On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, PeterO wrote: > ... off we go to find > some choppy water near Middle Head for rolling practice with Johnno as > lookout. The first couple are fine and then I start to blow them... > But why am I blowing the rolls? It turns out my new non draining, non > waterproof deck bag has slowly filled with about 3kG of water. Worse, it was > only held by bungee and was dangling off the boat like a very effective sea > anchor!!! > > Physician heal thyself!! What advice should I give me!!!!! Reminds me of my Instructor Exam. We were headed out into the Triagle at Tybee Island, GA, which was kicking with big clapotis, so we had helmets. But the waves are half a mile away, so my helmet is clipped to the deck until I need it. Dale says do 3 rolls for me. I had planned to start with a C-to-C, then do a sweep, and then do a headstand, just for variety. But the first roll is ugly, slow, and hard. The second barely gets me up, with a lot of layback. The third flat won't work, and soon I'm the designated victim so the other guys can show off their rescue skills. What's up with this? Twenty minutes later, I'm ready to put my helmet on...and the straps are yanked out of one side, the rivet pulled through the plastic. The bad news: dang helmet had sea-anchored me upside down. Good news: my hipsnap is stronger than I thought. Steve Cramer *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Jan 26 2002 - 06:09:31 PST
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