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Just back from Roker pier and witnessed a near fatality, just set up 50 yards from the end, the wind was howling, turned round to see 3 young lads about 15 years old dressed in shorts and tee shirts in 2 inflatable kayaks, getting blown out to sea, from inbetween the piers, 2 in 1 kayak and 1 in the other, the single lad then dropped his paddle and jumped out of the kayak to swim for it, as soon as he got out the wind took it and it started rolling out to sea, he then swam to the others, so there was now 3 in a single kayak, the guy next to me phoned the lifeguards, luckily another kayak came around the pier and went over to them, he could do nothing but stay with them, by the time the lifeguard on a jet ski got to them they where about 200yards outside the piers, it beggars belief that they could think they could go out to sea in these death traps.
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Kayack not dangerous Davy mate, or the kids idiots. It's the in-experience that catches people out.
Well done to the coastguards on doing another brilliant job.
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they where ruddy luckyAlanComment
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some guy in a kayak nearly died off redcar this week in the water 30 min b4 getting picked up
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A combination of inflatable kayaks, wind and the inexperience of kids could have been a disaster. They are incredibly lucky there were people who saw them and could get help.Comment
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very good commentOriginally posted by <(Andy2009)> View PostKayack not dangerous Davy mate, or the kids idiots. It's the in-experience that catches people out.
Well done to the coastguards on doing another brilliant job.AUDENTES FORTUNA JUVATComment
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Spot on mate they would of been £u**ed had no one been there to help them out, very lucky boys indeed BUT where were there parents when they decided to go out on these inflatables.Originally posted by madmitch26 View PostComment
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second thatOriginally posted by <(Andy2009)> View PostKayack not dangerous Davy mate, or the kids idiots. It's the in-experience that catches people out.
Well done to the coastguards on doing another brilliant job.Cod machineComment
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them things should only be used in pools.when they were advitized for sale 1st thought was thats an accident waiting to happen.kids will be kids and these kids will buy out for a laugh and no doubt they were laughing when they 1st got in the kayak and tonight when they look back at it,cant believe a lot of lads on the site havent done somit as daft as these lads when they were younger and smile as they remember .pity it got out of hand and rescue services had to be called .just hope lessons were learnt by the lads and the council ban these inflatables..
i did just as daft mind ,me nd a mate bought an inflatable boat and decided to fish up where the subs is based up scotland.got washed out a fair bit but managed to get hold of the pontoon where the subs tie up.
ended up being rescued and taken into the base
and getting the s t scared out of us by a couple of marines .
i cant condone what they have done but i can understand the excitment of it .Comment
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Maybe the kids are not idiots Andy ok but you got to agree using an inflatable kayak in choppy seas and very windy conditions is bloody dangerous.Comment
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even very experience kayakers get caught out at times so what chance do kids have out at sea in a blowy up one,god forbid but there will be a fatalaty.Comment
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It was inflatable!!!Originally posted by wavy davy View Post
If a had of know that than fair enough its very silly. Those inflatable ones just cant be as good as the solid ones, though there are some very good ones for sale that I've seen in a tackle shop.South Shields & District SACComment
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