Check out these pics from the Maatsuyker Canoe Club_at_ <http://www.vision.net.au/~jennings/pirates/pir4.html> Better have a good fit in your cockpit and have good rolling skills in this type of stuff. I find it helps to keep your blade a foot or two from the surface in this kind of aerated water, and have adequate indexing on the paddle shaft, in order to leverage up correctly and sufficiently for a successful role. DL *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 1/27/01 10:26:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, dlloyd_at_telus.net writes: << Better have a good fit in your cockpit and have good rolling skills in this type of stuff. >> Doug and All, It wouldn't hurt to have a helmet either, and it looks like Mick didn't. Duane So Cal *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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