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From: Jeff Van Cott <jeffvc_at_hotmail.com>
subject: [Paddlewise] Fear of rolling.
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 18:27:20 -0500
I paddle with a woman who is very athletic and a great paddler/bracer, etc.

A few years ago when she was very inexperienced, she overturned a kayak and 
was trapped in it underwater (almost drowning) because she had not had any 
training on wet exits, or how to get the skirt off.

Now she is very uncomfortable going underwater in her kayak and it inhibits 
her ability to learn to roll.

Anybody have any suggestions on what she could practice in order to get her 
confidence up and to move away from her fears?

Thanks in advance,
Jeff
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