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| [[:decision_trees_wear|Deciding What to Wear for Cold Water]] | [[:decision_trees_wear|Deciding What to Wear for Cold Water]] | ||
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| ===== Surfski Paddling Safely Through Winter ===== | ===== Surfski Paddling Safely Through Winter ===== | ||
| - | //January 10, 2015 by sunewendelboe ([[https://surfskipaddling.wordpress.com/category/equipment/|original blog post]] content duplicated here to avoid loss of content - blog has been dormant since 2018)\\ | + | //January 10, 2015 by sune wendelboe ([[https://surfskipaddling.wordpress.com/category/equipment/|original blog post]] content duplicated here to avoid loss of content - blog has been dormant since 2018)\\ |
| Updated January 9th 2017// | Updated January 9th 2017// | ||
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| - | **Winter remount drills December 2017 in a V14** | + | **Winter remount drills December 2017 in a V14 **//(video link is broken)// |
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| Cold water sucks out your warmth 25 times faster than cold air, if you move to keep warm in the water this rate actually increases as you´re constantly exposed to fresh cold water instead of heating the layer next to your skin. At 0ºC/32ºF you get about two minutes before you loose manual dexterity – depending on your clothes . Very important that you get out of the water. But once you’re submerged cold shock will hit you with a very direct and scary physical response as explained below. To a degree this even happens when you’re in a dry suit. Know this and try this in safe settings so you can deal with it as a routine thing and wont panic and start flailing aimlessly about loosing the warmth that you need to get out. | Cold water sucks out your warmth 25 times faster than cold air, if you move to keep warm in the water this rate actually increases as you´re constantly exposed to fresh cold water instead of heating the layer next to your skin. At 0ºC/32ºF you get about two minutes before you loose manual dexterity – depending on your clothes . Very important that you get out of the water. But once you’re submerged cold shock will hit you with a very direct and scary physical response as explained below. To a degree this even happens when you’re in a dry suit. Know this and try this in safe settings so you can deal with it as a routine thing and wont panic and start flailing aimlessly about loosing the warmth that you need to get out. | ||
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| - | ==== Cold shock ==== | + | ==== Cold Shock ==== |
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| - | ==== Dry or wet suit ==== | + | ==== Dry or Wet Suit ==== |
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| - | Get a good light flexible dry suit. Your speed will drop compared to summer and rotation will not be as easy. But its the beast way to actually be paddling through winter and enjoying it. Check the latex wrist and neck seals often, they tear and if they don’t fit tight they can send a bucket of ice water down your spine when you fall off. | + | Get a good light flexible dry suit. Your speed will drop compared to summer and rotation will not be as easy. But its the best way to actually be paddling through winter and enjoying it. Check the latex wrist and neck seals often, they tear and if they don’t fit tight they can send a bucket of ice water down your spine when you fall off. |
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| - | Update 2017: Under armour\\ | + | **Update 2017: Under armour** \\ |
| This is not specific to surfski in winter, but specific to all winter activity. Wool on skin is highly recommended by my fellow Norwegian paddlers and friends on cross country ski. I do not like this. It´s itchy so I find a good technical substitute and add a full body fleece. Full body to avoid too many seams that´ll rub skin. | This is not specific to surfski in winter, but specific to all winter activity. Wool on skin is highly recommended by my fellow Norwegian paddlers and friends on cross country ski. I do not like this. It´s itchy so I find a good technical substitute and add a full body fleece. Full body to avoid too many seams that´ll rub skin. | ||
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| - | ==== Dealing with ice ==== | + | ==== Dealing with Ice ==== |
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| - | Ice is dangerous. Period. Update 2017: Check the video above. | + | Ice is dangerous. Period. Update 2017: <del>Check the video above</del> (//video link of remount in ice is broken//). |
| It´s mostly a very solid object if you hit it with your carbon boat or paddle. Might not do more to your gear than a few scratches, but as you have nothing to hold on to it´ll tip you over as easily as a rodeo bull would, especially if you’re going at any speed. | It´s mostly a very solid object if you hit it with your carbon boat or paddle. Might not do more to your gear than a few scratches, but as you have nothing to hold on to it´ll tip you over as easily as a rodeo bull would, especially if you’re going at any speed. | ||
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| - | On cold windy days ice breaks up, but as soon as the wind lessens ice can form around the shore in under and hour and will do so if water temperatures are close to 0ºC/32ºF. Blocking beach access or the strait you need to go through. You can´t paddle through it, can´t hack with a carbon paddle, can’t ram your light boat through it but only up on it making you fall off, you can´t swim through it, it can’t support your weight. You need to find another landing if you can. | + | On cold windy days ice breaks up, but as soon as the wind lessens ice can form around the shore in under an hour and will do so if water temperatures are close to 0ºC/32ºF. Blocking beach access or the strait you need to go through. You can´t paddle through it, can´t hack with a carbon paddle, can’t ram your light boat through it but only up on it making you fall off, you can´t swim through it, it can’t support your weight. You need to find another landing if you can. |
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| - | ==== Other safety measures ==== | + | ==== Other Safety Measures ==== |
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| - | ==== Test your gear ==== | + | ==== Test Your Gear ==== |
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