My Kayaking for May 2007...

Jae on the Thames between Twickenham & Teddington...28-05-07.


Thursday 3rd May 2007 @ 21:00pm, Ealing Pool in Orange Peel, Daisy, Lee & Ian, today I performed my very first ever proper eskimo roll:) Daisy assissted and rescued me when needed. I did about ten rolls by the end of the 90 minute session.

Sunday 6th May 2007 @ 21:40pm with Naif, Orange Peel, Twickenham to Richmond Lock & back, Dark, still & low, warm, no wind, temp 15, wind 9. 1hr 40 mins total. Very nice kayak:)

Thursday 10th May 2007 @ 21:00pm, Ealing Pool, Lee, Ian, more rolls although at first I completely forgot how but they soon came back, new paddle worked ok, Lee was frustrated at not having done a roll yet...but it won't be long before he does, i got a friction burn on my right thumb too! 1hr 30mins.

Tuesday 15th May 2007 @ 21:30pm, Twickenham to Teddington Lock & back, 54 mins, quite fast because of recent rain, warmish and little wind, rained a little bit, lost my headlight in the lock as it wasn't strapped to my head and fell in the water because it was so choppy...I watched it blink out of sight to the bottom of the lock, temp 13, wind 7.

Thursday 17th May 2007 @ 21:00pm, Ealing Pool, Lee, Ian, more rolls...not consistent, Lee did his first roll tonight...and very pleased he is too, 1hr 30mins.

Tuesday 22nd May 2007 @ 16:50pm, Twickenham to Teddington Lock, back to Twickenham then continue on to Richmond Lock and then back to Twickenham, 2hrs 20mins paddling, 7.33 miles, warm & sunny, light wind, foud five tennis balls, temp 21, wind 5.

Thursday 24th May 2007 @ 21:00pm, Ealing Pool, Lee, Ian, a few rolls...had a bit of a mind blank!, 1hr 30mins.

Monday 28th May 2007 @ 18:15pm, 1hr 8mins paddling, Orange Peel, Twickenham to Teddington Lock & back, coldish, windy and raining, river was fast towards London, temp 8, wind 15.

Thursday 31st May 2007 @ 21:00pm, Ealing Pool with Dasiy, Lee & Samuel, 1hr 30mins, Samuel came along tonight as he was down from Doncaster visiting Daisy etc...he has severe Haemophilia A too like me. He did very well considering he had never set bottom in a kayak before. He also performed a rescue on me successfully...staged of course. My right arm and right ankle were killing me from a 31 mile bike ride a few hours earlier! Also I scrapped learning to 'Sweep' roll and tried the C to C roll instead at Lee's suggestion and I managed to roll much easier doing those! I think the C to C roll is much more suited to me poxy right arm! Thanks Lee:)


Jason





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