>> Anyone else have tips for executing a good R&R? -Patrick >> I don't bother to somersault. I turn the boat half on its side, wiggle halfway into the cockpit with my face out of the water facing the bow (or at least the deck), and then take a deep breath and submerge to finish seating myself. The rest is just a standard roll, which for me is always an extended roll. I think it was Julio MacWilliams who said that in rough water it is easiest to then recapsize and fasten your sprayskirt while upside down, after which you can then roll up a second time and pump out. This assumes, of course, that you have a built-in pump and did not have enough air to get the sprayskirt on during the initial recovery. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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