Jacqui, Howie, Trish, Irene, and I met at Cedar Lake for an afternoon of strokes and rescue practice. It was an opportunity to practice skills and whatever folks wanted to do, keeping things flexible so we could all help or watch each other as needed. The afternoon was pleasant and the water was warm, which was much appreciated by those of us wanting to practice rescues! We started with some forward/reverse strokes, beginning high & low braces, and finally draws - always a bit of a challenge in the wind!
We had a little contest to see how few forward/reverse sweep strokes we needed to take to make our kayaks turn 360 degrees. Jacqui had her Pyranha Fusion, so she easily won against our long boats. I think she may still be spinning...
Several of us wanted to practice self- and assisted- rescues. We worked on bow rescues, T Rescues, and Jacqui and Howie tried a new one: a T Rescue followed by a heel hook re-entry. It worked! I was able to pull off a couple Eskimo rolls, so we covered a lot of rescue territory!
All in all, it was a fun afternoon, and we are ready for some open water!
Pics by Kathleen and Jacqui
Howie
Irene
Jacqui
Trish
Sequence of Howie and Jacqui attempting a T-Rescue/Heel Hook Re-entry
A success!
Irene providing a bow rescue to Jacqui
Another success!
Kathleen's roll sequence, with Howie stationed close by for a possible bow rescue
Success = happy paddler!
Irene
Irene and Trish
Sequence of Howie giving Kathleen a bow rescue
Sequence of Howie and Kathleen practicing a T Rescue
And yet another success!
Great afternoon with great people!
