Re: [Paddlewise] Roll or Die?

In a message dated 99-05-12 07:47:31 EDT, you write:

<< About a quarter of this group could be described as
 seniors and they paddle on calm rivers and lakes within a couple hundred
 metres of shore, in good conditions.  >>

John - Be careful how you characterize people  :-)   . I'll be 65 in a couple 
of months, and I paddle in a moderate sized lake (1.5  40 mi) all months of 
the year, and also do open ocean paddling quite often, up to Beaufort 5 
conditions. If more than that is expected, I try really hard not to be on the 
water.. Like one or two others in the group, my joy is in the paddling; I 
don't seek out storms, or ice, or darkness, etc etc etc.... 

I have an essentially bomb-proof roll on my left, and an almost bomb-proof 
roll on my right. I do practice paddle-float rescues (*also* practice the 
outrigger rescue, Matt) and also re-entry and roll, and I practice those 
things often. I can do them in Bft 5 conditions.

So far I haven't felt the need for anything more than a hand-held pump, but I 
have to admit that the discussions this year have gotten me interested in 
adding either an electric pump or a foot pump to one of my boats.

Laughing - Bill
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