To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: footwear and/or technique
From: cghbrook@juno.com (Chris G Hardenbrook)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 15:08:03 EDT
On Tue, 14 Oct 1997 14:26:21 -0600 Bill Blohm <bblohm@boi.hp.com> writes:
>Hi, Ross!
>
>Coupla things for you, first things first. You could have done a
>launch from up on the beach the first time. Just put the paddle
>alongside or on the foredeck, and use your two hands to lift and
>drop forward as you sit in the kayak. On a beach (I assume you're
>talking sand here), this works well. It'll leave a track somewhat
>similar to that of a sea turtle by the time you reach the water.
<SNIP>
One thing you might try to improve the entry technique described above:
Don't let go of the paddle. Putting it on the deck or alongside the
cockpit risks losing it if you have any kind of surf at all. Instead,
use it in one hand held straight up to do the pushing on one side, and
your fist on the other side to *turtle track* your way into the water.
Chris Hardenbrook
So.CA