July 1, 2004

Firsts

1) Her first (and my first) TX rescue.
2) 1st seal launch (off the deck of my kayak, no less)
3) First roll using only a floating paddle for support (her goal is to learn a hand roll before I do)
4) First Hand of God rescue (I was shocked when she rolled me up!)
5) First time sculling for support as she laid on the water.
6) Re-enter and roll. She got it on the 1st try. She also tried to reattach her skirt before rolling up - good effort, but the skirt wouldn't cooperate.
7) Learned to dog paddle up for air while waiting on an eskimo rescue.
8) Rolling practice with the paddle not in a setup postition - I had her capsize in a bunch of strange paddle positions. She rolled up every time.

A few other things she practiced, but were not firsts:

1) Eskimo rescues (bow and paddle presentation)
2) Torso rotation - still needs work, but showing improvement.
3) She attempted a static brace, but never got it.
4) High brace, and first time underway at normal paddling speed - on both sides.

I think I'm missing a few...

Pictures...

Woody