Re: [Paddlewise] Solo Tasman Crossing

From: Peter Treby <ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au>
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:13:39 +1100
John Kirk-Anderson wrote:

>I have a wing and ... Sculling is out...
>
>Not quite...I said nothing, borrowed a wing and sculled down and back up...
>
>His ungracious reply, "Maybe so, but they're not as good, are they!"
>
I agree with your ungracious challenger. You can force a wing paddle 
backwards, i.e. with the thin edge leading, and scull,.But it isn't 
nearly as smooth as a conventional paddle or a greenland plank for that 
sort of play.  I wouldn't bother.
On the Tasman Crossing attempt, Andrew has returned to Tasmania: 
www.andrewmcauley.com
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