In this set of photos, I'm doing a paddlefloat self-rescue. The water is about 20 feet deep here.

Here I'm rigging the stirrup using a 12' loop of 1/4" nylon rope. That's really too short, I've decided. The rope is looped over the far paddle blade, then under the boat and wrapped twice around the shaft.

Now I'm standing in the loop with my left foot. Notice that I'm not holding the paddle at all. And no, I'm not standing on the bottom.

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