Paul said: "One vivid GP memory is sitting under a tall bluff and waiting out some wind 'dumps' that came down and hissed across the otherwise flat water - kicking up little whirls of spray. I've always remembered them with my reaction at the time 'sh#t - this has to be 50+ knots'. For a few minutes, I was in 'brace to survive' mode, low to the deck and GP held low & centrally - equally out on either side, as I was struggling to stay head-on to the rock wall and keep whatever shelter I could get. The ease of doing a slap-brace on either side with no hand movement - and no wrist rotation (un-feathered GP, of course) was certainly something I valued in that particular experience - and something I continue to think of as a benefit of the GP." -------------------- Thanks Paul! Finally, someone that "Gets It" !!! Chuck Sutherland *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 14 2010 - 16:22:38 PDT
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