Kevin wrote: <SNIP>>>>If you were in a shorter playboat, it is extremely difficult to gain hull speed enough to tow a swimmer.<<<<<SNIP> It ain't the length of the boat that's the problem here. A human sea anchor is going to limit the speed of any length kayak to way below its potential "hull speed" no matter how horizontal the swimmer gets of how hard he kicks (even with swim fins on) he is going to keep the kayak from reaching its hull speed. I agree with everything else Kevin said about getting into a sleeker horizontal swimming position and helping by swimming or kicking as best you can while still hanging on to the stern of the kayak. You'll be able to move even faster if the swimmer can quickly get his torso up on the back deck with only his legs dragging in the water. BTW Jolie, I must be "full of it" too because I don't remember ever losing my roll more than once at a time after I had first learned it. Most of those failures were due to some change in the conditions or some unfamiliar equipment I was using. I think Eskimo rolling is a lot like riding a bicycle, not something you forget how to do even after a long lay-off. I think Jed did a great job of analyzing the most likely reasons for your experiences with the roll. Matt Broze www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** 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 Jun 04 2002 - 22:27:53 PDT
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