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| * If you can't get yourself unwrapped, just get in your ski and paddle with the leash wrapped around the boat (assuming the leash is long enough to allow) until you get to safety. (does this give you the idea that **maybe you want to do a calm water test getting into your ski and CONFIRMING that YOUR LEASH IS LONG ENOUGH to allow you to sit and paddle with the leash wrapped around your ski**? - test being wrapped in either direction) | * If you can't get yourself unwrapped, just get in your ski and paddle with the leash wrapped around the boat (assuming the leash is long enough to allow) until you get to safety. (does this give you the idea that **maybe you want to do a calm water test getting into your ski and CONFIRMING that YOUR LEASH IS LONG ENOUGH to allow you to sit and paddle with the leash wrapped around your ski**? - test being wrapped in either direction) | ||
| - **Take your time** - try to relax and not hurry, you are more likely to miss your remount if you hurry which will tire you more quickly and can make subsequent attempts more difficult | - **Take your time** - try to relax and not hurry, you are more likely to miss your remount if you hurry which will tire you more quickly and can make subsequent attempts more difficult | ||
| - | - **Keep your head down as much as possible** - in rougher water it may help to first kick your feet and get them closer to the surface, then as you elevate your torso onto your boat keep your center of gravity low and more stable - get your upper body up out of the water and across the surfski first, | + | - **Hand Positions** |
| + | * **Oscar's Technique** | ||
| + | * Back hand (closer to back of boat) is resting on paddle and far side cockpit rail with that hand's thumb inside of the cockpit rail. | ||
| + | * Hand closer to the front of the ski with the heel of the palm on top of your near side boat rail. Oscar shows his fingers of this front hand inside of the cockpit, but find what is comfortable for you. If you do the lift and pivot into the boat all at once you may prefer to start with your front hand thumb inside the cockpit and your fingers on the outside of the rail. When Oscar demonstrates pausing on top of the ski, he also then shows rotating of the front hand so that the fingers are now on the outside of the rail to avoid uncomfortable rotation of the front hand and wrist during the pivot into the boat. | ||
| + | * **Haley's Technique ** (front hand holding paddle) | ||
| + | * Hand closer to the back grips the far side cockpit rail, thumb inside the rail and fingers on the outside of the rail | ||
| + | * Find what is comfortable for you with the front hand holding your paddle whether you want your fingers on the outside or inside of your near side cockpit rail with your thumb doing the opposite. Haley shows rotating a couple of fingers to the outside when she pauses on top of her surfski before rotating her body into the cockpit. Find what works better for you! | ||
| + | - **The Lift** (**Keep your head down as much as possible)** | ||
| + | * in rougher water it may help to first kick your feet and get them closer to the surface | ||
| + | * then as you elevate your torso onto your boat keep your center of gravity low and more stable - get your upper body up out of the water and across the surfski first | ||
| * You can pause here with your chest on top of your surfski if needed or helpful. Some surfskiers prefer to lift and kick themselves up onto their surfskis with their upper body at an angle - head closer to the bow, rather than straight across their surfski. In any event, you can pause in this position and relax, sometimes also waiting for less turbulence before initiating your next move. | * You can pause here with your chest on top of your surfski if needed or helpful. Some surfskiers prefer to lift and kick themselves up onto their surfskis with their upper body at an angle - head closer to the bow, rather than straight across their surfski. In any event, you can pause in this position and relax, sometimes also waiting for less turbulence before initiating your next move. | ||
| - | * then when ready rotate your rear into the bucket, rather than lifting your torso up out of the water above your rear all at once. | + | * then when ready rotate your rear into the bucket, keeping your head down rather than lifting your torso up out of the water above your rear all at once. |
| - Get you **butt in the bucket **but **leave your feet in the water **- once again, in rougher conditions this is important, for greater stability keep your feet out in the water, (**Oscar C.'s technique is to keep them on the same side** before you start to paddle) until you have your paddle in position and are ready to paddle**…** | - Get you **butt in the bucket **but **leave your feet in the water **- once again, in rougher conditions this is important, for greater stability keep your feet out in the water, (**Oscar C.'s technique is to keep them on the same side** before you start to paddle) until you have your paddle in position and are ready to paddle**…** | ||
| * **Cowboy/Straddle Variation - **Used primarily for fast remounts in races and in more benign conditions. See Mocke graphic below - instead of butt into bucket with legs out of ski, swing one leg to the far side of ski while you still have your belly on your surfski. If your butt is already over your ski seat, swing your legs into your ski, if you are back a bit, first slide forward (or as you are swinging your legs forward slide up at the same time) then swing your feet into your ski as you set your butt in your seat. We have read that some paddlers are comfortable with this remount in rougher conditions. You should probably nail it down before you rely on it in bigger winds and seas (and the version where you are already positioned over the bucket and can just drop your butt into the bucket may be better for rough seas than having to slide forward before you can drop in). Test it! See [[:remount#cowboystraddle_remount|straddle remount videos]] at bottom of this page. | * **Cowboy/Straddle Variation - **Used primarily for fast remounts in races and in more benign conditions. See Mocke graphic below - instead of butt into bucket with legs out of ski, swing one leg to the far side of ski while you still have your belly on your surfski. If your butt is already over your ski seat, swing your legs into your ski, if you are back a bit, first slide forward (or as you are swinging your legs forward slide up at the same time) then swing your feet into your ski as you set your butt in your seat. We have read that some paddlers are comfortable with this remount in rougher conditions. You should probably nail it down before you rely on it in bigger winds and seas (and the version where you are already positioned over the bucket and can just drop your butt into the bucket may be better for rough seas than having to slide forward before you can drop in). Test it! See [[:remount#cowboystraddle_remount|straddle remount videos]] at bottom of this page. | ||
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| * When you are ready, **take one or more strokes** and (You can reasonably do all of this more rapidly in benign conditions, but when it is rough it is important to take your time and be as deliberate and careful as required.) | * When you are ready, **take one or more strokes** and (You can reasonably do all of this more rapidly in benign conditions, but when it is rough it is important to take your time and be as deliberate and careful as required.) | ||
| * swing your **leg on your downwind side ****into your boat** | * swing your **leg on your downwind side ****into your boat** | ||
| - | * this will allow you to press on the pedal which will encourage your ski to head downwind | + | * this will allow you to press on the pedal that turns your ski downwind which will encourage your ski to head downwind |
| * continue stroking and when ready swing your second leg in at the same time you are taking another stroke. | * continue stroking and when ready swing your second leg in at the same time you are taking another stroke. | ||
| * Once **fully back in your paddling position** continue paddling and get fully aligned downwind so you can accelerate and start to catch waves again | * Once **fully back in your paddling position** continue paddling and get fully aligned downwind so you can accelerate and start to catch waves again | ||
| - **But if you are fatigued or the conditions are too rough and you are losing your ability to perform additional remounts, consider leaving your legs out on each side of your ski and slowly paddle toward shore or help if possible or until you reach calmer water where you are again confident about paddling in your normal seated position. **Note - if you don't practice paddling with your feet out, it can feel awkward and unstable. Practice this too!. | - **But if you are fatigued or the conditions are too rough and you are losing your ability to perform additional remounts, consider leaving your legs out on each side of your ski and slowly paddle toward shore or help if possible or until you reach calmer water where you are again confident about paddling in your normal seated position. **Note - if you don't practice paddling with your feet out, it can feel awkward and unstable. Practice this too!. | ||
| - | - **If you need to make faster progress and are confident you can manage to stay upright with your feet in your surfski, another cautious rescue paddling technique is to follow every couple of strokes with a brace. ** | + | - If you need to make faster progress and are confident you can manage to stay upright with your feet in your surfski**, another cautious rescue paddling technique is to follow every couple of strokes with a brace. ** |
| - **If you are with other paddlers ** - **seriously consider one of the [[:rescuing_others|multiple rescue assist modes]] where one of more paddlers comes alongside and you link your skis with each other's feet in each other's cockpit** | - **If you are with other paddlers ** - **seriously consider one of the [[:rescuing_others|multiple rescue assist modes]] where one of more paddlers comes alongside and you link your skis with each other's feet in each other's cockpit** | ||
| - **Or use any other multiple paddler assist technique that you are competent using and are suited for the conditions you are in** | - **Or use any other multiple paddler assist technique that you are competent using and are suited for the conditions you are in** | ||
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| - | We don't know which is better for you. Paddle in "back" hand parallel to ski and holding onto far side of ski is demonstrated and taught by Oscar Chalupsky ([[https://surfski.info/media/kunena/attachments/8753/94275b0855280656e971a05c2bcd077c#page=8|Henning Hansen description of Oscar's method with diagrams]]) and is very probably the most commonly used. But some very good, experienced surfskiers use and teach the other technique. Some speculate that the paddle in "front" hand perpendicular to ski approach lends itself to the paddle getting hit by waves in rough conditions. Maybe - we'd like to hear about that from folks who use that remount technique. We do know from experience that the paddle in back hand, parallel to ski, technique is not immune to one blade or the other getting caught by waves then diving, sometimes rotating until you can no longer hold onto the paddle. You may have to test these techniques and determine which works better for you or learn both which may solve the paddle in the wrong hand problem if you use a wrist leash. | + | We don't know which is better for you. Paddle in "back" hand parallel to ski and holding onto far side of ski is demonstrated and taught by Oscar Chalupsky ([[https://surfski.info/media/kunena/attachments/8753/94275b0855280656e971a05c2bcd077c#page=8|Henning Hansen description of Oscar's method with diagrams]]) and is very probably the most commonly used. But some very good, experienced surfskiers use and teach the other technique. Some speculate that the paddle in "front" hand perpendicular to ski approach lends itself to the paddle getting hit by waves in rough conditions. Maybe - we'd like to hear about that from folks who use that remount technique. We do know from experience that the paddle in back hand, parallel to ski, technique is not immune to one blade or the other getting caught by waves (particularly in rough conditions) then diving, sometimes rotating until you can no longer hold onto the paddle. You may have to test these techniques and determine which works better for you or learn both which may solve the paddle in the wrong hand problem if you use a wrist leash. |
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