At 03:06 PM 5/12/99 -0700, Mattson, Timothy G wrote: >Oh, this is fun. I just love our rolling discussions. > >John made a comment in his last post I just have to respond to... > > Why do you learn to roll? Because you will be able to get right side up > after a capsize. Why do you capsize? Because you might get caught in > conditions you can't handle. Why did you get caught in conditions you >can't > handle? Duhhhhhhhh > >I learn to roll because its fun. I would still roll even if all I paddled >in was perfectly flat, calm water. > >I dispute your claim that the roll is needed because you find yourself in >conditions you can't handle. A capsize doesn't mean the general conditions >are beyond your ability to control the boat. If this is what you belive, >John, then you are seriously mistaken about the role of rolling. >opportunities for more fulfilling paddling. > >--Tim The skill of rolling is a survival skill, if you do it for other reasons good for you but its bases and history is still survival Dana *************************************************************************** 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 - 17:35:14 PDT
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