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Posted: 12 Oct 2015, 16:50
Sunday 11/10/15 afternoon fish out from fishy s [mornnigton],quiet a swell running with an offshore wind, so l didn't go out to my usual spot 18meters out, but was 200mts off the beacon posts, looking back l see a guy on a paddle yak trying to balance another yak across ways on his deck, so lines up and anchor up l head across to give a hand thinking the wind had blown the other yak out to sea and he was trying to retrieve it.
as l got over to him, by this time he was in the water trying to swim both yaks in an no PFD just a white tee shirt , so l told him to get on his yak and l took hold of the other one to take it in.going back in another yak came over, to assist, [he was heading out fishing] and gave as a tow rope.
towing the yak in talking to this guy, l asked him about the towed yak, he said it belonged to his brother who was a paraplegic, , so where is he l say, that's him over there in the water f**k l say, so we go over to his brother who cant get back on the yak because of his condition you see where this is going , so he hangs on to the yak and l tow him ashore.
they are parked at the boat ramp, easy wheel chair access, the girlfriend brings down a wheel chair, and alls sweet , then l let them have it, a lecture on safety etc. gee l was pissed.
so l headed out to fish a bit more, after about 1.5hrs the other yakker came by and l gave him his tow rope back, he said he didn't say much before because l looked so pissed, l told him the whole story, he said he passed the brother in the water swimming that was paraplegic and asked him if he was ok, said he was, not knowing his condition he headed out to us.
you all know the story, cheap ebay yaks and summer coming on, this was a near miss incident in my book, l certainly feel troubled by it
so keep safe every one.
as l got over to him, by this time he was in the water trying to swim both yaks in an no PFD just a white tee shirt , so l told him to get on his yak and l took hold of the other one to take it in.going back in another yak came over, to assist, [he was heading out fishing] and gave as a tow rope.
towing the yak in talking to this guy, l asked him about the towed yak, he said it belonged to his brother who was a paraplegic, , so where is he l say, that's him over there in the water f**k l say, so we go over to his brother who cant get back on the yak because of his condition you see where this is going , so he hangs on to the yak and l tow him ashore.
they are parked at the boat ramp, easy wheel chair access, the girlfriend brings down a wheel chair, and alls sweet , then l let them have it, a lecture on safety etc. gee l was pissed.
so l headed out to fish a bit more, after about 1.5hrs the other yakker came by and l gave him his tow rope back, he said he didn't say much before because l looked so pissed, l told him the whole story, he said he passed the brother in the water swimming that was paraplegic and asked him if he was ok, said he was, not knowing his condition he headed out to us.
you all know the story, cheap ebay yaks and summer coming on, this was a near miss incident in my book, l certainly feel troubled by it
so keep safe every one.