The problem is when you tuck the paddle under your arm, and it turns out to be on the opposite side of the bow rescue. I was on this paddle with John when this happened (watched the whole thing, I was not the rescuer). We were in some pretty rough water in an inlet, and it took both of Johns hands to grab the bow of the rescue boat to try and keep it in place. I also remember seeing his hesitation before going for the hip snap as he tried to figure out how to move and hold onto the paddle. By this time, air was the priority. I think storing the paddle under bungies on deck is more easily and quickly done with a Greenland paddle. Regardless your boat needs to be outfitted to hold the paddle on both ends when doing this, especially in rough water. John, why not join Dee and I for some cold water rolling practice and we can work on some different ideas. Dawn _________________________ Dawn Stewart Biostatistics Department UNC School of Public Health Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400 ________________________ >>> <SNStone_at_aol.com> 01/07/04 02:57PM >>> I tuck the paddle under in my armpit between my arm and side of my chest. This secures the paddle as I raise my hands above the water and move them back and forth to provide a target for the rescue bow. The paddle pretty much stays in that position until I have hip flicked myself upright. This also provides me a safe "storage location" if I need to wet exit and my hands are free to locate and pull the grab loop. My training and experience has taught me to keep my paddle with me thus I would personally never consider taking the time to secure the paddle under *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jan 08 2004 - 06:26:15 PST
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