In a message dated 3/14/01 11:25:13 AM, plz_at_swbell.net writes: << I had read that more people injure themselves launching and exiting on land than they do in most other boating incidents, and when I slipped on a cement boat ramp >> My own take on this is that the getting in and out is that it is the event most likely to provide humor and embarrassment. The first time I paddled a glass boat we stopped at a pebbly beach and I didn't want to scratch the boat. I had never perfected the behind-the-cockpit exits and I was unable to get my leg up because the cockpit was smaller than I was used to with my plastic boat. I ended up literally flipping the boat on its side as my paddle slid away from me. I had to slither out of the now swamped boat much to the amusement of the guys fishing on the pier. Joan *************************************************************************** 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 14 2001 - 09:40:30 PST
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