I have keyhole cockpits in my boats, and I use the layback technique Jed described, though I don't always put my legs on each side of the boat. Once my legs are out of the cockpit I'll either put my weight on the landward leg, or pivot so that I'm sideways on the rear deck with my weight centered, or whatever seems to suit the conditions of sea and shore at that moment. With this "layback" technique I haven't found it necessary to run the bow of my boat up onto land before getting out. That really helps if the "beach" is steep, rocky, or full of barnacles etc. If the water's reasonably calm it's not necessary to put the paddle out to the side either. Bill Hansen Ithaca NY *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jan 11 2001 - 06:04:07 PST
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