Re: Self Rescue for Lost Fin

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Date: Fri Jul 21 2000 - 21:55:18 PDT


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In a message dated 7/21/00 12:38:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jmilum@saba.com-DeleteThis
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> Is there anything that you could put in a safety kit that would create some
> drag that would be beneficial here?
>
> A tiny water parachute perhaps?

I once used my helmet so I could keep the harness on. It worked and I planed
in over a mile but that level of drag tears the arms apart. I carry a hood in
my safety pack during cold weather which could have a parachute effect but
I'm afraid the high drag might tear the neoprene.



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