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

At 00:02 23/02/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>
>KiAyker_at_aol.com wrote:
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>> .... 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.
>
>Would it be possible to roll a folding single with that roll? Has anyone
tried it?
>
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>Michael J Edelman      mje_at_mich.com
>http://www.mich.com/~mje
>http://www.mich.com/~mje/kayak.html
>http://www.mich.com/~mje/scope.html

I learned to roll with a combination of pool and lagoon sessions. My first
few rools were in Dancers and polo bats. My first few rolls in salt water
were in a Feathercraft K1 Elite which is a folding single. I used the
Pawlata roll then and for several months after. As I gain proficiency in
each style of roll in my slender rigid kayak, I try that style in the
Feathercraft. 

For anyone who is proficient in forward and reverse screw rolls, Pawlata
and Steyr, storm and vertical storm rolls, C-to-C, and vertical sculling
rolls, I'd say the Feathercraft takes only a little more effort. Try both
sides. The boat will confirm your perception of proficiency!

As long as you have a good enough grip on the boat, with your feet, thighs,
hips and lower back, it should be possible to roll any kayak. 

If you can hand-roll a folding single of any type, please let us know. We
need something to aim for.

Any hints on low-brace rolls? Doug Simpson of Feathercraft uses a low-brace
roll to reenter and roll in his Khatsalano assembly video.

Andrew


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