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steen bondo wrote:

cramersec wrote:

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Also looks like a nice way to slice a skirt.

Couldn't have said it better.

The rescue is part of a new syllabus here in DK - obviously I don't like
it at all.

It's quite an effective rescue done between playboats. It has the
advantage that the swimmer uses his/her legs instead of arms to do
most of the work, so an overweight/understrong swimmer can be reunited
with their boat.

In a playboat, you usually have a flat front deck, which gives a nice
step.

When the swimmer is an adult, it gets interesting, because the
rescuer's boat goes nearly vertical, but the swimmer's boat is then
supported by the water, and the rescue can still be made to work. Key
point is asking the swimmer to use their arms to take some of the
weight off their feet/your boat.

And, yes, you do need a reinforced spraydeck.


hilsen / regards


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Alan Adams, from Northamptonshire

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