[Paddlewise] FW: Kayaking safety

From: Chuck Holst <CHUCK_at_multitech.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 09:50:44 -0500
>Later, I heard one of them say to one of the women in the group that
>if she would learn to roll and brace, she'd lose her fear of capsizing
>and be able to handle tougher situations.

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I think there is a great deal of truth in this remark, in that the more
one plays *in* the water -- as opposed to *on* the water -- the more one
is able to relax on the water, and I think that a relaxed paddler is less   
likely to capsize than a tense one.

Chuck Holst  
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