Matt, The only time I saw a paddle break during a paddle float rescue was when I was demonstrating the use of a sling with the paddle float. This can put tremendous stress on the paddle shaft, so it needs to be used with care. I think it's possible that the way we normally teach new paddlers to use the paddle to stabilize their boat while launching may normally be more stressful on the paddle shaft than self rescues. Regards, Dave Carlson Matt Broze wrote: > <snip> > Having never broken a paddle doing a paddlefloat rescue even with a 20 oz. > paddle I can only conclude that some other methods of using the paddlefloat > may result in broken paddles from what some are saying here. Would anyone > who has broken a paddle doing a paddlefloat rescue please let us know just > what you were doing at the point the paddle broke and where the paddle > broke. *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 04 2002 - 18:09:31 PST
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