Right. When you really, really don't want to get separated from the
boat, tether it. Duff also used a waist to stern tether on the Ireland
trip, plus a paddle tether to his wrist.
Steve
Brian Nystrom wrote:
> While that's true, it's only because of the specialized nature of
> remote, unsup****ted expeditions (in this case, around New Zealand). On
> some sections of the trip, losing his boat would have meant almost
> certain death, as rescuers were hours away. That's when he used the
> tether, not all the time. IIRC, he used a tether from either his PFD or
> his waist to the rear toggle on the boat, so he would be able to exit
> and the likelihood of entanglement was reduced, as the boat could roll
> without wrapping the tether around the hull (unlike a foredeck
> attachment). He could also release it easily and quickly if necessary,
> something that's not as easy to do with a calf tether.
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