Re: [Paddlewise] Breathing tube

> Then I started using a 1.5 foot piece of PVC pipe as a snorkel to
> breathe fresh air, and that worked very well. When a roll failed,
> I would just retrieve the pipe from the deck bungies, lean on
> the front deck towards the surface of the water, pinch my nose,
> blow the water out of the pipe, and breathe fresh air until I was
> calm enough to put the pipe back in the deck bungies and attempt another
> roll.

This seems like an very complex way to recover from a blown roll -- all
this fooling around with a bungie and tubes and sticking things here and
there seem like it would be problem prone.  I'd worry about loosing my
paddle during all of this.  I guess there's merit to this technique if
you've blown your roll and lost your paddle or have no chance of achieving
a roll, you could hang out there upside down for a while until a paddling
partner can assist with a bow rescue.

Personally, I've been practicing blown rolls in a variety of scenarios so
that I'm better able to handle a retry when it happens. One thing I always
make sure that I do is get a good breath when I come up and I prepare to
hold it in if I get flattened again by an oncoming wave or some other
silly reason.  A skulling brace it a nice skill to have, it lets you
semi-recover and allows you to breathe, rest, and reevaluate the situation
until you're ready to retry the roll.

	Greg

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Greg Hollingsworth 

EMAIL: gregh_at_abs.net   PHONE: 240-228-6065 WWW: abs.net/~gregh/kayaking
LIVES: Sykesville, Maryland   WORKS:  Johns Hopkins/Applied Physics Lab
PADDLES: Red Nordkapp usually on Chesapeake tributaries
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