Re: broken board rescue technique

The Coast Guard took 2+ to get there. At this point, he had made it
most of the way back.

LeeD's approach sounds difficult.



Tom - Chicago wrote:
Well, waiting around in a cold water channel is a dicey thing - so I am
thinking that rather than bring another board out - your buddy should call
the Coast Guard.

TO'B


"Rigatoni" <capicella@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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So a friend of mine told me his harrowing story of getting a massive
jump out in the 3rd Avenue channel last Friday. Landed his board hard
and flat and the thing broke into two pieces. I didn't get all the
details, but he told me it took him all he had and 3 hours to get back
to shore.

There have been occassional threads that I've found helpful regarding
self-rescue for broken booms, masts, etc, but I was thinking to myself,
how would I handle a situation where my board broke into two seperate
pieces? Assuming you were sailing in an area with other sailors,
wouldn't the "cleanest" solution be to send someone back to shore and
have them tow out another board for the boardless sailor? What would
you do if you were out there solo?


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