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Questions : Kayaking with Boats present
'Be ready to spin the kayak to bow on. This is not to present a smaller
target, but to allow the boat to do its best to escape damage and protect you.' REPLY: Thanks Matt. Dont i want to turn the kayak so the broadside is toward the approaching boat so he can see it more readily and hopefully turn (yet still be prepared to jump off ) ? |
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Questions : Kayaking with Boats present
Hello
On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 14:53:44 -0500, (Dave in Lake Villa) wrote: 'Be ready to spin the kayak to bow on. This is not to present a smaller target, but to allow the boat to do its best to escape damage and protect you.' REPLY: Thanks Matt. Dont i want to turn the kayak so the broadside is toward the approaching boat so he can see it more readily and hopefully turn (yet still be prepared to jump off ) ? I was thinking more of bows on, so that if he misses you the kayak can ride over the wake more easily. Also think being bows on in a collision would protect you more. :-) My Website: http://gannetweb.awardspace.com Delete the You Know What to email me! |
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Ok ...then its bows on.
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Questions : Kayaking with Boats present
Dave in Lake Villa wrote:
'Be ready to spin the kayak to bow on. This is not to present a smaller target, but to allow the boat to do its best to escape damage and protect you.' REPLY: Thanks Matt. Don't i want to turn the kayak so the broadside is toward the approaching boat so he can see it more readily and hopefully turn (yet still be prepared to jump off ) ? Dave, Jumping off is really not an option (just for grins - try it sometime - you can't get very far). If the motorboat is on a collision course and has shown no correction, keep waving a paddle but assume he will not change course. Many of the small boat operators do not have a very good understanding of what the boats maneuvering capabilities actually are. Many strike things because the literally don't know how to not. Be mindful of how long it will take you to get bow on and how you can do it best. I found that backwater on the close side with a sweeping stoke worked best for the boats I have had, but find what you are most capable and comfortable at completing. Practicing this is not stupid. My kayaks never had a rudder. (There are some out there that actually take aim at small paddle and sailboats with the intent of making the miss as close as possible.) As Anthony said, bow on will allow the kayak to manage the wake best and put more boat between you and the oncoming. When the oncoming is close, it will be up to you to decide when is too close. This is why you need to know how best to swing and how long it will take. The motorboat operator will probably think you are over reacting, but it is not his life he is risking. Many jet-ski, PWC or whatever have very little understanding of anything and many not be aware that if they shut the power down they then have no directional control at all and it may take a good distance to slow or stop the craft. Remember that the number of people that was cause such problems is small, just the problems that they create are large. Enjoy, Matt Colie Lifelong Waterman, Licensed Mariner |
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