"I hope those who pour scorn on thinking this through are never in difficulty as a result." "Peter, I resent your assertion that I am not thinking this through." Apologies, I wasn't aiming that at you Kevin. "My point is that the recommendation of either the wiggle-out-through-tunnel method or the reach-inside-and-grab method are highly dependent on body type and gear worn." I have no argument with this point. I just thought I'd contribute my test findings stating what had worked in my circumstances for me. When I say "worked", I mean what works in my experience. I'm not trying pretend any of these methods will be OK universally, just contribute possibilities for others to weigh up. "Hopefully you can agree to this, and not be offended by my blanket generalization in my previous email." No offence taken with your posting at all. "I completely agree that it is an effective method to grab the skirt at the side of coaming and pull up. There is less curvature of the rim on the side, and hence less tension holding the skirt down." And I reckon this is a handy trick worth practising, perhaps while paddling across the bay for a latte. PT 37°42'S 145°08'E *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Mar 09 2001 - 20:51:51 PST
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