Matt, After I posted last night and went off to sleep, it dawned on me that I first learned the paddle float rescue while teaching for the Northwest Outdoor Center in Seattle from '84 - '89. NWOC is your neighbor - and they taught me to teach the back deck method. I had never seen anyone go over the cockpit until the late 90's and I actually think it has more problems - it's higher, things get hung up on the cockpit rim, etc....it is argued there are less steps. So I show and tell beginners both methods (with the paddle under the bungies if they need it) and tell them to practice, practice practice! Andree Andree Hurley ACA Certified Instructor Trainer Kayak Instruction eXcellence (KIX) Websites - http://www.onwatersports.com/, http://paddling.about.com Brochure: http://onwatersports.com/KIX/KixBrochure.pdf Port Townsend, WA *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 30 2003 - 08:40:30 PDT
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