--- Steve Holtzman <sh_at_actglobal.net> wrote: > the cowboy scramble won't work for me. My cockpit is not big enough for me to drop my butt in and then bring my legs in. I have to sit up on the back deck and insert my feet first, and that's just too unstable to do in conditions that already caused a capsize. Hmmm...I have to play Devil's Advocate with myself.... In conditions that _actually_ caused a capsize, I probably couldn't guarantee that I could do a Cowboy Scramble. I practice this rescue in all the conditions I encounter...but none of these conditions have caused a capsize and wet exit yet. If it were actually violent enough that my roll wouldn't work and I had to wet exit...the CS likely wouldn't be reliable. I'll stick to the roll as a primary capsize recovery tool. But really, we're all between swims, so practicing actual rescues is always a good idea. Shawn __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.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 Fri Jul 25 2003 - 05:53:56 PDT
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