Steve Cramer wrote:
> Right. When you really, really don't want to get separated from the
> boat, tether it.
I would make that "ONLY when you really really don't...". My
understanding is that he only used it when he felt it was absolutely
necessary.
> 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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