John Winters wrote: > > Chuck wrote; > (SNIP) > > > >As Nigel Foster pointed out in Sea Kayaker some time ago, a roll is > >considered a basic skill in whitewater, so why not in sea kayaking? > > HMMMM. Now, if a roll is a basic skill in kayaking then what about > canoeing? We canoeists just need to add a weighted keel to the canoe & strap ourselves in. That would make our boats self-righting just like most larger sailboats. Oh, I forgot. We also need a good sprayskirt or plenty of floatation to counter the weight of the keel. Otherwise the roll will be completed on the way to the bottom. I seem to recall that happening to the "Vasa" & to Henry VIII's big canoe, the "Mary Rose". -- Lloyd Bowles The Mad Canoeist "Keep the open side up!" http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/clearstreets/358/index.html *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Dec 10 1998 - 17:43:04 PST
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