OK, I'm confused here. Why exactly do you need to catch a breath from the cockpit? Can't you just breath normally before starting the reenter? Big waves, wind? How I do things I to grasp the boat combing with both hands facing sternwards. I have the paddle flush to the boat and held in one of my hands. Always check your paddle position before you get in the boat, I have had to roll too many times with an upside down, non-powerface etc paddle. I then somersault both feet onto my seat and then walk myself back into the boat making sure to more the foot pegs with my in case they've slip forward. Once I've locked my thighs I roll up. Strangely, when I first started doing this, my roll kept failing. I discovered that an extended paddle roll worked fine. After doing this a few times, my regular sweep roll started to work again. I think it may have just been the weirdness of trying to roll a flooded boat. I haven't practiced paddling a flooded boat and will try that, good tip. -Patrick At 11:47 AM -0500 3/7/01, SeaKayakNH_at_aol.com wrote: > > I can't speak for PeterO, but I think I understand what he is talking >about because I do something similar. To set up for a reentry and roll I put >my head in the air pocket inside the cockpit of my inverted boat. After >charging my lungs with a couple deep breaths I push my self down into the >water as I rotate my feet and legs up into the boat, [SNIP] *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 07 2001 - 10:44:01 PST
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