I made a mistake in giving the references for the pictures about the rescue technique. You can find them at http://community.webshots.com/user/cayucochief Best Regards, Rafael el cayucochief www.mayanseas.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/ ***************************************************************************
Rafael, I am afraid that except for the name, your "Mexican Rescue Technique" is anything but new. Nice photos, though! By the way, I once did a paddle from Imperial Beach, California to the Mexican border and back. While I was at the border, I thought that I could have a very steady business doing one-way kayak tours from Tijuana to Imperial Beach. However, when I landed back at Imperial Beach, the U.S. Border Patrol was waiting for me. Obviously, I wasn't the first one to think of it. Duane > http://community.webshots.com/user/cayucochief *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 09:50 a.m. 31/07/2003 -0700, Strosaker wrote: >Rafael, > >I am afraid that except for the name, your "Mexican Rescue Technique" is >anything but new. > >Nice photos, though! > >By the way, I once did a paddle from Imperial Beach, California to the >Mexican border and back. While I was at the border, I thought that I could >have a very steady business doing one-way kayak tours from Tijuana to >Imperial Beach. However, when I landed back at Imperial Beach, the U.S. >Border Patrol was waiting for me. Obviously, I wasn't the first one to think >of it. Duane, I agree with you that there is no magic in it, but.. the subtle point is that everybody has been discussing on how to keep the outrigger steady to use both hands to pump and I have suggested the paddle support under the thigh brace, which has been objected and nobody has mentioned that they have used it, and Matt and others questioned that you could not use it with the sprayskirt on. So I decided to make it explicit, prove that you can place the sprayskirt and still have the outrigger, and since Matt was requesting that it had a name I gave it one. Glad you liked it. The novelty has to do with the fact that you can do a paddlefloat reentry and roll and still be able to pump with some balance assistance and still use both hands, which everybody argued that it was not possible. Nobody has ever taught it that way in ACA or BCU, and I have seen nobody use it. It works for me and I wanted to share it, and felt that it was not understood or believed. Regarding your trip near the border, it was really funny, sure would be an excellent business. Rafael. www.mayanseas.com http://community.webshots.com/user/cayucochief *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Rafael, Sorry about that! I thought you were claiming and naming the paddlefloat re-entry and roll. Yes, the method of having the paddle blade under the thigh brace and spray-skirt to steady the kayak while pumping out is something that I haven't seen before. Although I am skeptical about how well the method would hold up when getting hit by a breaking wave, I will have to give it a try. Thanks for telling us about it. Duane > I agree with you that there is no magic in it, but.. the subtle point is that everybody has been discussing on how to keep the outrigger steady to use both hands to pump and I have suggested the paddle support under the thigh brace, which has been objected and nobody has mentioned that they have used it, and Matt and others questioned that you could not use it with the sprayskirt on. > > So I decided to make it explicit, prove that you can place the sprayskirt and still have the outrigger, and since Matt was requesting that it had a name I gave it one. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 11:10 a.m. 31/07/2003 -0700, Strosaker wrote: >Rafael, > >Sorry about that! I thought you were claiming and naming the paddlefloat >re-entry and roll. Yes, the method of having the paddle blade under the >thigh brace and spray-skirt to steady the kayak while pumping out is >something that I haven't seen before. Although I am skeptical about how well >the method would hold up when getting hit by a breaking wave, I will have to >give it a try. Thanks for telling us about it. My pleasure Duane. Just a tiny contribution to compensate all that I have received from you folks. Just one word. When I was caught in the breakers, I did paddlefloat rolls and leaned on the paddlefloat to brace and broached all the way to shore. It would have been impossible to try placing the outrigger. Still it is a better technique than swimming to shore separate from your boat. Best Regards, Rafael el cayucochief www.mayanseas.com http://community.webshots.com/user/cayucochief *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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