RE: [Paddlewise] Not Enough Rescue Practice

Joe Brzoza said:

Doug Loyd wrote:
>Yours is the land of bronze honeys and  surf hunks who must endlessly
>caress their skin with minimum sun-screen values.<snip>



Doug I think you took one too many of those prescription pain-relievers
today.....

Joe

Sorry Joe, wasn't the drugs, though I hardly remember posting my
California concoction -- 'twas a late night post, hit send, wake up in
the morning going, "What did I send last night?" kind of thing. I hope
people don't take it literally or seriously. Though, I do wonder what it
would be like to have a  pool in one's yard, sufficiently  big enough to
practice rolling, sculling, etc.

Duane did have a real point, and I think even experienced paddlers
should keep their rescue skills honed. Every spring is a good time for
myself. I will usually spend a full day at the lake doing paddlefloat
rescues, reenter & roll rescues, Seaseat rescues, one armed rescues,
etc. Once every other spring I will head out into a big gale on a safe
lee shore beach, and practice R&R skills, PF reentry's, etc., out in
rough, _cold_ water conditions. This is all solo, of course, which isn't
necessarily recommended . I also practice paddling the kayak, fully
swamped, skirt open, trying to negotiate my way back to shore in steep
waves while operating the foot pump _and_ staying braced. People may
raise their eyebrows at some of my antics posted to this list, but I
usually have put in serious rescue practice time. I'm sure other
seasoned paddlers do the same thing, to whatever level. One needs to
practice in sufficiently rough enough conditions to have a chance of
assisting themselves or others for similar conditions they might find
themselves in one day. My experience and observations to date suggest
most paddlers are a couple of notches below what they should be.
( Keep up the great work Duane).

BC'in Ya
Doug Lloyd (maintianing as drug-free a life as possible)

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