ConstantLearner

Pete and I went to Lake Creek Yesterday and it was sweet, as always. We park-and-played Grassy Lawn and then went down to Mill Wave. The highlights of the day for me was a solid front loop at Grassy and some great blunts at Mill Wave. It was an awesome session and I’m wiped out.

I’m a little embarrassed to admit it, but on my second to the last ride Yesterday, I swam. My roll has always been super solid (this is only the second swim of my entire kayaking career), but due to a mental let down (I freaked out) and exhaustion, it happened. Admittedly, the runout at the Mill Wave is a little gnarly, but that’s no excuse. I flushed off the top wave, tried to roll in the foam pile of the second wave (didn’t get any air), tried again to roll in the third wave/hole (didn’t get any air and my hip fell out of the boat), and then I pulled the spray skirt and swam to shore. I was able to get my boat and paddle to shore really fast (still within the long eddy) so it was pretty uneventful. Oh well, it happens. You move on. Next time (it’s not like you plan these things) my goal it to keep my composure and try rolling at least four or five times. Another thing I could’ve tried is the back-deck roll at the top — that might have prevented the whole ordeal.