Re: [Paddlewise] Feeling dizzy?

When I explained this thread to my  wife , Wendy, last night , she just
snorted, and said "It's like flying, that's what it feels like to me,
paddling in the bow. In still water with the sky  mirrored in the water,  to
me , it is like flying..."

I do think , in this entire thread , the common  conditions  involve  1)
still water  2) light reflected off of the water 3) a paddler sitting low
enough on the water, with limited visual clues, or fixed distractions  4)
and a sense of  being "suspended" over something, which can easily translate
into the feeling of falling.

Some one else used the expression "agoraphobia:" which is the fear of being
in  large open spaces. But I think, the sensation comes mostly from
conditions which strip the mind of the accepted visual cues , which  leads
to "disorientation". Eh... that feeling can be viewed as either frightening,
euphoric, or just  plain peculiar.
If you are of a mystical turn of mind, the "vertigo" is of a spiritual
nature. A pragmatist is more like to wonder "What's happening here"?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Melissa Reese" <melissa_at_bonnyweeboaty.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Feeling dizzy?
[many snips]
> These are the conditions in which I've experienced some dizziness,
> and I think the clarity of the water had a great deal to do with the
> sensations.  Being able to sense depth so clearly, places the paddler
> in more of a "flying" position than merely as a "surface traveler",
> and I think this contributes to a feeling of vertigo - along with the
> subtle movement of a calm but present swell.  I would never want to
> avoid these conditions though, as it's wonderful to watch all the sea
> life in the clear water, and to enjoy the "flying" feeling.





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