Hello again, this is Jan writing. Roger has been very busy on the email while I was away from this part of the computer. In very brief snips here are a couple of questions I would like to respond to: ----- Original Message ----- From: Bhansen97_at_aol.com "Roger - or Jan - I noticed that after capsize you and your students use hand-held pumps. I need some good advice on how to make that work in rough conditions. " Matt Broze http://www.marinerkayaks.com "My experience is that it is difficult to reattach the spraydeck (usually a two hand job) while trying to hold the paddle down across the cockpit (and in your way fastening the deck too) with ones elbows or hunched over the paddle." I say: Sprayskirt attachment is a two handed job but the hands can be used one at a time. Hunch over your paddle, pin it onto the coaming with your right elbow and rib cage, then use your left hand to reach back and put the back left edge of your sprayskirt onto your coaming, get that corner down. After that pin the paddle shaft with your left elbow and rib cage against the coaming and reach around with the right to secure the right corner. Double check the left corner by switching hands, so that you know you are on in back, then pop the front with one hand. End with the side away from the paddlefloat, so only one side is attached at first. Slide the pump down the side that the paddlefloat is on so that you can lean toward that side and pump. Since one hand will be on the paddle shaft the lower part of the pump will need to be held down in some way so that the lonely other hand can use the pump handle. Depending on which side of your leg the pump shaft goes on, either pin it between your legs or pin it against the side of the coaming with the outside of your thigh. This will vary from person to person and sometimes for the same person, boat to boat. Don't worry about getting all of the water out in rough water, getting down to the last inch should get you enough stability to put your pump and paddlefloat away and get started paddling again. If you are not stable enough to paddle, just leave that support float out and get on your radio for help. It is interesting that people are discussing the limitations for paddlefloat rescue for rough water. If it doesn't work for you in a practice, make sure that you develop some kind of reliable solo rescue. Its not about how good the paddle float rescue technique is, it is about individual limitations, knowing them and being prudent. I notice that Roger has been busy with some other discussions related to rescues, balance, philosophies, and the ACA. I would like to keep my end of the discussion down to techniques and let Roger handle the prioritizing rescues and discussing his perspective and philosophy on the ACA. Hopefully, we'll figure out a way to separate our names on the email to reduce the confusion. Best wishes, Jan of Roger Schumann & Jan Shriner Eskape Sea Kayaking 831-427-2297 www.eskapekayak.com *************************************************************************** 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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