I was interested in reading the comments on the dreaded S word for rescue. I am in a very similar situation with Mark Zen. I have rheumatoid arthritis and have lost mobility in my wrists. I used to do white water kayaking, but my roll became unreliable, because my wrists don't flex well. I have done some seakayaking but recently I have become much more serious about the sport. I like multi-day trips, so I often have a full loaded boat. So my question is how easy is it to roll a fully loaded sea kayak? If it is harder considering the lack of flexibility in my wrists would sp**** be better or would a paddle float be sufficient? I wondered about using an unfeathered blade. Currently I have a great AT bent shaft feathered paddle that I love. It is greatly reduces the wrist flex (which used to hurt my wrists). I plan to do a lot of roll practice and self rescue this summer, but I wondered which method I should try. Thanks sorry for bringing up the S word. -- MZ website: http://members.home.net/mzuschlag *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Apr 26 2001 - 17:15:38 PDT
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