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Buildings and bridges are made to bend in the wind,
to withstand the world that’s what it takes –
All that steel and stone is no match for the air,
my friend, what doesn’t bend breaks
– |Ani Difranco

A great way to capsize your boat in waves is to stiffen up in fear. With experience you do that less often, but I can tell you personally that on occasion something will strike my brain funny and I will feel myself stiffen right up. Sometimes it’s the sound of the wind rolling through poplar trees on a distant shoreline, or when I suddenly notice my balance shift as I’m reaching over the deck to fiddle with gear. Then from out of nowhere that little tightening shows up, followed often by an uncontrolled hip wiggle that sends a signal to your conscience brain to remind you that “balance” IS part of sea kayaking. You often forget about that. Just like riding a bicycle, one you learn you rarely if ever think about balance again.

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