In article , Pim
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OK this will show how little I know about this right now ...

I watched a Liffey Descent 2003 video and I am intrigued. Plenty of hairy
capsizes to watch, but I've got no-one handy to ask who has actually been
there and done it!

My question is, is it OK to accept help from safety staff with getting lost
paddle back, or getting ashore or re-entry into the boat and to then
continue racing?

Or is it a case of 'a rescue swimmer so much as touches you and it's
curtains'?

Rescues are certainly OK in almost all racing events now - let's face it, if
you capsize, you're not likely to win...

You will get rescued more quickly if you shout out in a broad Irish accent:
"Help me owt, oi'm Oirish".

My personal experience being that an equally proficient rescue was carried
out after my somewhat inaccurate retort: "So am Oi!"

And some simple advice: never let go of your paddle.



Allan Bennett
Not a fan of intrigue

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