Re: [Paddlewise] static brace

>At 21:41 10/18/99 -0400, Greg Stamer wrote:
>>So what is the positioning for a static brace?  I've tried a few different
>>positions but thus far can't hold still.  The closest I've come is lying
>>in the water with my face up and my greenland paddle slowly waving back 
>>and forth (essentially sculling) over my head.
>>
>>kirk
>
>Kirk,
>
>The "balance brace" is a very popular static brace. Brain Day of Rutabaga
>kayak has a nice "Greenland-style" page with directions and excellent pics,
>including the balance brace at
><http://www.paddlers.com/references/refgreenland.htm>.
>
>The big keys for me was first to learn how to keep the kayak tilted away
>from my torso and the proper body position with my back as flat on the
>water as possible. Another "trick" is that when you are fully immersed, the
>foot/leg applying pressure against the footpegs is the foot/leg closest to
>the water. As a rule static braces are often much easier to perform on
>hard-chined kayaks but there are some notable exceptions(such as the Romany).
>
>Greg Stamer

more pictures can be found at the bonito boats photo gallery:
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~bonito/photo_gallery.htm

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~bonito/images/Static_brace_1.jpg

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