Ron Johnson wrote: > > I put some pads under the deck of my spaciously cockpitted (?) Sea Otter > (1986 Wenonah model) so that I could lean it, and thought it was solid > enough in outfitting to try a roll. So at the end of a 3-hour paddle on > Lake Lanier (just north of Atlanta, GA, USA), when another member of the > group (Atlanta Sea Kayakers) was practicing rolls, I ran through what I had > learned, put the paddlefloat on my paddle, visualized the movement, screwed > my courage to the sticking point, capsized, moved my paddle to what I think > was the right beginning place -- and fell out of the boat. Just fell out, > taking the skirt with me. Okay, back to Sea Kayaker and a radical > refurnishing of the cockpit with foam and glue. > > And maybe another look at the instructions on rolling. 8^) > The latter is not a bad idea :), but I wonder if your footpegs were tight enough. Before I outfitted my Sea Lion at all, I could flip over and stay in, just with the force of my feet, knees, and butt. I added some thigh braces (not knee braces) to give me a better purchase on the boat so more of my hip snap actually rotates the hull. I don't have any hip pads in it. My roll is still feeble in the Sea Lion--it's OK in a WW boat--but I certainly don't fall out. Another tip: open cell neoprene on the knee braces provides a comfortable, non-slip surface. Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue May 19 1998 - 05:48:42 PDT
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