Today in class we used paddles rather than just our hands. We learned how to hold and do the forward and reverse strokes. Problem was with my longer kayak there wasn't enough room in the pool (we just had a small part of the pool and with 12 folks it was pretty tight). If I got up to speed then it was difficult to stop and turn - I overturned a couple of times doing this. Good practice though. We also learned the sweep stroke and reverse sweep stroke. It became clear that I need more practice at my own pace with more room. I have called the pool and apparently Thursday nights they have a free swim when one can practice, so I will start to do that.
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