At 10:54 AM 3/6/02 -0800, timbre_at_spiger.com wrote: >At 08:49 AM 3/4/2002 -0800, you wrote: >>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 > > >matt, > >i haven't broken one, but i've bent a crappy aluminum one. As have I. >ighing 250+ pounds. wes >can attest to this and does so on his kayak page. Same thing >bigger people need different solutions at times. ;-) I've taken to advocating that heavier people invest in a 2x4 for use in the initial learning of a paddlefloat recovery. -- Wes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place http://www2.dmci.net/wesboyd/kayak.htm Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 06 2002 - 12:20:18 PST
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