Try swimming (paddling) with your paddle. You will be surprised how strong and fast you can swim (paddle). Also by having the paddle flotation out in front of you it helps hold your head out of the water and reduces heat loss. <Bill> Brought to you from beautiful Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Alaska. N 53°51.140' W 166°30.228' (WGS 84) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sid Taylor" <tayls_at_snowcrest.net> To: <grikschat_at_surfeu.de>; <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 9:13 AM Subject: [Paddlewise] ABANDONING ONES PADDLE > Is a paddle a help or hindrance in swimming if one is out of the boat? *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 18 2001 - 13:46:38 PDT
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