Re: [Paddlewise] Pool Sessions

From: Mark Zen <canoeist_at_netbox.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 19:22:16 -0700
At 21:00 26-01-99 -0800, "Nick Gill" <nicholas.gill_at_adfa.edu.au> wrote:
>
>teach them to roll
>
>If conditons are nasty and cold, and you have trouble in a POOL, what hope
>is there for various rescues and swimming.
>
>or is rolling included in your 'self rescue'.

some folks will never be able to roll. i am handicapped, not much chance
of ever rolling, but i have a darn solid brace ;-) but i also don't go
out in conditions that are over my head, i paddle class III or less in 
my sea kayak [inflatables for class IV+]. i have no intentions of going for
a swim. but i also agree, you must rely on yourself, to rescue yourself. if
the conditions are bad, you may not want another boat slamming into you.

take with a grain of salt... i only paddle large lakes and whitewater ;-)

mark

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