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| About 6 mi into our 8 mi paddle Gabe and NG were stopped about 1/4 mi back. I hung out with BC for a few mins and then saw a vertical paddle and assumed it was a distress signal. I headed back to see what was up. NG was shivering badly and could no longer stay upright. He had fallen out several times and was mildly hypothermic. Gabe was holding him up. NG was wearing a farmer john, rash guard and nylon jacket with no seal at the wrists or neck and no booties. As a side note, I could only see Gabe in safety orange, NG's dark blue jacket, black pfd and black boat made him practically invisible from a distance. We got on both sides of him, each putting a foot in his foot well and paddled towards shore. We made some decent progress and got past the biggest section of waves. After a while we tried letting him paddle but he capsized almost immediately. After another 45 mins or so of paddling we made it to sheltered water, he had stopped shivering and had good use of his arms. We let our swimmer finish paddling in the last 5 mins alone to the takeout. My wife, driving shuttle, was a little worried at this point as we were well past our ETA. I called her from the water from my cell and she moved the car down closer to shorten the paddle by a mile or so. The Lifeproof iPhone case once again proving it's worth. I also had a VHF in my vest but did not use it. | About 6 mi into our 8 mi paddle Gabe and NG were stopped about 1/4 mi back. I hung out with BC for a few mins and then saw a vertical paddle and assumed it was a distress signal. I headed back to see what was up. NG was shivering badly and could no longer stay upright. He had fallen out several times and was mildly hypothermic. Gabe was holding him up. NG was wearing a farmer john, rash guard and nylon jacket with no seal at the wrists or neck and no booties. As a side note, I could only see Gabe in safety orange, NG's dark blue jacket, black pfd and black boat made him practically invisible from a distance. We got on both sides of him, each putting a foot in his foot well and paddled towards shore. We made some decent progress and got past the biggest section of waves. After a while we tried letting him paddle but he capsized almost immediately. After another 45 mins or so of paddling we made it to sheltered water, he had stopped shivering and had good use of his arms. We let our swimmer finish paddling in the last 5 mins alone to the takeout. My wife, driving shuttle, was a little worried at this point as we were well past our ETA. I called her from the water from my cell and she moved the car down closer to shorten the paddle by a mile or so. The Lifeproof iPhone case once again proving it's worth. I also had a VHF in my vest but did not use it. | ||
| - | The other new guy on our paddle was solid the whole day and his only issues were his Stellar's giant footwell swamping too easily and he was roasted in his drysuit and pile.\\ | + | The other new guy on our paddle was solid the whole day and his only issues were his Stellar's giant footwell swamping too easily and he was roasted in his drysuit and pile. |
| In the end there was some lessons learned: being dressed for conditions, be prepared for the unexpected, be honest about your abilities. All the usual things that get us in trouble or get us killed. Had there been just two of us, I would have been calling on CH 16 on the VHF. It was a good reminder heading into the cold/windy paddling season that things can go bad on what some would consider a 'mild' day and what some consider a mild day may be too much for others. | In the end there was some lessons learned: being dressed for conditions, be prepared for the unexpected, be honest about your abilities. All the usual things that get us in trouble or get us killed. Had there been just two of us, I would have been calling on CH 16 on the VHF. It was a good reminder heading into the cold/windy paddling season that things can go bad on what some would consider a 'mild' day and what some consider a mild day may be too much for others. | ||
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| New guy, first time downwinder here. Also known here as (BC). | New guy, first time downwinder here. Also known here as (BC). | ||
| - | First I would like to say what a good job Gabe did playing on the water sheep dog and Nick and Gabe in the role as shepherds. Calm,cool and collected when needed. | + | First I would like to say what a good job Gabe did playing on-the-water sheep dog and Nick and Gabe in the role as shepherds. Calm,cool and collected when needed. |
| I will second comments about visibility. (NG) essentially vanished at anything more than 100 meters away in the rain and haze over the water. When there seemed to be an issue with (NG)… Too far back. Nick and I stopped and waited for them to catch up ( Gabe had paddles back there 15 min? Before) . | I will second comments about visibility. (NG) essentially vanished at anything more than 100 meters away in the rain and haze over the water. When there seemed to be an issue with (NG)… Too far back. Nick and I stopped and waited for them to catch up ( Gabe had paddles back there 15 min? Before) . | ||
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