Up, down and up
For the last million weeks i have been working on a sculling support stroke in the baths , which means the canoe is sort of on its long thin slide side and you are still in it whilst you are laid flat on the water bit like the letter L , you being the bottom foot of the L. This has been driving me mad. I can do it tipping to the right side, but on the left i am not so good. Anyway, after rolling over more times than the lottery roll over i managed to do it as the session at the baths came to a end, hope i can remember what i did next week.
Saturday, because of the poor weather, snow in north yorkshire, meant the trip to Flamborough was called off, then Saturday turns out weather wise to be the best day in several, how frustrating.
Sunday, the cold wind blows, and i get a chance to attempt my 3 star test, which means (amongst different skills/strokes paddling) the following skills have to be attempted - roll, Eskimo rescue - now thats a tough one, where do you find a eskimo in Sheffield? But basically you tip up side down and a canoe pulls up at the side of you, then you reach up from below the water, grab the boat and right yourself, thats followed by deep sea rescue (at least i am ready for rising sea levels), so if you get swamped when the sea rises 10 mile, i can help.
So that is it, i am now 3 star.
I did this all whilst suffering from a jippy tum.
Big thanks to all at the canoe club who have given me so much advice, without them i would still be sitting in the boat backwards and frequently upside down.
Dave
Saturday, because of the poor weather, snow in north yorkshire, meant the trip to Flamborough was called off, then Saturday turns out weather wise to be the best day in several, how frustrating.
Sunday, the cold wind blows, and i get a chance to attempt my 3 star test, which means (amongst different skills/strokes paddling) the following skills have to be attempted - roll, Eskimo rescue - now thats a tough one, where do you find a eskimo in Sheffield? But basically you tip up side down and a canoe pulls up at the side of you, then you reach up from below the water, grab the boat and right yourself, thats followed by deep sea rescue (at least i am ready for rising sea levels), so if you get swamped when the sea rises 10 mile, i can help.
So that is it, i am now 3 star.
I did this all whilst suffering from a jippy tum.
Big thanks to all at the canoe club who have given me so much advice, without them i would still be sitting in the boat backwards and frequently upside down.
Dave
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