Dear paddling friends please allow a comment from the Baltic sea. Chuck wrote Hi All, I can't agree with that. When I do a solo re-entry with a paddle float, I hold the paddle shaft to the back of the cockpit rim with one hand and reach across the cockpit to the far gunwale with the other. I kick once near the surface to launch my chest up over the cockpit. Next, I shift both hands to the paddle shaft across the rear deck just behind the cockpit, being careful to keep A LITTLE BIT of weight on the outrigger. The shaft reaching out to the float IS NOT A chinning bar. I work my chest onto the rear deck just far enough to get my feet into the cockpit, then twist around and sit in the boat. At no time do I put my weight on the outrigger beyond that described above. Very sensible to keep the weight on the kayak instead of the paddle, good balance training. But try to go up behind your paddle, this will save you all the trouble of crawling up the rear deck . Put the top of one foot on the shaft and your face is right there where the kiwis have there rudder. greetings Havkajakcenter Svendborg v/ Lenze Middelberg Skaregaardsvej 9 Skovballe DK 5700 Svendborg (+45) 62541920 lenze_at_naturtur.dk www.havkajakcenter.dk *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Mar 07 2002 - 06:00:51 PST
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