VajraT_at_aol.com wrote: > You are spot-on about rolling. It's irresponsible of senior paddlers and > instructors to not encourage people to learn to roll. I don't agree. I can roll easily on both sides and do so if I need to and also to cool off, but many of the people that I often paddle with don't need a roll. About a quarter of this group could be described as seniors and they paddle on calm rivers and lakes within a couple hundred metres of shore, in good conditions. If the weather is bad (or predicted to be bad) or the water is lumpy, they don't go out. For a lot of them, learning to roll a sea kayak at their age is just not there for someone who mainly wants to take a quiet paddle on a nice day. They wear their PFDs, carry all the necessary safety equipment, and paddle safely. If any are interested in rolling I would certainly help them learn, but I am not going to tell them they should be rolling. Would they be safer with a roll? Probably, but for their purposes it is not a necessity. John *************************************************************************** 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 May 12 1999 - 04:27:07 PDT
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