>The standard paddlefloat rescue, like many things in life, is >something that one can get very good at with practice. > >If you practice your paddlefloat rescue frequently, in different conditions >of rough water, it may eventually become your primary and most reliable >means of self rescue. > >However, that is rarely the case. Many paddlers never practice the >paddlefloat >rescue after their Beginning Sea Kayaking class. > >- Julio To my uninformed opinion, it only makes common sense to practice being able to get back into your boat, regardless of how much of an expert you may be at rolling back up without leaving it. Anybody, even an expert, can get caught in a moment of distraction or inattention and find themselves out of their boat. What could be sadder or more ironic than the loss of an expert who couldn't manage to get back into the boat, because they couldn't lower themselves to practicing for that contingency? Ira Adams *************************************************************************** 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 24 1999 - 09:32:39 PST
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