RE: [Paddlewise] Rolling Your Sea Kayak

From: Mattson, Timothy G <timothy.g.mattson_at_intel.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 10:03:59 -0800
 
I'm one of these strange people who enjoy rolling.  I practice almost every
wednesday night in a pool using my white water boat.  I also practice in my
sea kayak when I go on my longer recreational paddles -- say once every
couple weeks.  In fact, the only times I don't roll when I paddle is on my
several times per week work-out paddles (where I dress lightly to disapate
sweat). This means I roll many hundreds of times per season.

However, a more interesting question -- and the question I suspect you meant
to ask -- is how many times per season I roll due to an unintentional
capsize.  Not counting surfing and white water, I seem to flip accidentally
in my sea kayak a couple times per year.  The most common cause of my flips
is hitting a submerged log when paddling at night (something I do a lot).

--Tim

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