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| Just putting a new idea out for discussion that I hit on recently for downwinding groups; conference calls on speaker. | Just putting a new idea out for discussion that I hit on recently for downwinding groups; conference calls on speaker. | ||
| - | Yes, this sounds absurd - but I recently tried it and was surprised how effective it is. The gist is that many of our modern phones are water resistant or waterproof, and now loud enough to be very legible even inside a zip lock bag. Most folks I know are on unlimited plans... so if you have a mesh front pocket on your PFD and you wear it high on your chest (recommended btw), you can start a group call, drop it in and off you go. It's crazy, but you can stay in hands-free audio contact the entire paddle (without hearing the paddle grunts). | + | Yes, this sounds absurd - but I recently tried it and was surprised how effective it is. The gist is that many of our modern phones are water resistant or waterproof, and now loud enough to be very legible even inside a zip lock bag. Most folks I know are on unlimited plans… so if you have a mesh front pocket on your PFD and you wear it high on your chest (recommended btw), you can start a group call, drop it in and off you go. It's crazy, but you can stay in hands-free audio contact the entire paddle (without hearing the paddle grunts). |
| - | Keeping tabs visually in big conditions can be extremely hard to do, and many times we paddle on different lines based on comfort level skill or at much different speeds. If someone does take a swim and you don't see it happen, you may not know for several minutes... but if they remount easily quickly there is no need to stop the rest of the group. If however said swimmer is rattled, struggling or dealing with a mechanical, the faster the rest of the group knows, the better the outcome. If you wonder why I am kinda nerdy on this stuff; I am the guy who has broken two paddles, three footboards, snapped rudder lines three times, broke a leash and even lost a rudder on different downwind runs over the years. | + | Keeping tabs visually in big conditions can be extremely hard to do, and many times we paddle on different lines based on comfort level skill or at much different speeds. If someone does take a swim and you don't see it happen, you may not know for several minutes… but if they remount easily quickly there is no need to stop the rest of the group. If however said swimmer is rattled, struggling or dealing with a mechanical, the faster the rest of the group knows, the better the outcome. If you wonder why I am kinda nerdy on this stuff; I am the guy who has broken two paddles, three footboards, snapped rudder lines three times, broke a leash and even lost a rudder on different downwind runs over the years. |
| Disclaimer: I am not advocating group calls for every downwind paddle, but in situations where you have either a speed or skill disparity, you want to coach someone, a bigger group or conditions are at your threshold; this may be handy. So just putting this out there for others to try - let me know if this works for you too, and maybe we'll do a tutorial video and spread the word. | Disclaimer: I am not advocating group calls for every downwind paddle, but in situations where you have either a speed or skill disparity, you want to coach someone, a bigger group or conditions are at your threshold; this may be handy. So just putting this out there for others to try - let me know if this works for you too, and maybe we'll do a tutorial video and spread the word. | ||
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| **Paul Reavley** \\ | **Paul Reavley** \\ | ||
| - | Oct 17 #27842 | + | Oct 17 #27842 |
| Thanks Nicholas, | Thanks Nicholas, | ||
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