Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlefloat Reentry: Back or Front?

George;
I'm curious how it goes for you.  The advantage of doing the rescue in
the standard face-down manner is that it keeps your weight down until
you are nearly fully into your boat.  I'm also interested in how your
shoulders hold up during the rescue.  
I'm looking forward to hearing from you after you try it.
John Wondkill  

Geo. Bergeron wrote:
> 
> At 09:03 AM 6/8/98 -0700, you wrote:
> 
> >Don't think I will ever use the straps again.  The idea was to give a
> >more secure attachment for the paddle, rather than sliding the blade
> >under the rear deck bungies.  Does that, all right, but use of the
> >straps also allows more play in the paddle/boat connection, and
> >significantly increases the difficulty in getting onto the rear deck.
> >The straps are "quick release" types, which also allow the paddler to
> >quickly bring the paddle around front, relative to the bungie method.
> 
>         Well, now we have a thread going. . . I've got this
> theory/hypothesis/concept about re-entry and may spend some time this week
> in the filthy Willamette testing it out.
> 
> Port-Side Re-Entry:
> 
>         1) Approach the re-entry from behind the paddle/float which is held
> in place by the right hand.
> 
>         2) Facing away from the hull, bring the left foot/ankle up to hook
> at the end of the paddle/float.
> 
>         3) Grasping the paddle-shaft/coaming with the right hand and
> gripping the paddle mid-shaft with the left hand, facing 3/4 forward toward
> the cockpit . . . kick the free right foot and boost your body onto the rear
> deck, coming to rest on the right side of the body with the hip at the point
> of the coaming/paddle and right hand. It may be more efficient to extend the
> left arm behind the body and along the rear deck. This move is a lot like
> the standard high-jump vault over the bar--only you get to use the "bar" for
> leverage.
> 
>         4) Roll onto the right side of the body. Transfer the right
> "ankle-hook" to a left "ankle-hook" and move the right leg into the cockpit
> while facing forward.
> 
>         5) Move the left arm brace outside the left hip and onto the paddle
> shaft. Place the left leg into the cockpit while bracing/balancing on the
> paddle shaft with the left arm. This becomes the standard paddle braced
> entry from shore.
> 
>         6) Bring the paddle in front of the body and across the lap to brace
> while pumping the bilges.
> 
>         I need to try this out on the water. . . but it makes sense that it
> would solve the problems of dragging the contents in the PFD pockets across
> the deck. Also, the re-entry would be face forward rather than trying to put
> the feet in the cockpit "blind" while on one's stomach--and then having to
> manage a 180 degree turn and sit into the cockpit. If it works, it works!
> 
>         Overboard and awash, Geo.
> 
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