The Kayak Forum is Sponsored By
|
|
|
| |
Sea Kayaks Techniques Bulletin Board
Re: More technique queries
Posted By: Martin Glader In Response To: More technique queries (Jo Lefler)
Date: Thursday, 9 November 2000, at 6:27 a.m.
: I fully expect to get blasted for the first part of this post, but here it
: goes anyway. I'm a beginner to the sport with only a couple of months in
: the boat and seem to be the only sea kayaker within 50 miles of my home.
: This situation forces me to be a solo boater as a companion can't be found
: to accompany me during the 2-3 sessions weekly. All due care is taken to
: approach the sport safely in my solo situation: quiet, shallow water,
: populated area, all safety gear, etc. My query to you experienced folks is
: as follows: I practice bracing, sculling and manuverability exercises in
: my sessions. I don't feel comfortable practicing rolling alone. Can anyone
: detail more drills and exercises to help my techniques along, that I can
: execute solo safely? Extensive reading and web surfing haven't given me
: any help. Thanks in advance.Congratulations!
I did the same thing last spring. A couple of more things I started with alone:
- self rescue with a paddle float
- hip snap also with a paddle float, and after a while
- roll with a paddle float
There are a lot of good articles on the web about these exercises.
After some time a started to exercise rolling with my wife watching and encouraging me. I succeeded to roll on day 2, attempt # 3. Then it took me a couple of days to repeat the success. Now it's OK. The exercise with a paddle float was very helpful.
As I had to do a lot of wet exits a used a wet suit most of the time.
Good Luck!
| |
Sea Kayaks Techniques Bulletin Board is maintained by Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks with WebBBS 5.12.
|
Kayaking Technique |
|
|
|
