In a previous post ...> Our teacher, Omer, does not teach the paddlefloat rescue, >which I have learned about on Paddlewise. He believes in kayaking in >pairs, and learning how to roll. Apparently this is how they are trained >in BCU courses. Response: I have been taking couses from BCU coaches for several years (ok, so I'm a slow learner). In the first course I took (effectively BCI 1 star training) we learned the paddlefloat rescue. It appears that the statement "apparently this is how they are trained in BCU courses" is a conclusion based on Omer's teaching approach, and not BCU philosophy. All of my kayaking to date has been with at least one other person, but my paddle float is always with me. My roll continues to improve, but I'm not going to totally bet my life on it yet. sid *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Feb 16 2000 - 07:14:04 PST
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