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Still alive and back in Oregon. It took me 5 years to write my book on that trip. I'm told it is quite entertaining. I get "rescued" in Chapters 1 , 5 & 8. Working on a  set of educational childrens books, historic Genaology book and plan on traveling down the Oregon/CA. coastline and completing a book mainly of photos. Excited about that one as I look at taking pictures in a whole another way and they are sure to be amazing,beautiful and original.

On 6/1/2011 at 6:17 AM, adambolonsky said:

What was that like, having the CG show up? I was surprised to see in the photo that they placed you between the rescue boat and your kayak.

Did they haul your kayak aboard and take you ashore?

I'd love to hear what the rest of the rescue was like: the details of what happened once the CG picked you up and you were in their boat.

https://www.amazon.com/YOURE-CRAZY-KAYAKING-GULF-CARIBBEAN-ebook/dp/B01EKWYYLY

Still alive and back in Oregon. It took me 5 years to write my book on that trip. I'm told it is quite entertaining. I get "rescued" in Chapters 1 , 5 & 8. Working on a  set of educational childrens books, historic Genaology book and plan on traveling down the Oregon/CA. coastline and completing a book mainly of photos. Excited about that one as I look at taking pictures in a whole another way and they are sure to be amazing,beautiful and original.

On 6/1/2011 at 4:12 AM, brambor said:

Good luck to you and thanks for chiming in. I second the choice of EPIRB. I am in awe of your upcoming adventures. P.S. Hurricane season officially started today. Maybe the wind that picked your kayak airborne was a prequel. Stay safe.

 

I'd love to see a well done foot pump that is easily installed.

Ty

Mine is actually wired to a switch outside a pelican case attached in front of my seat to floor with heavy velcro.two holes drilled in case but marine sealant keeps it dry inside.Wires are glued to floor running up to front of cockpit.Easy reach in,flip the switch to empty cockpit.Nice for rough landings where water gets in too.

BTW pelican case holds 12V battery,12 AA batteries charging & dc outlet.All hooked to 12v solar panel.Also have an ac/dc converter for those non AA battery items like camera/cellphone.Can even charge my HP mini laptop.

What was that like, having the CG show up? I was surprised to see in the photo that they placed you between the rescue boat and your kayak.

Did they haul your kayak aboard and take you ashore?

I'd love to hear what the rest of the rescue was like: the details of what happened once the CG picked you up and you were in their boat.

It was quite amazing.3 boats & a helicopter converged on me at the same time.Helicopter went right over me and did not see the 18' of white hull.My GPS was not waterproof enough & could not be "viewed" from inside a protective case so I did not have my exact location.I told them 4 miles SW of Cat Island which was almost exactly correct.They did haul my kayak on board.I have an electric bilge pump which helped a lot as it was so heavy they could only hold it up & wait for it to drain.

Not only did they take me ashore but they treated me like an ole friend.They even dry dock stored my kayak for a few days while I regrouped & re-geared.I'll probably add the USCG to my will in some way as I've never found a more deserving organization!

My blog has a pretty good detailed account of that day.....it is listed earlier in this post.

Thanks to everyone for there support.Hopefully I will be well prepared before I hit the Mexico boarder.

That was me out there that day.Probably should have waited for better condition but the winds have been strong and steady around here for 2 months(unusual)Did not know the bag had filled with water.It had less then 1 pound of gear in it & a waterproof inner bag that should have been holding air not water....mainly used to transport gear to campsite.I have gotten rid of it.Skeg broke which is why I went over in the first place.Brass grommet had come off,cable came free & allowed water to enter which wasn't helping matters.Had I not had the VHF or was unable to use it I certainly would have cut everything off the deck (and then been able to reenter)Weather kicked up something fierce on that last mile...wind tripled as well as waves.Have upgrade to better gear,epirb,flare gun,better gps.Still looking for gear that can handle the condition as most gear doesn't.Been a rough 3 weeks but as soon as my leg heals I'll be back at it!