenarios. e.g. VHF's abounded but in hatches not on persons. No designated leader (sound familiar)? I liked very much the incident report where each participant added their own voice as if in conversation as opposed to the often individual and conflicting trip reports we in NSPN do after a dramatic day on the water. Re-enter and roll seems to be the gold standard for a leader and while the reports were ambiguous on this; it did appear that some were relying on foot pumps after capsize and recovery. Is this a necessary safety requirement that we who occasionally get into Level 4 environments eschew at our peril? I found the participants qualifications at the end to be very impressive. Very well analysised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdkilroy Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 A couple more: The first from the northwest, a solo paddler gets into trouble: Media report Paddler's own words This odd tale serves to remind us of what are (and more importantly, are not) appropriate watercraft. A new look at the notion of a PFD Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEL Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 This odd tale serves to remind us of what are (and more importantly, are not) appropriate watercraft. for a better view than a police badge: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/pair-rescued-after-ride-on-inflatable-doll-hits-a-snag/story-e6frf7kx-1225988977158 One wonders about that grin and how the bottoms of the bathers got lost. Ed Lawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzert Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 More instructors getting themselves into trouble ... Hampshire kayak instructors plucked to safety as darkness falls at sea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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