[Paddlewise] Painful heels was Re: Lost at Sea while Sailing

From: Jackie Fenton <jackie_at_intelenet.net>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 13:28:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jerry Hawkins <jhawkins_at_cisco.com>

> The pain that bugs me most is my heels.  After about 3 hours in the kayak 
> (whether or not I take long breaks) my heels really begin to ache.  I 
> paddled 15 NM on Saturday (Tomales Bay, CA) and towed a tired paddler 
> for over a mile and my heels hurt, not my arms or shoulders.

Have you tried putting closed-cell foam under your heels while you paddle?

Cheers,

Jackie
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