Next thoughts: > What are the special considerations when you take a wood sea kayak down a > river with whitewater? On Saturday I paddle with my Sirius almost half an hour behind a defence, sorry I donīt know exact name for it. Artificiall rapid, maybe a better word? Whatever, the river gots a normal highwater period and behind the defence are several fast changing middlesized waves, various streams (behave little bit like tidal race) and small whirls. By massive highwater hell starts up there! Why paddling Whitewater with a longship? Itīs a really good test, you could examine your technicals skills, have some fun. Itīs a good simulation for anything. Learn to trust your feeling, by hip edging and supporting strokes ... A Seakayak behaves like a truck, but thats what you have to learn and to accept. Just a great test, if you manage whitewater with a seakayak, you just catch the next step on your way to be a "seakayak god" or guru, high priest.... But the best is, you see very impressive where are the limits on your special kayak? Where are your limits? try it! bye, Jochen *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Mar 19 2001 - 02:44:15 PST
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