bob budd

Noone is saying that the best approach to start with is not "performing ANY rescue with the rescuee behind your back" for "visibility and communication...the rescuer can assist the rescuee". However, it must be understood that there are always "about a million ways to skin a cat" and that it is incorrect to say "there are certain ways that work all the time". There are a wide variety of paddlers in the club and otherwise on the water. Some simply cannot get back into their boat without assistance. Some can dump out the water in the boat and scramble in alone. Others require no more than a T rescue for a dry and stable boat to scramble into. For these situations bow-to-stern is quick and efficient. Yet that are those that require physical assistance as they (the rescuee) cannot scramble back into the boat alone due to body strength, flexibility, etc. One solution is to use a stirrup. Those who carry the short tow with what I call a "sheep shank" further shortening it to the length of contact tow can deploy it as a stirrup. Others find that an "outside leg into the cockpit, hooking their toe under the cockpit edge and using that as a lever" is enough to get back into the boat, whatever song they sing. As is often mentioned it is important to practice methods in appropriate conditions to know what simply won't work when the time comes to do it for real. At least one posting in this thread seemed to take those who "found a way to work past the limitation" to mean "folks don’t take the proven way of doing things seriously". In fact we all have limitations, rescuer and rescuee, and need to find methods that work for us.

I initially struggled with the C-C roll. Could not get that hip snap. I tried classes, pool sessions, etc. Then Chris Thomas got me rolling up with a sweep roll in about 15 minutes. If I concentrate on following the paddle back "with my eyes" I come up every time, not that my head does not come up early when I don't concentrate. I found my hip snap while practicing high bracing. I also find skulling much easier with the twig.

>Studying the tide and current tables for this complex area of rivers, > bays and islands to work out routes required a rocket scientist, not > a lawyer. :-)) We came close to needing a lawyer when we charged the iron works...

If you haven't already seen the messages in the "Interested in Expeditions" thread this trip would be beyond the level of some interested participants. It sounds like an interesting trip with 10-15 miles of open water each way. I'd suggest making it separate from expedition training lest you limit interest in the program as a whole. Or perhaps this is the stuff of expeditions?

For an expedition you would be advised to be up on Wilderness First Aid VHF Radio Navigation/determining contingencies Food(diet and tricks)/water/lodging Researching a target area Possibly Conditioning for As this will probably be many sessions it might be useful if an individual could "test out" of a session; also consider a "make-up strategy"

If Baja then perhaps we retrace part of the Steinbeck-Ricketts expedition. See http://www.npr.org/programs/re/archivesdate/2004/may/cortez/

Pasted from the calendar 20 July "Knight&Foote Forward Stroke Class" and "Mystic Lakes Skills Session". Expect to see many there.

So as not to lose what can be gained from this thread I return to the original question "Do the coaches have a product that no one wants? How can it be modified to be better?" There were suggestions/hints for the suppliers. 1.) I think it has a lot to do with what people are looking for out of kayaking. It's a very small percentage of sea kayakers who really aspire to be at the level of BCU 4 and 5. It's my belief that most people want to enjoy "fair weather" kayaking safely and are content with that. So they take a few basic courses and in NSPN, attend skills sessions. The combination of those two things probably fulfill the desires of the majority of recreational sea kayakers. 2.) BCU or ACA certified...It is a major time commitment to learn this...probably too much for someone who does not want to teach professionally? 3.) Local, shorter classes ... or ones that met certain evenings of the week every week for a period, etc. might indeed be helpful. Mr. Bergh was mentioned as encouraging participation in NSPN. "Tom Bergh...suggested I became a member of NSPN in order to find paddling partners and to learn at the skill sessions." I think this sort of cooperation between suppliers and this and other clubs is the best for all. In the past the view that NSPN is hurting outfitters, etc. has been expressed. If you read this thread, and ignore the arguments, you will find evidence of the benefit of this cooperation. Club instructional benefits were also mentioned. "From the various benefits that NSPN offers, the one that stands out on the educational side is the ability, as a club, to organize tailored instruction...I hope you guys will continue organizing more training weekends like that, it supports our instructors and it jives with what the club is about." As for "...controversies...have driven a large number of NSPN's volunteers away...That is what bothers me." this is a recurring thread that I hope can be healed by maintaining a positive spin on the board and in the various governance functions of general meetings, board meetings, etc. It would be best if those driven away would get over it and return to leading trips or at least organizing SNGs.

Two questions Why did you come back? Where are the pictures of the Loch of Spiggie?

>Battery life... I have a Canon S45 with waterproof case. The only complaint for an otherwise good camera is that in the case you cannot turn the camera off so it drains battery life. NiMH batteries do not hold charge as well as other batteries when not in use. We keep the battery plugged into the charger when the camera is not in use. If you carry spares on a trip charge them as close to departure as possible.

Use the glow-in-the-dark Fimo and your boat will be the one everyone talks about after the next full moon paddle!

Re-entry and roll means you are out of the boat, either by choice or otherwise (playing with Mr. Burnett?). Generally you slip into the boat as far as possible with head above water. Then you dunk your head and gripping the combing finish the re-entry. From here, you roll up as if you never exited the boat. It is often easier to do the maneuver with a bit of water in the boat, the lower in the water the boat is easier it is to get back in. As mentioned elsewhere more water has a downside. I find that as I slide in it is not difficult to re-enter as far as possible without adding water, though water does sneak in during the maneuver. Reattaching the skirt is something I hadn't thought about/wasn't brought up when I learned. You scoop water into the open cockpit when you roll up otherwise. I second the notion of practicing with spotters.

Something with Sea Bass?

A singularly original and entertaining piece. I suggest you submit it to "Cat Fancy" or another magazine and broaden your clientele. Proceeds to be donated to a charity of Liz's choice, for sure.

On Sunday 27 June 13 of us were lucky enough to disembark from Pavilion Beach in Ipswich. That we were thirteen was itself a bit of a miracle. Jeff Casey needed to bring a boat for one paddler (other than himself) and stop by to pick me up and carry my boat as well. A little later Adam stopped by at Budd Hall to pick up yet another (tippy - just ask him) boat. When Jeff and I got the boat secured and drove away, he handed me the map so I could direct him to Ipswich. We took a quick trip around the block and headed off to meet Rte 1A taking us past the Myopia Hunt Club (just love that name) to Ipswich. From there, Jeff knew the way to the beach. Very nervous was he, not wanting the forecast wind to ruin his lazy paddling plans. The other participants arrived in plenty of time, that's right all thirteen. After a beach briefing and the ceremonial speaking of names we disembarked with the tide and winds to rapidly reach the end of Castle Neck. Not at all what I remembered when Dee and I circumnavigated the neck in the spring, I was badly in need of a break when we reached the end, still trying to figure out how to get the Orion to go straight. A few of us chose to remain in the water and accompany the fisherman of the group on his hunt. As we rounded the corner Mr. Baldridge and myself were the only spectators. Mr. Bolonsky paddled a bit looking for fish in the water, then paddled onto a sandbar. At this point, Mr. Baldridge had had enough and told Adam he was on his own. We returned to the beach where all others had landed and found the coals hot and Jeff's shishkabob roasting. As soon as the scents of the erstwhile barbecue reached the end of Castle Neck we found out what Adam likes more than fishing. He soon made our group 13 once again. There were steak tips and garlic mashed potatoes to go with the shishkabob. We also had chips with guacamole (how many avacadoes died for that quac). I must admit, however, to being partial to Roger's brownies courtesy of his better half. Without chocolate we would have missed one of the food groups. While a stiff headwind blew a fair percentage of the time we returned to the putin, all showed little trouble returning to Pavilion Beach. Mighty Casey definitely hit a homer this time.

Have you told your parents?

Someone told me of being in a kayak when the water began to bubble. Knowing what was going, he furiously paddled away from the bubbles. Whales use bubbles to corral their prey then drive up and out of the water gathering the prey on their baleens. I aspire to see a whale rise out of the water.

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Brian, time for a workshop? http://www.aclink.org/publicworks/mosquito...s/greenhead.asp