Re: [Paddlewise] BCU kayak entry & exit

I just checked the BCU booklet.  For one star, for embarking it does say
"the paddle must remain within reach or can be used to assist in 
> embarking, and for disembarking it's silent about where the paddle is. 
For two star, instructions for embarking are the same, but for
disembarking it does in fact say "eixt kayak without use of the paddle." 


I had never heard of this, but the first BCU course I took was three
star, which only provides that "the candidate...be able to launch safely
and efficiently from any reasonable launching spot," and doesn't seem to
care how (or if) you get out of the boat.  I learned to enter and exit
the boat using my paddle for an assist, and that's still how I do it.

Joan

On Thu, 20 Apr 2000 15:46:56 -0400 Sidney_Stone_at_amsinc.com writes:
> I went to the mentioned site and here is the quote from the 1 star 
> test: "The
> paddle must remain within reach or can be used to assist in 
> embarking".  I would
> interpret this as saying the paddle may be used for support during 
> entry (and
> exit).  Or if one is nimble the paddle may be held in any manner 
> while entering
> the kayak.
> 
> What is most important, however, is the enter and exit the kayak 
> from the
> correct side, which differs depending on which side of the pond one 
> resides.  I
> will leave it to others more knowledgeable in deciphering such 
> intricacies of
> paddling to elaborate, but I always enter from the curb side.
> 
> sid
> 
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> Subject:  [Paddlewise] BCU kayak entry & exit
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> 
> I was looking at the BCU training/testing requirements for 1 and 2 
> star
> certification and saw something confusing.  One of the first items 
> that the
> student needed to demonstrate was getting in and out of the kayak 
> without
> using a paddle.  I think it said something else like "paddle must be 
> kept
> nearby within reach".  I have always used a paddle across the back 
> deck for
> extra support when getting in and out of the kayak. Is there 
> something wrong
> with using the paddle (ie I should never be doing this) or is this a 
> test to
> master and demonstrate balance, (ie it is good to learn but it is 
> not
> necessarily the way you always do it) or is there some other reason 
> (such as
> I completely misunderstood what was being said).
> 
> Rest of the descriptions made very good sense and gave my some good 
> ideas for
> things to practice.  I was reading from the selections at
> http://www.bcu.org.uk/Coaching/pdfdocs.htm.
> 
> Hope some of you BCU coaches can enlighten me.
> 
> Mark J. Arnold
> MJAkayaker_at_aol.com
> 
> 
> 
>
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