tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452948408887924167.post6586607652318241677..comments2023-09-11T04:05:45.634-07:00Comments on something to sink your teeth into: close callAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02474276924946659339noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452948408887924167.post-30793480832964584992012-01-28T06:25:02.466-08:002012-01-28T06:25:02.466-08:00I think you guys have enough experience to write &...I think you guys have enough experience to write "The serf ski 10's". Be safe!avitalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04950861500018950661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452948408887924167.post-13963713938730275492012-01-27T23:55:18.175-08:002012-01-27T23:55:18.175-08:00Hi Steve
Could not comment but since i was there ...Hi Steve<br /><br />Could not comment but since i was there for a fraction of the incident, I can provide you some info to make the recap more accurate<br /><br />When I arrived (arrived first, Israel followed later) saw G exhausted in great distress<br />Threw PFD to R 3m away to hand to G who was right next to R but in the water<br />G explained he could not longer move his arms to I jumped in and put the PFD on him and buckled it (my own surf and paddle drifted a bit)<br />Once back my surfski, realized PFD was on backwards and because of that the PFD risen too high in front of G's face and that he would not last the tow like this<br />Jumped back in, took PFD off him and put it on correctly<br />Tied my 8m rope (which was in a pocket on my PFD now on G) to my foot strap and then made a loop for Gal to Grab<br />Asked R to escort me behind as I started towing and make sure G does not slip under - he was in a confused , highly distressed state<br />Towed G from the rock area to the "entrance" going was very slow (lots of drag), even asked him to swim with his legs to help the tow (and also get him more involved so he would not slip back into his dismal self at that state)<br />By the time we reached "entrance" (after what seemed like a good 5 minutes if not more...) we were pushed too far north and close to the rocks, high breaking waves<br />Decided to correct course south for what seemed would be the safest path in<br />Was starting to time myself to catch a big one to push us all the way through the entrance<br />My thoughts were that once we were inside the lagoon, everything would become more manageable - end of incident<br />At that point Shalom arrived with a speed boat. He asked G to swim to it but G could not summon power to swim. Shalom pulled him in. I did not see from here on as I tried to escape the <br />impact zone and make it safely to shore.<br /><br />My own thoughts on this:<br /><br />1. Wear PFD (active sea)<br />2. Know your limits<br />3. Carry tow rope<br />4. If possible send a sea kayak in addition to surf ski (surf ski was good for getting there fast. in hind sight i would still do it since the PFD and moral support and tow were a turning point)<br />5. Believe the person in the water even if your personal assessment of the situation is less severe (Gal nearly drowned according to what he says)<br />6. If you put a PFD on someone, take the extra 10 seconds to do right the first time<br />7. Don't let go of your ski and paddle when you are trying to help someone else.<br /><br />Z<br /><br /><br />--Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02474276924946659339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452948408887924167.post-51422125133850030612012-01-27T13:42:30.702-08:002012-01-27T13:42:30.702-08:00thanks for the update , I am sure there are lesson...thanks for the update , I am sure there are lessons for everybody hereAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02474276924946659339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452948408887924167.post-12325162106928411492012-01-27T13:40:02.318-08:002012-01-27T13:40:02.318-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02474276924946659339noreply@blogger.com