The Inflatables are very light and best
carried on one persons shoulder.
The only way to drain water from these
inflatables is to turn them completely upside down and lay them
flat. If they get water in them when you are out the easiest
solution is to paddle to the nearest beach or pontoon or
slipway. When you get there get out and turn them over.
Here is a video clip of someone
emptying the inflatable in deep water. First they try to swamp
it, two rescues are shown with a towline being used the second time.
Inflatables
- emptying techniques for deep water
Note that you can empty the boat
unaided.
Note that it is good to keep track of
your paddles while you are doing this in deep water.
If you have an ordinary kayak with you
they can assist in various ways:
rounding up your paddles if they float off
attaching a towline to stop you drifting while you are emptying the
inflatable
they could also act as a stepping stone for people struggling to get
back into an inflatable (not shown)
