Tomckayak_at_aol.com wrote: > Use the back stoke with a Feathered paddle. The standard > (unfeathered paddle) > works better facing forward. > At LaPush, WA. Swimming in 10-12 foot surf using a feathered > paddle I back > stroked 400 yards to the beach. It was a battle between > swimming as hard as I > could and getting enough air. Each wave would bury my head > under 2 to 3 feet > of water as the peck passed. Even if the wave was not > breaking the PFD could > not left me above the steep wave peek. what happened to the kayak? Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jul 01 1999 - 10:26:36 PDT
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