>> The problem I had with the re-entry was that the boat would not cooperate and lay on it's side. I had enough water in my sinus by that time not to want to try an inverted entry, but I have seen pictures of folks crawling in the boat while it was on it's side. cya Bob Denton >> ************************************************************************** * When I re-enter my Romany, the kayak is tilted toward me, but it is mostly upside down. While holding the coaming on either side, I work myself as far into the cockpit as possible without submerginging my head, then I take a deep breath, finish seating myself underwater, set up, and roll. Even in a pool, let alone in cold water, I usually run out of breath before I can fasten the spray skirt (mine is a little difficult to put on). However, a while ago on Wavelength someone pointed out that you can roll up, get some air, turn upside down again, fasten the spray skirt, and then roll up again. In rough water, this is easier than trying to fasten your spray skirt while bracing. Of course, it helps to have a built-in pump when pumping out afterward! The choice between the side I entry I just described and the somersault entry depends on your personal flotation. The somersault entry is difficult to do when wearing a PFD because the latter tends to keep you on the surface. Conversely, without a PFD, the side entry is difficult to do because you tend to sink. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
I was practicing my rentry roll in a pool and was having some problems. It works most of the time, but not often enough that I would feel safe depending on it in a cold, rough water emergency. A friend of mine (who is a certified kayak instructor) was in the pool that night and pointed out that he always puts a paddle float on before doing the re-entry roll. With a paddle float on the blade, the rentry-roll is easy. More importantly, once you've rolled up, you have a nice stable out-rigger to use while you pump the water out of your boat. This makes a huge amount of sense to me. If the seas are rough enough to defeat my roll in the first place, I'm going to have a hard time staying up while I pump out the boat. With the paddle float, however, I can stick the paddle shaft under my arm, lean into the outrigger for stability, and pump out the boat. Its stable, easy, and works all the time -- even in really nastey rough water. --Tim *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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