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Re: Q700s 'n Surf Skis
Posted By: Kris Buttermore In Response To: Re: Q700 - Handling/skill level question (Paul Jacob)
Date: Friday, 26 September 2003, at 5:13 p.m.
If you're paddling a racing ski now - you'd be able to stand up in a Q700 and paddle! No worries there!
I'm looking at skis and thinking to get one next spring. Like you, I will probably skip spec skis and go straight to a racing ski.
: Good comments Kris. Corresponds very closely with my experience learning to
: paddle a racing surfski (19'5" LOA, 18" BOA, 17" BWL). Of
: course I jumped straight to the high performance model without learning to
: paddle the more stable lifeguard spec ski's first. Small to mid size wind
: chop on the beam is the worst for me, along with straight down swell on a
: mid sized wind swell. Like you said, the hull stabilizes more when it's
: bridging more wavelets. Helps to progressively angle away from the chop to
: slowly get more sideways to the seas.: One practice drill I've done to try and relax is to come to a complete stop
: with a beam chop and use the paddle like a high-wire balancing pole,
: shifting it left and right to keep my balance instead of relying on my
: twitchy muscles. Helps my body relax under the constant hull motion. I
: also intentionally rock the hull side to side with my hips from time to
: time just to get the big muscles involved and to get the body to accept
: that motion without going spastic. Helps to find the 'edge' too. The final
: skill I've mastered is falling over more gracefully. There comes a point
: when the brace is failing and I can feel it so I just let it go. I had
: started up quite a collection of small bruises and little muscle strains
: before I just decided it wasn't worth the fight. In a kayak that means
: rolling, of course. I'd love to paddle a Q700 to see if my balance skills
: on the surfski are far enough along to get me comfortable in that kind of
: boat. Looking at their web site made me want one. Duh.
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