At the very first pool session I had, my first few months on the water, after the wet exit I was taught the paddlefloat self-rescue. I've been practicing it with some regularity. My big problem is that I really have problems with lifting myself, without a stirrup, into my back deck. I was trying different methods in the pool two weeks ago and when I got home my left hip hurt like someone was twisting my left leg off. Well, it turns out I sprained my hip! I never even thought of such a thing, much less hear of it. I think I did it when I had my right leg on the paddle and was swinging my left leg up to the cockpit and I kind of lurched as I put too of my balance on the far side of the boat. I don't recall hurting but I always come away with bruises and such from practice. So, I'm off the water, all water, for the weeks it takes this to heal. I can't tell you how painful it becomes when I get a muscle spasm from overdoing things like raking leaves, as I tried today, or cleaning house, as I tried on Sat. Those pleasures of life will have to wait a while, too <G>. Happy Thanksgiving to all, 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/ ***************************************************************************
Joan, Instead of trying to lift yourself to get up on the back deck of the boat, try the following--it works for me. While holding onto your boat and paddle with the float attached, let your feet float up to the surface and then try to *SWIM* across the back deck. It's a lot easier than trying to hoist your body out of the water and on to the deck. Steve Holtzman > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net > [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net]On Behalf Of JSpinner_at_aol.com > Sent: November 21, 2001 4:31 PM > To: PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] paddle float self rescue (story) > > > At the very first pool session I had, my first few months on > the water, > after the wet exit I was taught the paddlefloat self-rescue. I've been > practicing it with some regularity. My big problem is that I really have > problems with lifting myself, without a stirrup, into my back deck. I was > trying different methods in the pool two weeks ago and when I got home my > left hip hurt like someone was twisting my left leg off. Well, it > turns out I > sprained my hip! > I never even thought of such a thing, much less hear of it. I > think I did > it when I had my right leg on the paddle and was swinging my left > leg up to > the cockpit and I kind of lurched as I put too of my balance on > the far side > of the boat. I don't recall hurting but I always come away with > bruises and > such from practice. > So, I'm off the water, all water, for the weeks it takes this > to heal. I > can't tell you how painful it becomes when I get a muscle spasm from > overdoing things like raking leaves, as I tried today, or > cleaning house, as > I tried on Sat. Those pleasures of life will have to wait a > while, too <G>. > > Happy Thanksgiving to all, > 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/ > ****************************************************************** > ********* > > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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