Re: [Paddlewise] Rolling and rescues

I believe the object of putting the skirt on underwater was so you don't
have to do it right side up, when you wished you had both hands
available to keep you that way.  Maybe Dr. Winskill can clarify this.

Dave Carlson

Steve Cramer wrote:
> 
> I just got back from a workout on the pond doing rolls and rescues. Did my
> first Steyr roll. I collected the technique from Hutchinson's 4th ed. of
> Complete Book of Sea Kayaking. The setup is with your back flat on the
> stern deck and the paddle in a Pawlata grip extending back on your left
> side. Derek says the roll is easy, and it was. He also says it's seldom
> used because the setup position is difficult to adopt underwater. Yup to
> that to. Anyway, the sweep roll is working fine.
> 
> After some discussion about reenter-and-roll recently, I wanted to try the
> technique of re-fastening the skirt underwater, to keep the cockpit dry. I
> managed to do it on the second and third tries, but it was a waste of
> time. I came up with exactly as much water in the boat as I did with the
> skirt off. Perhaps the high foredeck of the Sea Lion extends too deep when
> upside down to make this work.
> 
> I did a paddle float reentry, too. Non-anchored, just gripped with my left
> hand. I am more and more convinced that it works better, for me anyway, if
> I start in front of the paddle. Just hook the left ankle, yank the body up
> on the deck, right leg in the cockpit, left hand down the paddle shaft,
> left leg in, and twist. Then pump for a while.
> 
> Steve Cramer
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> 
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