The only alternative I've come up with is to temporarily stabilize my kayak by putting my primary and spare Greenland paddles under the foredeck safety lines so they stick out to either side. For obvious reasons, this wouldn't work with feathered paddles. So far, I have tried it only on flat water, where it worked well, though I did later break the tip off one paddle while trying to climb back into the kayak with the paddles so deployed. The other alternative I've read about is to brace the paddle across the shoulder and under the elbow while pulling the sprayskirt back on. Chuck Holst -----Original Message----- From: Peter D Osman [SMTP:rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au] Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 2:00 PM To: Paddlewise Subject: [Paddlewise] Reentry & Roll - What then?? G'Day, I've just spent a pleasant summer of weekends at Balmoral Beach, in Sydney Australia, learning a bit about rolling and reentry and rolling. Last week I took the roll into deep water but decided against attempting a reentry and roll. The problem is what do you do after a reentry once you are back up with a cockpit full of water and a spray skirt to put on and chop hitting you from every side? Is there any alternative to putting the spray skirt on under water? I prefer to reenter with the boat completely upside down as this is a smooth fast movement and you can take a break breathing inside the cockpit. *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Mar 05 2001 - 20:05:40 PST
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