Oregon rockfish classic.was there a rescue today out of depose bay.

Just heard two kayakers were rescued.whats the scoop?is everyone alright?

We might not hear about this for at least a day... tho, I suspect if it was two of us, word would have spread thru the Facebook telegraph by now.

https://www.newslincolncounty.com/archives/229250
 
Quoted from the link above.

"9:35am
A male kayaker off NE Williams in Depoe Bay is in the water and he can’t get back aboard his kayaka. He’s about 200 yards from shore. The Coast Guard has been alerted. Depoe Bay Fire-Rescue is being called to the scene as well.

9:39am
Rescuers are pulling up on scene.

9:41am
Rescuers observing the kayaker says he’s lost his paddle but he’s back in his kayak that will keep him afloat pending the arrival of the Coast Guard. They should be on scene pretty quickly.

9:50am
Coast Guard has the kayaker in tow. They’re towing the kayaker back in to Depoe Bay Harbor. He appears to be fine."

Oops. No paddle leash?

Those velcoro leashes don't always hold (DAMIK).

it was sea kayakers from what I heard around camp ,,it was not anyone with ORC....

He was in a SINK and handlining on the north reef. I passed by him a couple of times within 15 minutes of the Coasties coming out. I thought I saw him paddling in on his own. I know the 47 didn't tow him, and I was close enough that I heard the Coasties hollering to him to ask him if he was OK, but I didn't hear the response.

Because he was handlining, and letting his paddle float, I wonder if somebody on shore thought he was in trouble and called it in. I wasn't monitoring CH16 all the time (I was on CH80 because I was inside the reef), so I didn't hear any distress call, but I didn't hear anybody else mention hearing a distress call either.

I got rescued on Sunday just west of the reef south of GP. My 1st huli outside the surf zone. I was reaching behind me & got broadsided by a small cross-current combo wave while slightly off balance. Next thing I know, I'm in the water. I flipped the Outback right-side up & gathered my tethered gear & started to slide back on when I noticed the Vantage CT Seat was gone.

Right about that time a PB pulled up & offered help, which I gratefully accepted. They pulled my sorry ass aboard & towed my yak back to port for the walk of shame. I owe those folks a big thank you.

The seat was the only thing I lost (aside from some bait & a little dignity). I had intended to upgrade the way that seat is secured, but hadn't got to it yet. I'd highly recommend anyone with one of those seats to add a 4 point tethering system so the seat won't come loose in a capsize. Anyone have a used Hobie Vantage CT seat for sale?

Glad you only lost your seat and someone was there to help out.  I flipped once in the open ocean about 6 years and it was not fun.  Now, in big water, open ocean and buoy 10, I run the Hobie amas.  You look like a total Barney, but you will not flip.  I fish the ocean often and a lot of the times miles from any help - think late afternoon coho run with no dory boats on the water.

I’d like to think you look like a kook on a recumbent bike in a Hobie anyways so why not complete the look!  JK.

Glad you only lost your seat and someone was there to help out.  I flipped once in the open ocean about 6 years and it was not fun.  Now, in big water, open ocean and buoy 10, I run the Hobie amas.  You look like a total Barney, but you will not flip.  I fish the ocean often and a lot of the times miles from any help - think late afternoon coho run with no dory boats on the water.

I’d like to think you look like a kook on a recumbent bike in a Hobie anyways so why not complete the look!  JK.

You can say that again -

not fun.

I'll probably add the sidekick once I get a new seat. Seems like Hobie would have a more secure attachment system for a $500 seat.

I feel your pain Paul.  I lost my seat while practicing self rescue at Hagg Lake.  I was lucky enough to find a used one on eBay for about $300.  I since upgraded the retention system and it now has a pad eye attached to the hull and some shock cord with a carabinier tied to the seat.  The little red clip goes on the button then the carabinier goes through that red clip and the pad eye.  That seat isn't going anywhere now. 

I feel your pain Paul.  I lost my seat while practicing self rescue at Hagg Lake.  I was lucky enough to find a used one on eBay for about $300.  I since upgraded the retention system and it now has a pad eye attached to the hull and some shock cord with a carabinier tied to the seat.  The little red clip goes on the button then the carabinier goes through that red clip and the pad eye.  That seat isn't going anywhere now. 

My seat also had the button & carabiner setup, but the carabiner wasn't made to bare weight & didn't hold. I'd intended to change it, but hadn't got to it yet. The other things that didn't hold were the YakAttack safety flag & Stealth rod holder. The safety flag snapped off just above the foam handle & the hollow threaded tube that attached the rod holder to the rail also snapped. The rod stayed in the holder. I'm not sure why the rod holder was constructed with a hollow tube instead of a solid stainless bolt. Definitely a weak link. Glad I had both rods tethered.

Are you saying that you had the seat clipped in with the stock Hobie leash and it didn’t hold?

  yep, didn't hold. The carabiner didn't hold either.

How high up did you have the seat?

In the lower kicker position, which raised my center of gravity slightly.

I feel your pain Paul.  I lost my seat while practicing self rescue at Hagg Lake.  I was lucky enough to find a used one on eBay for about $300.  I since upgraded the retention system and it now has a pad eye attached to the hull and some shock cord with a carabinier tied to the seat.  The little red clip goes on the button then the carabinier goes through that red clip and the pad eye.  That seat isn't going anywhere now. 

My seat also had the button & carabiner setup, but the carabiner wasn't made to bare weight & didn't hold. I'd intended to change it, but hadn't got to it yet. The other things that didn't hold were the YakAttack safety flag & Stealth rod holder. The safety flag snapped off just above the foam handle & the hollow threaded tube that attached the rod holder to the rail also snapped. The rod stayed in the holder. I'm not sure why the rod holder was constructed with a hollow tube instead of a solid stainless bolt. Definitely a weak link. Glad I had both rods tethered.

Are you saying that you had the seat clipped in with the stock Hobie leash and it didn’t hold?

  yep, didn't hold. The carabiner didn't hold either.

How high up did you have the seat?

In the lower kicker position, which raised my center of gravity slightly.

Paul, my yak attack flag pole also broke. I bought a Coleman fiberglass tent pole which is much better.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0046VJV9A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Many commercially available kayak safety flags have a small flag which is barely above head hight, and which doesn't do much to improve the visibility of a kayak.  I posted a description at https://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=15155.msg164358#msg164358 of a 7 foot high safety flag pole with a 24" x 17" orange flag which I made from a $22.00 heavy fishing pole which I bought at Walmart.  This flag is a lot more visible than most commercially available flag systems, because of its height and size.  However, you don't need to make a safety flag pole.  Just get or make a big bright safety flag, and clip it to the line guides at the tip of a spare fishing rod which is sitting in one of the molded rod holders of your kayak.  So PNW and Craig, rather than repairing or replacing your commercial safety flag, just clip a large bright flag to a spare fishing pole. It'll be a fraction of the cost of a commercially available kayak safety flag system, and will be way more visible than any commercially available system which I've seen. 

I made my safety flag out of orange ripstop nylon which I bought at a fabric store, and a piece of light shock cord which clips to the line guards of my safety pole to hold it tight.  I cut the nylon with a hot knife tip on a soldering gun so the edges of the fabric wouldn't fray.

I had an old fiberglass tent pole on hand, so I went with Craig's suggestion, got a couple bucks worth of shock line & rigged a new flag. I agree with Pete - the flag is a little small for good visibility, but I like the light (even though it isn't very bright). Thanks for the suggestions guys. Next I'm calling Hobie & expressing my safety concerns with the pinche way they attach those CT Vantage Seats to the kayak. If that PB hadn't assisted me, I would have been in trouble peddling back to port from Gov't Point.

The boat that helped me was the Rosebud out of Depoe Bay (Randy & Cathy Davis) with Tyler & Janae Newman on board (both Coast Guard veterans) I'm very grateful to them all for their help.

New flag

I like the way it folds up for portability.