Don't Let This Happen To You

[buttchaser]

Tom
Thanks for sharing, and glad that you are OK, If you need some gear to fish with until you get situated , shoot me a pm , I'll be down in Sd on sunday.

[GregAndrew]

Originally Posted by buttchaser

Tom
Thanks for sharing, and glad that you are OK, If you need some gear to fish with until you get situated , shoot me a pm , I'll be down in Sd on sunday.

What he said exactly.

[driftwood]

You actually lived my nightmare! You have nothing to be embarrassed of because sooner or later everyone eventually will have a close call. There is an old saying "If you sail long enough you will run into rough weather" I'm glad you made it out alive.

[bigbarrels]

Thank you everyone for all the feedback, generous offers, and most importantly explaining what you do to make your time on the water safe. My goal was to create some awareness and prevent someone else from getting into this kind of situation. Hope to be back out there soon

[kareem korn]

Have you contacted a spero or diver to see if at least your kayak (and possibly some gear) can be recovered?

[peguinpower]

Originally Posted by kareem korn

Have you contacted a spero or diver to see if at least your kayak (and possibly some gear) can be recovered?

That is a great idea. With that much gear, and kayak is likely still usable, you could organize a some spearos or scuba folks to dive for the wreck.

[dgax65]

Having a couple of flares or smoke signals and a whistle clipped to your PFD might get you out of a jam in a hurry.


http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...classNum=11401


http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...0&classNum=154

An EPIRB is also a valuable thing to have when you run out of options
http://www.acrelectronics.com/product2.aspx?sku=2882

[mo2vation]

Originally Posted by kareem korn

Have you contacted a spero or diver to see if at least your kayak (and possibly some gear) can be recovered?

I you have numbers (as if... like you're gonna write this down as you're bailing out) - If you can get me in the general area or someone with a FF can get me there, and its shallower than about 140 feet, I can surely dive onto the new reef, grab and send up on a lift bag whatever I can.

-Ken

[Ed]

Low cost solution:

[Holy Mackerel]

Originally Posted by mo2vation

I you have numbers (as if... like you're gonna write this down as you're bailing out) - If you can get me in the general area or someone with a FF can get me there, and its shallower than about 140 feet, I can surely dive onto the new reef, grab and send up on a lift bag whatever I can.

-Ken

I was gonna say, I'd be willing to help look up to 100ft. I am sure you are a competent SCUBA diver, but be careful not getting NARC'd down there... Either way, I think it might be a HEAVY load trying to pull a kayak up full of water, from a boat, or otherwise.