last thursday, practising rolls in an unexpected chop after a thrilling, surfing Hudson River crossing. start with the easy ones; pre-set up onside roll with the chop, no problem. pre-set offside roll, no problem. onside roll from a paddling position, ok. offside roll from a paddling position. no go. not even enough for a gasp of air. upside down again, last bit of air bubbling out of my nose. i am looking at my paddle. it is in the perfect set-up position, right on the surface. but i can not for the life of me figure out which side i am set up on. i can see my paddle, but my brain cannot process which side it is on. i cannot figure out which end of the paddle to use to roll. air runs out. i panic and grope for the surface. no good. when i stop breathing out, the ticking stops and i relax. time to bail. pop the skirt. i am bobbing in the chop next to my inverted boat. spatial disorientation happens. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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