RE: [Paddlewise] Paddlefloat Placement, was Sea Seat

Rob wrote
>I remind  paddlers that paddlefoats can contribute to shaft
>breakage if you are not  careful using them in heavy seas.

G'Day,

Thanks for the warning. I've also had paddle blades break when practising
paddlefloat assisted reentry and rolls in flat water. A combination of
making the roll fairly slow, only blowing up half the bag and using a
stronger paddle seemed to fix the problem.

All the best, PeterO
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