Also IMHO, this works pretty good for me, but if the rear hatch is not bound down securely, its easy to dislodge it, therefore flooding the compartment in an already precarious situation. I learned with experimentation to lightly leapfrog over the hatch area.

: Correct. When I learned this it was called the "cowboy" method, and
: IMHO with practice is at least as good as if not better than the paddle
: float tecnique.
: It requires practice, but of course there is no gear to forget or lose, and
: it is much faster than fooling around with a float.
: Try it a few times in shallow water, I think you will find you get the knack
: of it pretty quickly.