First off, thanks to everyone who replied. It's given me several things to try next time out. This weekend we may get snow but every time I check the weather it looks like things may improve 8^) If my rudder doesn't make it here by the weekend and the weather is ok, I'll give all those suggestions a try. If the rudder does make it...well I guess I'll have to work on installing it and giving the boat a final sanding before starting to varnish it. Of course I may have to test paddle it after the rudder is installed before varnishing... Bill wrote: >It is a balance exercise, like much of good paddling > technique, and > it gets much easier with practice. The first few times out I launched and landed from a sandy shoreline. I said "wow, this getting in and out is much easier than people made it out to be". As I explored different launch sites, the last 3 have been from boat ramps (I forgot one in my original post). These 3 changed my perception... On a side note, of my many, many kayaking trips (7 total), I've written up 6. I posted most to CPAKayaker because they are more local to me, but if there is enough interest in reading how a novice has progressed from paddling in a circle to falling out on landings in just 7 short lessons, I could repost them here. Woody *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Feb 10 1999 - 17:59:16 PST
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