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 ===== Intro =====
-To be **safe** you must be **able to remount in all conditions**. If you are new to surfsking **start practicing in flat water close to shore**. When you've mastered remounting on both sides of your ski, start slowly progressing to rougher waters (but avoiding wind blowing you away from shore until you are quite competent). A solid remount will **increase your safety AND reduce your fear** in big conditions enabling you to paddle with more confidence and catch more waves. Once you've got a great remount keep practicing by occasionally flipping on purpose.
+To be **safe** you must be **able to remount in all conditions**. If you are new to surfsking **start practicing in flat water close to shore**. When you've mastered remounting on both sides of your ski,** start slowly progressing to rougher waters** (but **avoiding offshore wind** (blowing you away from shore) until you are quite competent). A solid remount will **increase your safety AND reduce your fear** in big conditions enabling you to paddle with more confidence and catch more waves. Once you've got a great remount **keep practicing** by occasionally flipping on purpose.
    * **Remount Conversations**
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       * [[:stories:simons_swimming_lessons|Simon's Swimming Lessons Feb 2016]]
       * [[:remount_practice|Remount Practice August 2020]]
+  * **Practice Tips**
+      * If you are reticent about going in the water because it is cold, if you put enough immersion protection on so that you quickly get warm or hot as soon as you start paddling that will greatly encourage you to go ahead and fall in - you can practice in comfort without hesitation.
+      * Just because your remount in your usual surfski is solid, don't assume that is the case for any surfski you are borrowing or trying out. Test your remount in every surfski you paddle before you take them into challenging conditions
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-Some or even **much of this advice is not completely necessary in calmer conditions**  (such as mounting on the upwind side or paddling before you set your feet),** but**  each of these points** becomes**  more and **more critical as conditions get rougher**:
+Some or even **much of this advice is not completely necessary in calmer conditions**  (such as mounting on the upwind side or paddling before you set your feet),** but**  each of these points** becomes**  more and **more critical as conditions get rougher **and it will serve you better to **make your rough water remount technique automatic**, rather than the technique you might use in calmer conditions:
   - * **Know how to remount the surfski you will be paddling ***** **- surfskis can demonstrate significant differences in ease of remount and some may actually be easier to remount using different technique. Make sure you have your remount technique wired for the particular surfski you will be paddling when you venture into rougher conditions.
       - **Remounting in a double ****ski ****is ****different**  than with a single - see [[:remount#double_surfski_remounts|below]]
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       - **Be wary**  of anything in your front PFD pocket(s) that can interfere with a remount
   - **In Rough Conditions - Align yourself on upwind side before trying to remount**
-      * Either by ducking under the surfski or turning the surfski (having a [[:safety_leashes#waist|leash attached at the ski end]] can make this easier)
+      * If you're on the wrong side, either duck under your surfski or turn it (having your [[:safety_leashes#waist|leash attached at the ski end]] can make turning easier)
   - Once you are aligned correctly, **if you find your leash wrapped around your surfski???**
       * One solution is to roll your ski once in the direction that unwraps the leash. Controlling such a roll and keeping your grip on your ski can be difficult to impossible depending on your strength and how rough the conditions are.
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       * 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.
   - 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.
+      * **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.
   - **Start to paddle before you put your feet in the surfski one at a time -**  once you are seated, it helps to start paddling both for greater stability and to go ahead and get your surfski turning or fully turned in the direction you intend to go (in rough conditions you may not be able to turn much until you get feet on your pedals)….
       * **Version Where both feet are in the water on the same side (this is the most stable upright sitting position - which Oscar recommends for rougher conditions or a lack of finesse in your remount skill)**
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           * 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
-  - **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**
+  - **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 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**
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-**You have to practice with your partner**. The partner currently not remounting has to help stabilize the ski for the remounting partner - if you are still in the water you hold the ski steady while your partner remounts. Some doubles paddlers prefer to get on opposite sides before remounting. Some also suggest having the rear paddler mount first so they can see what is happening with the second half of the remount and more easily be prepared to make adjustments if needed. If you are already in the ski, you need to brace to keep the ski steady for your remounting partner. You will want to decide, depending on conditions whether the first remounter keeps their legs out of the ski until the second remounter has their butt in, and what order you prefer for getting each set of legs into the double **after**  you have **started to stroke**  just as you do with a single.
+**You have to practice with your partner**. In each step only have one paddler moving at a time, with the partner currently not moving stabilizing the ski for the moving partner - if you are still in the water you hold the ski steady while your partner remounts. Some doubles paddlers prefer to get on opposite sides before remounting. Some also suggest having the rear paddler get their bum into the bucket first so they can see what is happening with the last stage of the remount (front paddler getting into bucket) and more easily be prepared to make adjustments if needed. If you are first into your bucket, brace to keep the ski steady for your remounting partner. You will want to decide, depending on conditions whether the first remounter keeps their legs out of the ski until the second remounter has their butt in, and what order you prefer for getting each set of legs into the double **after**  you have **started to stroke**  just as you do with a single. As always with remounts, calmer conditions may not require everything suggested here, but as conditions get rougher, you may find following each of these suggestions carefully to be helpful or even critically important. On calmer days, one of the **benefits of practicing techniques only really required for rougher waters**  is that you can do it in a more relaxed fashion and over time develop habits that you will have to **think less**  about when the times come when they really are necessary.
   * **Discussion**
       * [[https://surfski.info/forum/15-tips/2512-double-remount.html|Surfski.info 2008]]
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-Dawid Mocke on Double Remounts
+**Dawid Mocke on Double Remounts**
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-**The Mocke School Remount Graphics -****Also Show Paddle in Front Hand Technique**
+**The Mocke School Remount Graphics - ****Also Shows Paddle in Front Hand Technique**
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-**Paddle in Front Hand Probably Works Better if You Are Using the "Cowboy (Straddle) Remount"**</WRAP></WRAP>
+**Paddle in Front Hand (probably better place for paddle if you are using the "Cowboy (Straddle) Remount)"**</WRAP></WRAP>
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+===== Building Strength for Remounts =====
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+This video demonstrates several remount techniques, ways to practice, and ways to increase strength for remounts (video link here set to start at strength recommendations)
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   * Experiment with a **wrist leash that is long enough**  to not interfere (coiled?) with either side remounts while not being so long that it introduces other tangling problems (see [[https://youtu.be/bdvbaorZ7Go?t=52|this remount in video]])
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+Note that some people keep a paddle leash handy just for times when they need their hands both free. See [[:stories:safe_happy_water#temporary_paddle_leash_setup|clip on paddle leash setup]] \\
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 ==== Remount with paddle on far side of surfski (paddle held with "back" hand - hand closer to stern) ====
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-==== Remount with paddle across surfski (paddle held with "front" hand - hand closer to bow) ====
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+**Oscar shows remount in rough conditions **  (paddle in back hand)
-Multiple remounts shown. He admits he makes mistakes and has subsequently updated his technique - read the description and comments.
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+**Danielle (McKenzie) Richards shows basic remount from another angle **  (paddle in back hand)
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+==== Remount with paddle across surfski (paddle held with "front" hand - hand closer to bow) ====
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-**Oscar shows remount in rough conditions **  (paddle in back hand)
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+Multiple remounts shown. He admits he makes mistakes and has subsequently updated his technique - read the description and comments.
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-**Danielle McKenzie shows basic remount from another angle **  (paddle in back hand)
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 **Sean Rice Demo **  (paddle in front hand, plus other tips you may want to consider)
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+==== Cowboy/Straddle remount ====
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-**Cowboy/Straddle Remount **  (paddle in front hand)
+**Straddle Remount **  (paddle in front hand)
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-**Fast Straddle Remount **  (paddle dropped in water. Don't do this without a paddle leash - as the demonstrator says he always uses. He has to swing his right leg inside of his paddle, but if the paddle was in the front hand it would not interfere with the straddle)
+**Straddle Remount **  (paddle dropped in water. Don't do this without a paddle leash - as the demonstrator says he always uses. He has to swing his right leg inside of his paddle, but if the paddle was in the front hand it would not interfere with the straddle)
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