On Sat, 2 Dec 2000, Scott Stephens wrote: > Strayed from the quest and did a first round of whitewater this summer. Good for you! Stop over in GA next time and we'll show you some nice places. If it ever rains. > Still couldn't quite get the roll, although went over and came back up on > same side. Something about 48 years of learning to get the head out first? Silly mammalian predispositions about breathing RIGHT NOW do get in the way of good technique. > Lot of skills overlap, but some very different. Any of y'all have trouble > with surf / whitewater / touring transitions? It's always fun* to bring WW boaters to the beach and watch them broach the first time. The WW mantra is "Lean downstream," but about 50% of paddlers think that downstream is toward the beach. Just once, though. Steve Cramer *--OB disclaimer: in WW, it is acceptable, nearly mandatory, to laugh at trashings, after the rescue is over and there are no injuries, of course. The trashee usually joins in. It is considered tacky to invite people on a trip in the expectation that they will provide such entertainment, though. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Dec 03 2000 - 12:41:46 PST
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