>From Rob G.: "Ask yourself one question: why are there people in whitewater who paddle class 5 with hand paddles if paddle length is so important? I'm well aware of my mere mortal status, they amaze me, too." >From Chuck S.: Then, ask yourself this: Would they use hand paddles if they could not also roll their boats with them? Going over in white water is what happens in white water. Canoeists paddle white water to get through it. White water kayakers paddle rapids to play the waves, holes etc. White water kayakers keep at it with increasingly challenging maneuvers and waves until they capsize! Then they roll up and try it again until they Don't capsize! *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Further illustration, I suppose, that what a paddler does and how he does so remains a matter of individual choice. -----Original Message----- >From: skimmer <skimmer_at_enter.net> > >Would they use hand paddles if they could not also roll their boats with >them? Going over in white water is what happens in white water. Canoeists >paddle white water to get through it. Really? In any class III or better instructional I've been in, it was always emphasized that one chains together a plan of action and follows through on it. This includes spending some time in/on various features. It is a matter of control, no matter what the equipment. One aspect that we try to disabuse the untrained paddler of is the notion of "Wow, I just survived running that rapid!!" >White water kayakers paddle rapids to play the waves, holes etc. So do canoeists. >White water kayakers keep at it with increasingly >challenging maneuvers and waves until they capsize! Then they roll up and >try it again until they Don't capsize! So do canoeists. And yes, we can roll those things. Hands-only included. Joe P. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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