James wrote: >Doubles can be sociable, if you know how to get along with your >partner. But it is really hard for the stern paddler to hear the bow paddler >most of the time. G'Day, Doubles can be fast and sociable but I've paddled in the rear of a double where the distance between paddlers wasn't great enough to allow me to make a decent catch for the forward stroke. This wasn't too much of a problem for short trips but on a long session (>60km) the enforced poor technique resulted in a disabled shoulder that didn't cure for several weeks. Regarding communication in a double and in counterpoint to Craig's post; I was once paddling on the Hudson with the New York Downtown Boathouse group (wonderful group of people). A lasting image was of a couple, a woman in the front paddling strong and powerful and the man in the back relaxed, smoking a cigarette and with a huge grin on his face. It wasn't at all clear that the woman knew what was going on! All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 30 2009 - 15:55:42 PDT
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