Re: [Paddlewise] Surf Spanking!

In a message dated 2/7/00 2:16:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au writes:

<< Thanks for the great surf report. Do you have any tips for swimming with a
 paddle? In "Deep Trouble", there is a comment somewhere that with a
 feathered paddle, it may be better to swim on your back, whereas an
 unfeathered paddle can be used like a crawl stroke, facing forwards. What do
 you think works best?
 Regards,  PT
  >>

Peter,

I have never done the paddle swim with a feathered paddle.  When I swam 
yesterday, I had an unfeathered white water paddle, and I swam with it in 
manner very similar to the front crawl stroke.  I could try to describe how 
to do it in detail, but it really is easy to do and something you just have 
to go out and do yourself.  I haven't tried it on my back yet, but now that 
you have mentioned it, I will go out and try it soon.  Maybe it would use 
different muscles and give the other ones a rest by alternating. The more 
tricks up your sleeve the better.

By the way, today's paper says that the surf yesterday was 8 feet at a lot of 
spots and 12 feet at Huntington Beach.  The 5-7 feet I mentioned was only a 
forecast.

Duane Strosaker
<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/pirateseakayaker/index.html">Pirate Sea 
Kayaker</A> 


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