I was reading some catalogs and I noticed the paddles that were being shown up side down. In classes I teach students which side the top portion of the blade. Then I settled back in a chair and read through Sea Kayaker Magazine. The last glance picture shows a woman paddling along the coast of Puget Sound with a rather large dog on her stern deck. I noticed that she to was using the paddle in a feathered upside down position. Could this be a new paddling style sprouting up from Washington state? Like the Aussies teaching us the spare paddles should be stored on the bow deck and not on the stern deck. Is there someone out there that can shed some light on this? She may even be wearing a polyester top, not in the natural color. Good Paddling, Don Dimond *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
-----Original Message----- From: superiorvisions_at_att.net <superiorvisions_at_att.net> To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 3:33 PM Subject: [Paddlewise] The Last Glance The last glance picture shows a woman paddling >along the coast of Puget Sound with a rather large dog >on her stern deck. I noticed that she to was using the >paddle in a feathered upside down position. Could this >be a new paddling style sprouting up from Washington >state? It only looks upside down because you're a righty Don, those of us who are left handed know that she's holding the paddle the proper way. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
As I pulled up to a beach and started unloading my kayak, a fellow down the beach paddled over in his sit-on-top and told me he was a Kayak Instructor and guide. As I visited with him, I wondered. He paddled up, and paddled away with his paddle upside down. Don't know, maybe he is from the "new School" of paddling. Robert PS I didn't sign up for lessons with him. Don Diamond wrote >I was reading some catalogs and I noticed the paddles >that were being shown up side down. In classes I teach >students which side the top portion of the blade. Then I >settled back in a chair and read through Sea Kayaker >Magazine. The last glance picture shows a woman paddling >along the coast of Puget Sound with a rather large dog >on her stern deck. I noticed that she to was using the >paddle in a feathered upside down position. Could this >be a new paddling style sprouting up from Washington >state? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Good observation. If it's the same picture I am thinking of, she also forgot her PFD. Tom *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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