>"(I let go the Euro stick and grab the Greenlander >from the front deck to roll up " >This means you find the Greenlander much easier to use and roll >up with? I am becoming much more interested in having a storm >paddle on the front deck as the spare. Regards, Peter T. In my current position and stage of learning to roll the Greenlander has the advantage that it is an unfeathered paddle and I hold it for rolling one hand on the shaft, the other somewhere on the blade -if not in full extended position. So I know by feeling the blade in my hand how the other blade is orientated. In addition the shape of the blade seems to promote that the paddle finds the best blade angle itself during the sweep. My problem with the Euro paddle was that I couldn't find the correct paddle setup underwater. If I hit it right I rolled up, if not I had to bail out or reach for the arctic solution. I think on my session yesterday evening on the lake I got that figured out and found my way to get the Euro paddle into the proper setup position. But I also worked on loosing my paddle and get up with the spare one. Yesterday I wasn't able to do a half/broken paddle roll. Still missing a the final kick to get over the edge, but I keep working on it. (I like this kind of playing and messing around. Did I mentioned the paddle float roll up? Only the paddle float, no paddle). The best thing of carrying a Greenland stick as spare on the front deck is that you have a ready to use paddle in an easy accessible position. In case shit happens, reads you break or loose your regular paddle, you don't loose valuable time and focus by trying to find both parts of your spare paddle, and to get them assembled. One grip, and you can keep on paddling, bracing etc. to stay with your head above your a...... Cheers Ulli P.S. I carry a full size Greenlander as spare. I am in the middle of carving (beltsanding) a storm paddle, but the weather is not for wood working right now. 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/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
How does one hold the storm paddle onto the kayak so that it doesn't get washed off, yet is instantly available, upside down, in case of a capsize? Do you have to wet exit and then renter/roll? Inquiring minds want to know. 8-) I am thinking about crafting my own Greenland paddle. Fred *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 7/14/00 7:18:26 PM, chesapeake18_at_hotmail.com writes: << How does one hold the storm paddle onto the kayak so that it doesn't get washed off, yet is instantly available, upside down, in case of a capsize? Do you have to wet exit and then renter/roll? >> No, there is no reenter and roll. Stowing on the front deck eliminates the need to exit the boat. Just grab the storm paddle and roll up. I place one end under the foremost bungies on my Romany Explorer and the other end under the chart bungie closest to the cockpit. I did fabricate a stand-off that holds the front bungie of the deck so the paddle will slip beneath it. I also attached a loop of bungie cord to the port side perimeter line at the bow. This loop is placed and sized to accept my full length Greenland stick on the front deck, the other end of the paddle goes beneath the same chart bungie. This way I can stow my full length stick as well and not worry about it slowing down my roll (by hanging off the deck) or ever falling off or coming loose. Still searching for a convenient way to stow an assembled Euro paddle on the aft deck that will work will I'm at sea so I can switch off between the Greenland or the Euro paddle whenever I want. Jed *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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