----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Maun" <pmaun_at_bitstream.net>> > 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? For what it is worth, and I am not a reentry/roller, when I first saw this technique used about a dozen years ago and seriously considering it as something to learn, it was quite different from what seems to be the case today. In almost every case back then, the reentry/rollers kept the kayak totally cockpit down and somersaulted in and attached the spray skirt before finally coming up. None were laying the boat on its side for re-entry because this would draw too much water into the cockpit. The technique was being heralded precisely because it kept water out and avoided later pumping out. The individuals doing it would take gulps of air here and there during the steps described above. It seemed highly doable even to this klutz. I was quite stunned to see it demoed in Sea Kayaker a few years ago by Nigel Foster as a side entry manuever since it was clearly scoping up copious amounts of water. It just looked wrong to me having seen it done better earlier. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 - 11:11:42 PST
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