Rafael: Let's assume the Mexican outrigger is set up, paddle under thigh brace, lashed to the other side of the coaming. The water is rough, since it's rough enough to have capsized in the first place. A wave capsizes you again to the other side from the paddlefloat. You are now upside down, without a paddle to roll, and with your paddle lashed across the cockpit. Is this an entrapment issue? Cheers, PT *************************************************************************** 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 09:26 a.m. 03/08/2003 +1000, Peter Treby wrote: >Rafael: >Let's assume the Mexican outrigger is set up, paddle under thigh brace, >lashed to the other side of the coaming. The water is rough, since it's >rough enough to have capsized in the first place. A wave capsizes you again >to the other side from the paddlefloat. You are now upside down, without a >paddle to roll, and with your paddle lashed across the cockpit. Is this an >entrapment issue? >Cheers, PT Hi Peter, The question poses many ifs. You may wet exit for many reasons. In my case, what started this discussion was that I needed to evacuate. In those cases you donīt have to worry about being capsized again. Now we can talk about wave sizes and paddlefloat sizes. 1.- With a large paddlefloat you can take very big swells, leaning on the float and the leverage arm will not allow the boat to turn over. Yesterday I tried it in my double (wider and heavier than the single), with my 9 year old girl, (who I am proud to say has decided to come with me paddling every Sunday from now on). We leaned to the point of capsize, if it wasnīt for the Mexican Outirgger. The rigger held us pretty well. I feared for the paddle. 2.- When in breakers, I donīt think I would place the blade under the thigh brace. After reentry and roll I would brace with the paddlefloat leaning towards that side and broaching until I reach the beach. Sometimes I have paddled with my paddlefloat on (has inflatable bag only on one side), out of the breaking zone into deep waters, where I can pump and regain composture (waves around 4 - 5 feet). 3.- Assuming the worst, in which you are upside down with the Mexican Outrigger all in place. It is very easy to release the string. Just one pull, and the paddle is free, so you can either wet exit or turn it around and roll using the float as leverage. I really donīt see a problem there. I find it unlikely to happen but easy to release. If somebody tries it in rough waters, he should practice and make sure he wonīt panick, just the same as people using sprayskirts, needing to practice to wet exit without forgetting to pull the sprayskirt release strap. BTW.- With my daughter spending 80% of the time like Cleopatra, with her rower slave, I am getting a pretty good workout, and will feel my single like a feather afterwards. 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/ ***************************************************************************
> BTW.- With my daughter spending 80% of the time like Cleopatra, with her rower slave, I am getting a pretty good workout, and will feel my single like a feather afterwards. That's what Dads are for... "The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne, Burn'd on the water: the poop was beaten gold; Purple the sails, and so perfumed, that The winds wer love-sick with them; the oars were silver; Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, .... O, rare for [Rafael] Antony!" Cheers, PT *************************************************************************** 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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