tournaments/trips offshore: do we carry enough safety gear? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Badman Bolinchsky · 08-25-2006, 11:18 AM

Two well-equipped and experienced kayakers were recently rescued off Massachusetts by Coast Guard helicopter basketlift and a rescue swimmer in rough seas and high winds.

A pair of VHF radios (one crapped out), pfd’s, drysuits and nearly a dozen flares were key to the rescue.

Neither guy was seriously hurt, but the rescue took nearly three hours, requiring not only the helo but surfboats, a couple of harbormastes, and two local CG stations.

I've got postings on the incident, with comments and additional links, at

http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.co...nd-rescue.html

(which gives a general overview)

and at

http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.co...s_archive.html

which gives details.

08-25-2006, 11:18 AM	#1
Badman Bolinchsky Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6	tournaments/trips offshore: do we carry enough safety gear? Two well-equipped and experienced kayakers were recently rescued off Massachusetts by Coast Guard helicopter basketlift and a rescue swimmer in rough seas and high winds. A pair of VHF radios (one crapped out), pfd’s, drysuits and nearly a dozen flares were key to the rescue. Neither guy was seriously hurt, but the rescue took nearly three hours, requiring not only the helo but surfboats, a couple of harbormastes, and two local CG stations. I've got postings on the incident, with comments and additional links, at http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.co...nd-rescue.html (which gives a general overview) and at http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.co...s_archive.html which gives details.