> I have seen many people carry a two-piece spare on the rear deck. I > wonder > how hard it is to access this paddle when the need arises. Do you > swing > around and grab it yourself (maybe in conditions that were rough > enough for > you to loose or break your primary paddle) or do you expect a paddling > IMHO, you are most likely to break your paddle while entering/exiting your kayak and using your paddle to brace for stability. In that case you probably fell in the water so getting the spare is not a problem, you just look kinda silly. :-) Unless you were making a high braced eddy turn and wedged the blade between two rocks or something like that, I don't see how else you could break a paddle that was in good shape to start with. Again, IMHO, it is most likely you would lose your paddle after a dump, in which case you'd be iin the water and accessing the spare wouldn't be a problem either. Of course you could just drop your paddle and watch it float away, but then, that's what the paddle leash is for, right? :-). But what do I know? This is just my second year. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 07 1998 - 12:03:12 PDT
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