>Go with the flow. Let the stuff slap you around. The waves in these >conditions seem to me to pack less punch although they are chaotic. Sounds like Aikido paddling. Makes a lot of sense, fighting the ocean seldom works very well. Figuring out how to use vectors of the currents, winds, waves, etc. to get you where you want to be makes more sense. Easier to say than do, however. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Flory, San Jose, CA. daflory_at_pacbell.net Go Sea Kayaking!! (C)2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speak softly and study Aikido, then you won't need a big stick. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 05 2002 - 05:51:50 PST
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