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From: Hank Hays <lhays_at_canby.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] The grotto chamber
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 09:24:19 -0800
Ralph Diaz wrote:

>This is not solely the perogative of canoes.  It's pretty standard stuff
>with the Kleppers et al double folders.  One of the ways of righting one
>with minimum water staying in the cockpit is to dive under into that air
>pocket, get a breather and relax a bit (not too much a la the kittenish
>LeBlancs :-)), agree which direction you will flip the boat, and voila
>you have the folding double over with little water in it.

Anyone else remember the Capistrano Flip?  Written up in AWA Journal back
in the mid to late 60s, I think by a guy named Walt Drummond of Capistrano
Beach (Someone else also revived it in a Canoe Mag article in the early
80s?).  

Walt used to surf Grummans in the ocean off California and developed this
for when he flipped.  He'd get under the boat in the middle, break the
suction by lifting so one gunnel was out of the water, give a big scissors
kick (frog kick?) and flip the boat back upright with hardly any water in
it.  Climb back in and continue playing.  He got good enough at it that
he'd see a wave coming too big to surf and purposely flip the boat, ending
up under it so that the bottom of the boat would take the force of the
break.  He'd wait for the wave to pass, do his flip and catch the next wave.  

He used to do pool demos of his technique where he's sitting on the bottom
in the center of the canoe, someone would yell "go," and he'd dump, do his
Capistrano Flip, and be back in, sitting on the bottom of the boat in some
incredibly short time.  I don't remember exactly, but it was like 5 or 10
seconds, start to finish.  He was a really big guy (6'5"?) and obviously a
really strong swimmer.  

Sounds like something both kayaks and canoes could work on.  Dana and Bob,
you're it <grin>!

Hank Hays



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From: Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] The grotto chamber
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 14:53:22 -0500
Hank Hays wrote:
> 
> Anyone else remember the Capistrano Flip?  Written up in AWA Journal back
> in the mid to late 60s, I think by a guy named Walt Drummond of Capistrano
> Beach (Someone else also revived it in a Canoe Mag article in the early
> 80s?).
> 
It's been a part of the basic ACA canoe course for years. Thanks for the
historical background. I'd always wondered about the romantic name.

Steve
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From: <dldecker_at_se.mediaone.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] The grotto chamber
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 19:12:11 -0500
 Capistrano Flip?  
>
>Sounds like something both kayaks and canoes could work on.  Dana and Bob,
>you're it <grin>!
>
>Hank Hays
>


And all this time I thought the Idea was to stay in the boat. I have done a
few rolls off the bottom does that count? (sand rolls down here) Canoe ,
thats one of them big bulky things us kayakers like some one on a camping
trip to paddle so the 48 qt cooler doesn't have to stay in the car. right.
Never touch one of them things except to push them out of the way.

Dana

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From: K. Whilden <kwhilden_at_u.washington.edu>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Capistrano Flip (was: The grotto chamber )
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 22:26:11 -0800 (PST)
 Ralph, that was some interesting info on Walt Drummond's Capistrano flip.
I have seen pictures of him surfing some very large waves in his huge
Grumman canoe. Very impressive, but he must have been totally nuts.

 I don't think closed deck sea kayaks with normal sized cockpits could
really perform this technique to the same degree of effectiveness, but
there is an analog that is worth mentioning. When the kayak is upside
down, prepare to flip it upright from the stern end. Just before flipping
however, put as much weight as you can on the stern to sink it a little
bit. A significant amount of water will run out of the cockpit as the bow
lifts up. Then quickly flip the kayak upright. It takes a little practice,
but most people should be able to do it. This is a great way to cut
pumping time in half or more after a capsize.

 Of course, an eskimo roll cuts pumping time to nil... :)

 Kevin
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On Sat, 2 Jan 1999, Hank Hays wrote:

> Ralph Diaz wrote:

snip

> Anyone else remember the Capistrano Flip?  Written up in AWA Journal back
> in the mid to late 60s, I think by a guy named Walt Drummond of Capistrano
> Beach (Someone else also revived it in a Canoe Mag article in the early
> 80s?).  

snip

> 
> Sounds like something both kayaks and canoes could work on.  Dana and Bob,
> you're it <grin>!
> 
> Hank Hays
> 
> 
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From: Mark Zen <canoeist_at_netbox.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] The grotto chamber
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 17:54:54 -0700
At 14:53 02-01-99 -0500, Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu> wrote:
>Hank Hays wrote:
>> 
>> Anyone else remember the Capistrano Flip?  Written up in AWA Journal back
>> in the mid to late 60s, I think by a guy named Walt Drummond of Capistrano
>> Beach (Someone else also revived it in a Canoe Mag article in the early
>> 80s?).
>> 
>It's been a part of the basic ACA canoe course for years. Thanks for the
>historical background. I'd always wondered about the romantic name.
>
>Steve
>-- 

thanks from here also ;-) i've been teaching this "cool flip" technique for
a few years [as steve said, it's a well established part of the ACA course]
and what swallows and canoes had to do with each other [of course, then i read
john & susan's account, and didn't want to think about it any more ;-p <grin>

sorry all, just getting caught up on my mail ;-) and as you can see, i'm up
to the 2nd of the month!!

mark

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