John Fereira wrote: > > At 11:27 AM 10/16/99 -0400, Bob Volin wrote: > >John wrote: > >>I've worked on my sculling brace and can finally get my head completely > >>wet. It took awhile to feel comfortable getting my left elbow down so > >>I'm holding the paddle like I would a pull-up bar. Once I did that I was > >>able to get a nice, slow, sculling motion. > >> > >>Unfortunately I've only been able to do a real good scull on my right side. > >>Can anyone suggest some tricks how to make my offside sculling brace > >>better? > >....Why not use a slightly inflated paddle float on that side until you feel > >comfortable with the movement? > > I have used a slightly inflated paddle float to practice a roll but I'm not > sure > how well it would work for a sculling brace. It would seem to me that it > make it really difficult to get a feel for the blade angle. > ************************************************************ You might try the Gaia Swell Ultralite paddle float. It has only one air chamber with the other side made of a mesh material. The inflated side inflates with a bit of articulation. The combination does give you some paddle feel through the mesh and the articulated inflated side flows smoothly over the water. This particular paddle float folds down to next to nothing and has a thin webbing strap with snap buckle. You can very comfortably fold the paddle float down and shove in inside your PFD next to your chest with the webbing strap to make certain it won't come loose from you. It also takes hardly any puffs to inflate. So, in all, you do get some blade feel for sculling and even paddling, something that is hard to do with an ordinary paddle float; it is easy to keep handy on you rather than under deck bungee; and, unless you are extraordinarily heavy or clumsy, will give you more than enough flotation for a self-assist paddle float rescue. I am seeing more and more paddlers around here with them. They do work. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Oct 18 1999 - 12:04:08 PDT
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