> > From: "Peter Osman" <rebyl_kayak_at_hotmail.com> > Subject: [Paddlewise] the "bombproof" roll > > G'day, > > Question from a Novice > Listening to the rolling debate leaves me puzzled. If no roll is > bombproof then are wide cockpit boats intrinsically 'safer' than narrow > cockpit boats? snip > Here's the argument: - if an expert at rolling can't always roll in > difficult conditions then what other method is suitable under those > conditions? Several posts and some of the literature have suggested that a > paddle float reentry would not be likely to work in severe conditions and > I think a cowboy reentry into a lightly loaded narrow cockpit boat in such > difficult conditions would also be near impossible. In a wide cockpit boat > or just possibly a heavily loaded narrow cockpit boat, might a "Cowboy" > reentry still work when a roll or paddle float reentry does not? > No matter what cockpit size, my guess is if the conditions are preventing paddle float outrigger rescues, than the "Cowboy" bronco style rescue will also fail and you will end up like most rodeo cowboys -in the dust (here water). If you go for a reentry and (paddle-float) roll, a smaller cockpit makes it a lot easier to get into the right seat position upside down. In a large cockpit it is to easy to end up to far in the front, so you have to slip back to your backrest before setting up for the roll. My 2 cents Ulli P.S. 1) Yesterday on a relaxed paddle trip I couldn't resist to give it a try. After practising the roll in a number of pool sessions during the winter -still not real spring here in Nova Scotia- I did 2 rolls. After #1 I thought "The water wasn't that cold, let's go for one more", #2 gave me a icecream headdache so I decided to call it end of the session. Not real life conditions (calm sea) but the first shot in cold saltwater. Afterwards I had about 2 liters water in the cockpit, should have pluged the deckhole intended for my future electric bilge pump outlet... 2) During paddling (and the 2 rolls) I wore a wetsuit and a paddling jacket (kokatat reaction) with latex arm gaskets but only a neopren neck closure. My T-shirt stayed dry, even around the neck. That was much better than I expected, I was prepared to get at least a cup or so into the jacket. Dr. Ulli Hoeger Dept. Physiology and Biophysics Dalhousie University Halifax, B3H4H7, Nova Scotia Canada Phone I : 902-494-2673 Fax: 902-494-1685 Phone II :902-488-6796 http://is.dal.ca/~uhoeger *************************************************************************** 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 Mon May 29 2000 - 13:44:41 PDT
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