On 3/18/09, James Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net> wrote: > > > I spotted the problem immediately. He was paddling a purple boat. LOL Boy that water looked cold. I would love to have someone interview > that guy and find out what happened. Cold meds kick in? Missed a > roll? Bad day? Wallet bigger than skills? Be very interesting to hear the answer to that. He wasn't paddling a cheap boat but it wasn't obvious to me that he had a lot of fancy gear. Prepared enough to have a paddle float and have it deployed. I wonder why he gave up. I changed my cold weather outfit after my You Tube practice session. > I substituted 3 mm neo pants for dry pants and added fleece. I wore > my altered outfit to a surf class last weekend. I spent two five hour > days in/on the water. I was very comfortable the entire time. My foam > lined helmet really added to my warmth. My pain in training seems to > have raised my awareness and paid off. Did you get the Kokatat Tropos Bib drypants? My pair burned up in the shop fire 3 weeks ago but I had already bought an NRS Extreme drysuit (for $50 at NRS in their bargain loft.. my wife spotted it... tag read "booties leak"... looked brand new... Aquaseal fixed the booties). I like the drysuit mostly because I no longer have to struggle with ankle gaskets. God I hated those!! Hard to get on and even harder to get off. I had to have an entire restaurant help me once. Very embarassing. > > I look forward to trying my new skills in Nicks surf boat. Did you build one from a kit? Pam and I are doing Brian's F1 class in May ( www.capefalconkayaks.com). The photos on Brian's web pages show him sitting neutral on a wave surfing just fine without a paddle blade in the water. Most impressive. Be fun to compare stories. Tough days require tough training. I just wish there was an easy way > to be prepared. I am now wondering just how I managed to survive so many years of being on the water in jeans and a tee-shirt. Of course, mostly on rivers now that I think about it. An easy swim to shore once you get to the pool. And the sea kayaks 30 years ago were pretty stable; at least initially. Even so......... Craig *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 18 2009 - 11:31:27 PDT
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