Dana writes: "Did the book say if Derek landed on his head or his seat?" The description on p.33 of Lord Hutchinson's "Expedition Kayaking" (4th Ed.) is hilarious. I will not quote it in full, but here is the choicest part:- "This maneuver is best practiced in a swimming pool, first from the side, then from a low springboard." Sitting in your boat on a small springboard trying to bounce up and into a pool would surely be worth an entry into Funniest Home Videos. This aspect of sea kayaking could easily replace rolling as the most far fetched trick to be learned. The outfits worn by gridiron footballers could be employed, and points awarded for height above water, style and technical difficulty. Perhaps an exhibition sport for the Athens Olympics? The paragraph headed "Last Ditch" on the same page seems more likely to be of practical use. This describes throwing the boat in, jumping after it, empty and enter. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
They're a lot of fun in a little whitewater boat while at pool practice! Has anyone tried seal launching off a diving board--even 3' or 4' above the water is a rush! (Ask the lifeguard for permission first!!) Shawn Peter Treby <ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au> wrote: >The side drop looks like a recipe for boat damage and paddler injury to >me. Seal launching / landing looks best left to the seals too! -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 1999 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
"Shawn W. Baker" wrote: > > They're a lot of fun in a little whitewater boat while at pool practice! > > Has anyone tried seal launching off a diving board--even 3' or 4' above > the water is a rush! (Ask the lifeguard for permission first!!) Some friends and relatives of mine have seal launched off the 3 m. board in our indoor pool. It's better to ask forgiveness; the lifeguard is unlikely to give permission. ;) >From the bank, seal launches aren't much fun. Unless you start > 5' above water level, of course. Don't forget to (1) lean downcurrent and (2) keep your working elbow close in if you need to brace. Steve *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
>Re: [Paddlewise] Side drop launch > They're a lot of fun in a little whitewater boat while at pool practice! > Has anyone tried seal launching off a diving board--even 3' or 4' above > the water is a rush! (Ask the lifeguard for permission first!!) > > Shawn Yeah, it's a kick but the abrasive surface on dive boards leaves major gouges on tupperware. Better to do it off river side rocks. Larry Koenig Baton Rouge, LA *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> Some friends and relatives of mine have seal launched off the 3 m. board > in our indoor pool. It's better to ask forgiveness; the lifeguard is > unlikely to give permission. ;) > Depends on the pool manager's attitude. We had someone do a seal launch off the 3 m board at one of our pool session locations without asking permission, and it almost terminated that pool program. OTOH, at another pool, the pool manager was the one helping with the intitial push off the 3 m board (though he did require that helmets be worn)! Erik Sprenne (at the southern end of Lake Michigan) *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 05:08 PM 1/7/00 -0600, Eric wrote: <snip>>Depends on the pool manager's attitude. >We had someone do a seal launch off the 3 m board at one of our pool >session locations without asking permission, and it almost terminated that >pool program. OTOH, at another pool, the pool manager was the one helping >with the intitial push off the 3 m board (though he did require that >helmets be worn)! I did this 18 years ago at a local pool with my Nordkapp. I went nose first, water up to my upper chest while leaning back, so as the kayak reaserted bouyancy, it shot straight back up vertically, such that the stern hit the underneath of the dive board. No, we were not asked back to the pool, and yes, these manouvers can be dangerous. After that, I kept my seal launches to rocks and docks. Most fun is finding a kelp covered rock at low tide with a nice 3 to 4 foot breaking wave at the base (height of wave face). If you time it right, and you must, you can launch such that the bow will completely submerg under the breaking face, pulling the rest of the kayak and yourself right through to the back of the wave and out into daylight again. Yes it is dangerous, and no, don't do this with a North American crappumed bagged kayak :-) BC'in Ya Doug Lloyd (who rebuilds his hull every two to three years) *************************************************************************** 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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