Interesting - the search isn't producing any results - could you just psot
the link to the specific thread pleae?


"Qajaq" wrote in message
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With all the talk about "Hand of God" rescues here, I thought I'd post
a copy of this message was posted on the QAJAQ-USA Message board on
Friday, 17 June 2005, at 12:30 p.m. by Don Beale. It discusses the
"Hand of God" technique as demonstrated by Pavia Lumbolt at the 2005
SSTIKS event.

"Pavia showed us a MUCH better way to do a Hand of God rescue. Always
before, wed grap the PFD of the victim, push them down on the back
deck, and haul them up with one hand on the PFD and one hand on the
coaming.

Pavia has us go behind them, get ahold of the boat, and rotate it
partway up so the victim is at the surface of the water. Lets say they
are on your right-hand side... ANd youre bow-to-stern, so thier stern
is on your right and they are behind you... Now grab the boats sheer
(the one further from you)with your left hand, and push down on the
closer side of the hull with your right - rotating them up so thier
floating at the surface. Now, holding the boat with your left hand,
reach clear down on the outside with your right hand and grab thier
boat by the opposite sheer. Now your grip on thier boat is secure -
your left hand on the up sheer side, and your right hand reaching
across and ahold of thier down sheer side.

Now roll underneath thier boat. Use your leverage as you roll down to
pull their boat upright over the top of you. And then use thier boat to
roll yourself back up.

Try it - its a lot easier to do than it is to describe - and its a LOT
more powerful. Youre essentially pulling thier boat upright over the
top of you, instead of pulling them up and pushing thier boat
underneath. When we did it, Pavia had us remain rigid and hold the
coaming - making it almost impossible to do it the old way - and its so
easy its amazing. He then has us flailing around, and fighting the
rescue. Bottom line is that you pull up the victim, no matter what they
are doing.

Another advantage is that you can do this from behind the victim, where
they cant get ahold of you. No risk of a half-concious panicky person
pulling your glasses off, or holding you under... "

That's it - For more info on this topic, check out
http://www.qajaqusa.org/cgi-bin/Gree...orum_config.pl , go
to bottom of screen and enter "Hand of God" into SEARCH criteria.

Best,
Ed