Scott wrote ..... In both of your capsizes in the clip you can clearly see that as you reached the waves you stopped paddling. In the first, smaller wave, you even got pushed backwards while you sat there and did nothing....... Thanks Scott, I will take your advise seriously. On the first wave I think i could have negotiated the wave by hard paddling. On the second case I did not sit and did nothing, I was praying like crazy. :-) I felt completely hopeless. But you are right, the worst thing is the lack of action, of course you are reserving it for all the fast action that will come in a few more seconds. :-). I have thought about three actions. 1.- Paddle harder, as you suggest. 2.- Measure and time the waves better to avoid being stranded in the zero zone, where it seems like no effort will liberate you from disaster. 3.- If it ever happens again, roll before the blast. Thanks and best regards, Rafael. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Oct 27 2006 - 08:28:33 PDT
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