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| ===== Saturday Morning 9:30 Big Winds ===== | ===== Saturday Morning 9:30 Big Winds ===== | ||
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| **michael.medler@…** \\ | **michael.medler@…** \\ | ||
| 08/29/15 #17897 | 08/29/15 #17897 | ||
| - | Well, that was interesting. There was a wee bit of eastern component once we got past the drydock that changed fun surfing into death grip paddling. I was thinking about the buddy system as I paddled by my buddies Rybczyk, Scoggins and Lipp as they swam around near their boats The most helpful thing I could think to do was yell "get back in your boat." Steve was actually the victim of a microburst that transitioned into a small waterspout as it passed over us. I will vouch for whatever story he tells. I saw him lifted strait up out of the boat till his leash arrested his vertical momentum. The guy clearly doesn't weigh enough. If I am not mistaken, he spent the next few seconds hiding under his boat. The most helpful thing I could do was paddle over to ask him if he still had a paddle, as it seemed likely to be about 500 feet up at that point. | + | Well, that was interesting. There was a wee bit of eastern component once we got past the drydock that changed fun surfing into death grip paddling. I was thinking about the buddy system as I paddled by my buddies Rybczyk, Scoggins and Lipp as they swam around near their boats The most helpful thing I could think to do was yell "get back in your boat." Steve was actually the victim of a microburst that transitioned into a small waterspout as it passed over us. I will vouch for whatever story he tells. I saw him lifted straight up out of the boat till his leash arrested his vertical momentum. The guy clearly doesn't weigh enough. If I am not mistaken, he spent the next few seconds hiding under his boat. The most helpful thing I could do was paddle over to ask him if he still had a paddle, as it seemed likely to be about 500 feet up at that point. |
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| - | I trust everyones back and accounted for……Everyone from our group is OK. Sounds like Revier's group including John and Mike M. are OK.\\ | + | I trust everyones back and accounted for……Everyone from our group is OK. Sounds like Reiver's group including John and Mike M. are OK.\\ |
| Haven't heard from Dunc. | Haven't heard from Dunc. | ||
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| I'm happy to hear Steve vouches for his leash, looks like I'm in the market for a new one. I'm fortunate that it failed getting out of the shore break at the end and not anywhere else. This might have been a very differently worded post. Hell of a day!!! | I'm happy to hear Steve vouches for his leash, looks like I'm in the market for a new one. I'm fortunate that it failed getting out of the shore break at the end and not anywhere else. This might have been a very differently worded post. Hell of a day!!! | ||
| - | -Marc\\ | + | -Marc |
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| + | ==== (High Wind Remounts) ==== | ||
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| **Saturday Paddle 9:30…thoughts on yesterday\\ | **Saturday Paddle 9:30…thoughts on yesterday\\ | ||
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| Here are some observations I have of being in the water when the wind is gusting above 50 mph: | Here are some observations I have of being in the water when the wind is gusting above 50 mph: | ||
| - | 1) A surfski will roll and wrap the leash around it as it rolls. If you're on the downwind side of it, it will roll right over you. An easy to get to release is needed, otherwise you'll end up like a trussed pig with your leash wrapped around the boat and you pinned to it. I had my leash around my knee, and I reached down, unhooked the velcro and held on for dear life! I'm not sure how easy a waist release would be to get off in this situation as I've never used one. | + | 1) A surfski will roll and wrap the leash around it as it rolls. If you're on the downwind side of it, it will roll right over you. An easy to get to release is needed, otherwise you'll end up like a trussed pig with your leash wrapped around the boat and you pinned to it. I had my leash around my knee, and I reached down, unhooked the velcro and held on for dear life! I'm not sure how easy a waist release would be to get off in this situation as I've never used one. //(Editor's note: As a waist leash user, my experience has been that I do not get wrapped up and I have never been trussed to my ski, so no need to unhook - which in extreme conditions is a **very risky thing** to do)// |
| 2) Once you're free of the leash wrap, you must hold on to the leash with your hand and, at this point I'm not sure if you want to try leash up again or not. I was hesitant to trust doing an underwater wrap of the velcro around my knee, so I just held on for dear life! | 2) Once you're free of the leash wrap, you must hold on to the leash with your hand and, at this point I'm not sure if you want to try leash up again or not. I was hesitant to trust doing an underwater wrap of the velcro around my knee, so I just held on for dear life! | ||
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| I want my leash out of the cockpit, super strong yet able to absorb a big shock. As Allen mentioned its sometimes your not on the right side of the ski for an optimal remount. Even though i can remount on both sides I’m a bit better on the right side of the ski for some reason. Having the ability to orient the ski to what ever side i want is a big deal to me so having my leash on a runner allows me to go to the stern, let it blow down wind and throw the stern over to the side that works best for a remount. | I want my leash out of the cockpit, super strong yet able to absorb a big shock. As Allen mentioned its sometimes your not on the right side of the ski for an optimal remount. Even though i can remount on both sides I’m a bit better on the right side of the ski for some reason. Having the ability to orient the ski to what ever side i want is a big deal to me so having my leash on a runner allows me to go to the stern, let it blow down wind and throw the stern over to the side that works best for a remount. | ||
| - | In the end i use a wast belt attached to a spectra leach line coiled inside silicone tubing that stretches from 4’ to 8’+. That is on a runner that goes from the stern handle and attaches to the bungee on the back deck. The bungee has been replaced with 1/4” spectra bungee of 1500 lbs braking strength. Any load on the spectra bungee is spread between 4 separate glassed in deck bungee attachment points. At the moment i am using a locking carabiner to attach it to the wast belt or it can be switched to a snap shackle if needed. I wish i could find a smallish snap shackle with a release lock or a small auto locking beaner that will hold up to saltwater over time….. Ideas? | + | In the end i use a wast belt attached to a spectra leash line coiled inside silicone tubing that stretches from 4’ to 8’+. That is on a runner that goes from the stern handle and attaches to the bungee on the back deck. The bungee has been replaced with 1/4” spectra bungee of 1500 lbs braking strength. Any load on the spectra bungee is spread between 4 separate glassed in deck bungee attachment points. At the moment i am using a locking carabiner to attach it to the wast belt or it can be switched to a snap shackle if needed. I wish i could find a smallish snap shackle with a release lock or a small auto locking beaner that will hold up to saltwater over time….. Ideas? |
| So far at least in practice i have never been tangled in the leash nor has it been tangled on the ski. It stays out of the way and self tends while remounting. It will wrap around the ski if the ski rolls but the thick and stiff silicon tubing doesn’t tangle or get caught under anything like the rudder and is very easy to handle. With the double shock absorption of the leash and decking bungee it can take a big load before it tugs hard. | So far at least in practice i have never been tangled in the leash nor has it been tangled on the ski. It stays out of the way and self tends while remounting. It will wrap around the ski if the ski rolls but the thick and stiff silicon tubing doesn’t tangle or get caught under anything like the rudder and is very easy to handle. With the double shock absorption of the leash and decking bungee it can take a big load before it tugs hard. | ||
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