Your Productivity Sucks

I finally picked up a paddle and started my annual spring foray into the ocean. Kayaking the Puget Sound is always a treat but with the recent spate of warm days and bright evenings, it moves into the realm of the ecstatic. People dont realize that its much more than dragging a plank through water. A well crafted forward stroke is a picture of grace, authority, and timing. It involves every part of the body. The blade dips into the sea quietly. No slosh means no lost energy. As the waist rotates, it pushes the paddle along. The paddle-side foot presses against its foot rest to gain strength. The blade then slips easily out of the water at an angle, just past the hips. No resistance. And that’s just the forward stroke. I haven’t even begun to talk about boat control.