Kirby Stevens wrote: > IMO Clearly everyone has missed the point, rolling is not the end all for all. If one has to perform an Eskimo roll then they are doing something wrong. I roll to cool off on a hot day. This is wrong??? I learned to roll in a WW kayak and had no problem doing it in my sea kayak. In fact, I nailed my offside roll in a sea kayak before I could get it in a WW. I don't think it's harder to roll a sea kayak. It's different, but not harder. Rolling is fun. I do it lots in WW since I often get stuck in situations where an inverted aqueous manouver is appropriate and I don't want to swim. I have never _had_ to roll my sea kayak - even in difficult conditions. Learning to roll allowed me to learn extended bracing more easily. Put me on the side that says you should learn to roll early in your paddling career and use it to extend your learning experiences. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Dec 16 1998 - 18:28:54 PST
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