At 06:45 AM 2/18/02 -0800, Steven A. Holtzman wrote: >My paddle leash attaches to my wrist or under my deck lines. I don't usually >keep it attached to me unless things are a lot rougher than they were. It is >easy to keep holding on to the paddle--just takes practice to make it second >nature. > >I think I just need to practice more to make certain that I always keep a >hand on my boat, or a foot inside of the cockpit. I have found that leaving a foot inside the cockpit when doing a wet exit works better than trying to hold onto the cockpit combing with your hand. Getting both feet completely out while holding onto the paddle with one hand and the cockpit rim with the other can get a bit tricky. Leaving one foot in keeps the boat close until you can grab onto the cockpit rim with the other hand, then remove the other foot. *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Feb 18 2002 - 07:29:55 PST
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