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Liffey descent newby question
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'? P |
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wrote: 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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