Thursday, April 13, 2006

KNRM - lifeboat-report April 2006


This morning the postman delivered "De reddingboot": the quarter-year report of the KNRM (the Dutch equivalent of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution). It's a fascinating magazine with stories of brave man risking their lives while rescuing sailors under live-threatening conditions.
I always love to read about seakayakers anywhere/anytime, but there is one big exception: please no stories about seakayakers in "de Reddingboot"!
Today's edition containes two reports of operations where seakayakers were involved ;-(

It will be next week when I finish the item I intended to write about these rescue-operations. Now it's bedtime and tomorrow we are going to Germany for a family happening in the Eiffel. No sea, no kayaking, but forest, hills, trails, hiking and mountainbiking (and some social activities with relatives). It could be worse...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello Hans,
Thank you for your comments on the coaming waist line. I consider it to be of use only in calm water. There is definitely a high risk of entrapment.
I wait to read your comments on those two rescues.
Enjoy Easter,

Susanne said...

Have fun this weekend!


Susanne