[Rhodes22-list] Boy Scout Camping/Paddling Trip

[Frank Goldsmith]

Good for you for giving those boys an introduction to paddling, Roger.  I used to teach rowing at a Boy Scout camp in North Carolina, and I still go swamp canoeing every year with my buddies, so I’m a big proponent of learning the skills of self-propelled water travel.  

Frank

Frank Goldsmith
S/V Mary Bess (Rhodes 22 1985/2001)
Fairview, NC
Lake Keowee, SC

> On Aug 21, 2021, at 12:34 PM, ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> Attached are a couple of photos of my other water toys all ready to go and play.  Next weekend, my Boy Scout Troop is going on a weekend camping/paddling trip to Cooke Dam Pond ( i.e. the lake created by Cooke Dam on the Au Sable River) in the NE lower peninsula.  We have 4 new crossover Webelos Scouts that can’t swim very well yet.  So, we can’t just turn them loose in a canoe or kayak.  In order to give them a paddling experience, I plan to put these 4 Webelos in PFD’s with canoe paddles, one in each corner, sitting on the inflation tubes of my RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat).  I will sit on the seat in the middle with my rowing oars.  With 5 of us paddling, we should have no trouble keeping up.  Although, it may be tough to go in a straight line until we learn to work together!  The RIB is rated at > 1400 lbs load.  With all the floatation around the perimeter, the RIB is so stable; that, it’s almost impossible to flip over.  Plus, we have the Honda outboard if things go crooked.  I will, of course, have a rescue throw bag.
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> I’ve never travelled with this configuration of watercraft before.  It’s not bad on the expressway, although side winds affect it quite a bit.
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> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
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