Re: [Paddlewise] Off-side roll and Eskimo rescue

On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Shawn W. Baker wrote:
[snip]
> Anyhow, I had my buddy positioned so that he could eskimo rescue me if
> my handroll failed.  In the process of handrolling, I was "crawling" my
> boat toward him, and by the time I'd failed 2-3 times, he hadn't moved,
> but his boat was right in the right place for me to grab and pull up.
> 
> I was wrong in my earlier statement about getting "pierced" by the sharp
> bow of a sea kayak.  I found that when I was in handroll setup position,
> my body was about 2' out from the boat, (arms even farther), and I could
> feel the other boat well before the bow of his boat hit me or my boat. 
> It might still be dangerous in rougher seas, or if your partner is a
> real "quick accelerator", but is probably the best aide you can have in
> pond or pool practice.

congrats on the roll... i must have missed the post about being "pierced"
but there are many types of eskimo rescue. i am assuming you are referring
to the "T" rescue. there are many others. i had the honor of being shown
two other forms of side by side rescues yesterday, by maligiaq padilla.
both rescues have the paddler come alongside, parrallel [sp??], rather
than a "T" ---  i think i frustrated maligiaq by wet exiting, instead of
letting him rescue me ;-)  -- oh, back for more tomorrow!!

mark

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