On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Shawn Baker wrote: > I remember one such scenario where the instructor trainer did so, and > banged your, er, her hands on her hull and waited for a rescue. One > student (I won't name my name to protect the guilty) went in for a > rescue. Not quick enough for the hapless trainer, whose hands > disappeared below the surface to release her spraydeck. The well > meaning student cruised in for a HOG as the trainer came up between > their hulls, and he whacked her head with his hull. You are not alone, my friend. During routine rolling practice on the Chesapeake Bay a few years back, my wife blew her roll, signalled (banged) for a bow rescue, and then without missing a beat, she pulled her skirt and surfaced between my bow and her boat. After the head collision, she immediately tried to climb on my bow and managed to get a foot on each kayak. When I asked her what she thought she was doing, she replied: "the jellyfish!!!" You never know. Mike. Mike Hamilton, Biologist 1205 Leonardtown Service Bldg University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 301-314-3486 *************************************************************************** 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 Jan 06 2004 - 13:04:43 PST
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