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Re: lying in kayak
Posted By: Jay Doorly In Response To: lying in kayak (Robert Enns)
Date: Saturday, 11 December 2004, at 12:22 a.m.
: I read in probably more than one kayaking book that if you become very tired
: in a long crossing you can be very stable in rough seas if you lie down,
: or scrunch down as much as you can. I tried it in small waves, but seemed
: more unstable in that I rocked back and forth very quickly without the
: ability to dampen the movement with my hips. I also had very little
: ablility to brace, and a roll would have taken a lot of time to set up
: from there. It did not look too good to me- has anyone given it a real
: test??
: Robert (looking for something on the board)Yeh, I do a lot of lying in my kayak. Why, the last time I was out in a hurricane, 100mph winds and 75 foot seas, I lied in my kayak just as peacefull as baby in its mothers' arms. Whether I'm broaching or pitchpoling or surfing backwards down the mother of all waves there is no other technique quit so helpfull as lying, except of course embelishing in a kayak.
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