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Bernie Inakayak wrote:
I will certainly have a serious go at punting next time I am in the soup. Not something I've ever made a conscious decision to do, it's just I've found the bottom, there's this big pole in my hand... it just seemed the obvious and natural thing to do! Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Ah, but in my admittedly limited experience of kayaking, the obvious
and natural thing to do is invariably wrong! |
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"Bernie Inakayak" wrote in message oups.com... Ah, but in my admittedly limited experience of kayaking, the obvious and natural thing to do is invariably wrong! I think what Peter is saying is that when you attempt to roll, and fail, and your paddle finds the bottom, and it is shallower than you thought, a punt is the natural reaction. It would not be wise to rely on punting - but as an option when all else has failed, it certainly beats the pants off exiting the boat :-) As a corollary, it is not outwith the bounds of possibility that you punt off a soft base, and your paddle jams and either hauls you back in, or you right yourself and find that your paddle is waving at you from its wedged position as you drift downstream :-) It happened to me once, and I was fortunate that I got grounded a little downstream and my paddle eventually caught up with me.I'm not brave enough to do rapids without a paddle! Ewan Scott |
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Ewan Scott wrote:
I think what Peter is saying is that when you attempt to roll, and fail, and your paddle finds the bottom, and it is shallower than you thought, a punt is the natural reaction. Exactly! I have never set off with the specific intention of punting off the bottom, except once when I was in about 6" of water coming into land (it didn't work, rather pathetically!) Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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