Re: [Paddlewise] Soft Paddlers (was Soft Water)

From: <JSpinner_at_aol.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 18:23:17 EST
In a message dated 11/5/00 5:41:09 PM, rdempsey_at_CALAMITY.WYOMING.COM writes:

<<Are you tough enough to surf launch an open canoe in 3 foot waves, or do you

always tuck (hide)  ...  a skilled seakayaker with practice can

roll their boats, a trick I have yet to master, since I always fall out of

those open canoes, first. >>

Last year this fairly obnoxious guy showed up at a pool session with a canoe 
filled to the brim with flotation. I was at least impressed with his paddling 
as I watched him repeatedly roll this canoe, even if his manners were much 
less than gracious to others in the pool.

Joan Spinner
who has retreated to
the pool for voluntary rolling 
until at least next spring.
I guess I'm not on the hard-core list <G>

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