We (Ralph and I) paddled the Hoquiam River today. After several sets of quick 10's and long power(?) 10's we performed a huli recovery practice. The dunking refreshed us. After a quick recovery, we laughed & retrieved stuff that went swimming and paddled the 1/2 mile back to the car at ~75 strokes/minute.
I'm still grinning, thinking about how we just watched as the ama started its orbit around the hull! Neither of us tried bracing. It might not prevent a huli in an OC6, but could it prevent a huli in an OC2?
:)
My take on how to recover from a capsize: After a capsize, paddlers will find themselves between the hull and the ama. Paddlers need to scissor kick themselves up onto and OVER the hull, taking care not to place too much weight on any one point of the hull. That places them on the side of the overturned hull opposite the ama. Next, paddlers scissor kick themselves up onto the hull again so that they can right the boat. Now, paddlers should be between the ama and the upright hull and they can scissor kick themselves up and begin paddling again.
My take on how to recover from a capsize: After a capsize, paddlers will find themselves between the hull and the ama. Paddlers need to scissor kick themselves up onto and OVER the hull, taking care not to place too much weight on any one point of the hull. That places them on the side of the overturned hull opposite the ama. Next, paddlers scissor kick themselves up onto the hull again so that they can right the boat. Now, paddlers should be between the ama and the upright hull and they can scissor kick themselves up and begin paddling again.
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