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| + | ===== Re: Deck Rescue and Personal Safety (Tsunami Ranger story) ===== | ||
| - | **Re: Desk rescue and personal safety** \\ | + | \\ |
| - | Dale McKinnon\\ | + | **Dale McKinnon** \\ |
| 12/24/07 #3934 | 12/24/07 #3934 | ||
| - | While I lived in California (on the San Mateo coastline) I witnessed a rescue by the Tsunami Rangers in 10' swell/breakers. Apparently, each paddler had a 50' line of 1/8' nylon line as part of their paddling kit. I can't figure out any other reason for the following of what they did and how they did it, because this is how they rescued one of their own: | + | While I lived in California (on the San Mateo coastline) I witnessed a rescue by the **Tsunami Rangers** in 10' swell/breakers. Apparently, each paddler had a 50' line of 1/8' nylon line as part of their paddling kit. I can't figure out any other reason for the following of what they did and how they did it, because this is how they rescued one of their own: |
| One paddler was injured but concious. (I found out later that he disclocated his shoulder trying a high brace on a big wave.) Two other paddlers rescued him. To get the injured paddler through the line of breakers, they “hog-tied” one kayak to the other by bringing them together (like a catamaran) and passed a single loop with a slip knot around the bow, ran the line down the length of and between the kayaks, then wrapped another slip-knotted loop around the sterns of both kayaks and tightened the whole thing up. The injured kayaker remained in his boat, with a fellow paddler/rescuer next to him. | One paddler was injured but concious. (I found out later that he disclocated his shoulder trying a high brace on a big wave.) Two other paddlers rescued him. To get the injured paddler through the line of breakers, they “hog-tied” one kayak to the other by bringing them together (like a catamaran) and passed a single loop with a slip knot around the bow, ran the line down the length of and between the kayaks, then wrapped another slip-knotted loop around the sterns of both kayaks and tightened the whole thing up. The injured kayaker remained in his boat, with a fellow paddler/rescuer next to him. | ||
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