From: "John Fereira" <jaf30_at_cornell.edu> > > I agree that's it's a fun and quick way to get back in when practicing under > controlled conditions, but I would hesitate to characterize it as a self > *rescue* technique. Here's my question then. How do you get into an ocean cockpit under normal conditions? Do you always use your paddle held behind the cockpit, braced on something solid? I've been told that some BCU instructors will flunk you if you use your paddle to enter a kayak. The instructor who told me that advised me to learn to enter a floating kayak without any aid - to develop the balance to do that. The easiest way is a cowboy entry from a standing position (ie. stradle the kayak, sit and enter.) Trying that with an ocean kayak means sitting on the rear deck and getting your feet in first, then sliding in. Since I don't own a kayak w/ ocean cockpit, I get to do this rarely and never elegantly. So - how do you get in? Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Sep 07 2000 - 18:11:04 PDT
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