RE: [Paddlewise] Reasons to wear cold water gear

can you say this again in kindergarten language for beginners?  AS I come up 
out of the water... do I want to be moving the same direction as the waves?  
or against them?

I get the part about just doing whichever side you're good at!!  :)

Tori


>From: "Peter Treby" <ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au>
>
>Tom wrote:
>"For the first time ever, I flipped over unintentionally last week due to a
>swirly current, a gusty wind, and me daydreaming all at the same time.  It
>took what seemed like a few seconds to figure out what had happened as I
>dangled under my kayak, but I relaxed and rolled up again safely."
>
>Now, how do you rationally decide which side to roll up on, in this
>situation. You want to come up on the side the weather is coming from, so 
>as
>to get any wind assistance coming up, and to brace into waves...
>Rules of thumb for rolling up:
>1. When surfing to the left on a wave, set up on the right and roll up on
>the left. Conversely,
>2. When surfing to the right on a wave, set up on the left and roll up on
>the right.
>3. When dumped unexpectedly, look up hanging upside down. Waves from the
>left, set up on the right. Waves from the right, set up on the left. Or, 
>set
>up on the side away from the wave direction.
>4. Aaaah, I'm running out of air fast, roll up desperately on the strong
>side as quickly as possible!
>Upside down, down under,
>Peter Treby
>37°42'S 145°08'E

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