Let me know when we are doing it again, wouldn\'t miss it for the world!!!Trisha C.
PS little picture of calm Corsican seas.
the epic
the epic
It was a great night Ciaran, thanks again, especially to Trisha Byrne who had to put up with me for about half an hour. Don\'t think I will be paddling for a while, have a very wide finger that won\'t bend, but it can stay that way if the alternative is 12 hours in casualty. Am dusting off the tow rope and reading the manual for the radio, its these RTFM models that get me!!!Learned more in one night than I did in the last year.
Let me know when we are doing it again, wouldn\'t miss it for the world!!!Trisha C.
PS little picture of calm Corsican seas.
Let me know when we are doing it again, wouldn\'t miss it for the world!!!Trisha C.
PS little picture of calm Corsican seas.
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ciaranclissmann
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Re:the epic
Here\'s a thought : it\'d be good to do some controlled scenarios when next in choppy water. Things to practice :
X-rescues
Towing a person without a boat
Rafting
Putting a casualty on a raft, to keep them warm until their boat comes in.
Here\'s another thought:
No paddlers on the sea without some sort of paddle leash. Even a bit of string.
Here\'s a final one - did anyone find a pair of black seaspecs sunglasses, lost by yours truly yesterday, possibly on shore.
Ciaran
X-rescues
Towing a person without a boat
Rafting
Putting a casualty on a raft, to keep them warm until their boat comes in.
Here\'s another thought:
No paddlers on the sea without some sort of paddle leash. Even a bit of string.
Here\'s a final one - did anyone find a pair of black seaspecs sunglasses, lost by yours truly yesterday, possibly on shore.
Ciaran
Re:the epic
I think this is a great idea, had the same thought this morning as i nursed my sore hand. On one of the northside paddles Sean Pierce did a very good one whereby he turfed about 12 paddlers in the water and tried lots of different scenarios. It was actually great fun - just like last night. I definitely think it would be a good idea, it also make people more comfortable about falling in the water. Will certainly be willing as soon as I finish my beginners course.
Trisha :woohoo:
Trisha :woohoo:
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ciaranclissmann
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Re:the epic
It\'s about priorities, Mo. In the water, the sunnies were obviously at the top of my priorities list. Once ashore, beer displaced them, and they vanished 
Tricia, I think I was on that scenario in Skerries. As I recall, for every two bodies in the water, the trick was for one to hold one boat by its toggle and stabilise the other one, then the second body climbed into his/her boat (or indeed did a re-entry and roll), then X-rescued the person in the water, then jumped back in again. The newly-X-rescued person then X\'ed the other person\'s boat, to get the water out, and there you go, good as new.
Now, why did no-one do that last night ? In all seriousness, this is a viable approach even in water like last night, but it takes a fair bit of practice and confidence. And, having someone to keep you off the rocks with his/her towline while you\'re doing this is very useful. As is holding onto your boat, cos you\'re going to need it to do this.
Here\'s another thought : pumping is really only a runner if (a) you have a footpump and can keep upright when you\'re boat\'s full or (b) it\'s all calmed down and you\'re in a raft. The most important thing is to get a good X-rescue done, with the boats as empty as possible, and then to get the spraydeck back on ASAP. Ideally, this means the rescuer being between the next breaking wave and the vulnerable open cockpit. I certainly found last night that after a couple of swims the rescuer should also take on the job of getting at least the back of the spraydeck back into position, rather than waiting for the cold and shaky hands of the unfortunate rescuee.
Ciaran
Tricia, I think I was on that scenario in Skerries. As I recall, for every two bodies in the water, the trick was for one to hold one boat by its toggle and stabilise the other one, then the second body climbed into his/her boat (or indeed did a re-entry and roll), then X-rescued the person in the water, then jumped back in again. The newly-X-rescued person then X\'ed the other person\'s boat, to get the water out, and there you go, good as new.
Now, why did no-one do that last night ? In all seriousness, this is a viable approach even in water like last night, but it takes a fair bit of practice and confidence. And, having someone to keep you off the rocks with his/her towline while you\'re doing this is very useful. As is holding onto your boat, cos you\'re going to need it to do this.
Here\'s another thought : pumping is really only a runner if (a) you have a footpump and can keep upright when you\'re boat\'s full or (b) it\'s all calmed down and you\'re in a raft. The most important thing is to get a good X-rescue done, with the boats as empty as possible, and then to get the spraydeck back on ASAP. Ideally, this means the rescuer being between the next breaking wave and the vulnerable open cockpit. I certainly found last night that after a couple of swims the rescuer should also take on the job of getting at least the back of the spraydeck back into position, rather than waiting for the cold and shaky hands of the unfortunate rescuee.
Ciaran