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I'm curious about the picture of the guy paddling with his ski broken in half; If that happens I would feel the ski would sink fairly rapidly, no?
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HangTen wrote: Laperouse,
Thanks for the response and explanation.
Have you tested swimming with a paddle in it? I'm curious to what extent the paddle would slow you down, since I know people cite a paddle leashed to the boat acts as a drift anchor although I've never tried it.
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Also, I'm a terrible swimmer so it's a foregone conclusion that if I am detached from the boat there is no way I am catching it, but curious if anyone would be able to swim after their boat if the paddle wasn't attached to the boat.
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I imagine a windblown ski is going to escape even the fastest human swimmers from a cold start much less one dragging a paddle.
Thoughts? Anyone have any luck catching their ski?
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I drag my paddle behind me because they cost $300. Swimming in downwind conditions is not that big a deal. you should try it some time.HangTen wrote: LaPerouse,
Thanks for the info! Have you tested swimming with the paddle in actually downwind conditions?
Yes, I have. I wrote that previously.
If really no additional drag in downwind conditions then the whole paddle leash acting as a wind anchor is pretty bunk.
No, It's not "bunk" A leash tethered to a boat will slow the boat. That's why people do it.
I can swim, but I am no Michael Phelps or spec ski surf rescue life guard and open ocean swimming in downwind conditions is a different equation especially when you're wearing a pfd(in your case also towing a paddle), and in my case wearing a drysuit a serious chunk of the year. My point was that in reality no one is going to be able to catch their windblown ski swimming in downwind conditions, and I'm definitely not going to be able to.
Well, if you plan on paddling in a drysuit with a pfd, you had better stay close to shore,
because it sounds like you won't be able to swim very far. I have an inflatable PFD and I swim 5 days a week, in 72 degree water, so I'm fine for miles.
I think it's important for everyone to think this kind of thing through beforehand and prepare yourself mentally for the realities, because in the heat of the moment with your adrenaline kicking into high gear and not having the time to necessarily think things through I think a fair amount of logic goes straight out the window and a lot of people might expend energy trying to sprint swim after a boat they were never going to be able to catch, potentially going further offshore and just be that bit more spent physically and emotionally when you fail to catch it.
What the hell are you going on about? First you ask if a boat can be caught, now you are some kind of expert, counseling the forum on what to expect in an emergency? I'll listen to the people that have been there and done that thank you very much. And I'd suggest the same to the other forum readers.
So if the boat is gone and you're not going to catch it, not sure why you'd tow the paddle(to try and use for signaling?) I feel like you having written that you'd been bonked on your head by your ski you wouldn't want to take the risk of towing a paddle shaped projectile behind you.
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