> I paddle a canoe, not a kayak, but unplanned swims are > not exclusivly a kayak thing. > > I was on my favorite river, the Mullica, which is > narrw, winding and has trees down that block the > entire river. >As I got back into the boat the hem of my tennis > skirt snagged on one of the branch remnants. -------- Don't feel too bad. I've seen that on PB rivers more often that you'd thing. Of course, it's usually the newbies on a crowded river such as the Wading. But on the Mullica, a paddler with a sea kayak managed to get the boat end pinned across the river just past a bend. Yep, the next boat rode over it, turning it over and both paddlers were in the water. I came to grief once using a whitewater canoe on that river -- not a bad choice usually since the upper part twists and turns so much. The others were sliding easily under a riverwide log; but not me. I forgot that I had much more freeboard. I slid under and one gunwale contacted the log. The current very ceremoniously rolled me over into the water..... Beyond paddling, my main problem is that my trouser pockets are the exact same height as doorknobs... Joe P. *************************************************************************** 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 16 2001 - 07:39:54 PST
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