Re: [Paddlewise] Roll, Roll, Roll Your Boat

From: <KiAyker_at_aol.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 21:01:04 EST
In a message dated 98-02-22 19:58:29 EST, wildoats_at_ionet.net writes:

<< I was just out today working on C & C rolls.  I was wondering if
 most use this type of roll or a sweep roll of if you have a
 preference depending on conditions.  What about hand rolling? >>

For sea kayaking and kayak surfing I depend heavily on a sweep roll. I learned
to roll with a pawlata roll which I still resort to when I absolutely have to
come up right now! The pawlata has so much leverage to it that I can pretty
much roll up anything with it, including sit-on-tops. I understand the C to C
is popular with whitewater, but in the ocean I have not found any advantages
to it, and the screw roll has developed into my default roll. I have resorted
to the hand roll a couple of times while screwing around in the surf and I
lost my paddle, but I really consider it more of a stunt then an actual
recovery technique.

Scott
So.Cal.
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