> Rolling is not really a necessary skill for a Klepper paddler, wouldn't > you agree? I guess, if you paddle the Klepper on a small pond in your backyard... Seriously, it depends on the conditions that you expect (or don't expect) to encounter. Are you saying that a Klepper is so stable that it will <never ever> tip? If you tip, then a roll is the best method to recover. I can't imagine that a Klepper (or any other boat) is tip-proof given the right conditions. Around here thunderstorms arrive with little advance warning, I've seen dead calm conditions turn into 40-50 MPH gusts in a matter of minutes. Rolling is easy <and> fun to learn. Anybody can do it!! Learning to roll requires more finesse than physical strength. The biggest inhibitor to learning to roll seems to be the fear of being upside-down in the boat. This fear seems to revolve around unexpected encounters with sea critters. I guess that people think that a snake or shark is going to bite their face while being downside up. Greg - Greg Hollingsworth EMAIL: gregh_at_abs.net PHONE: 240-228-6065 WWW: abs.net/~gregh/kayaking LIVES: Sykesville, Maryland WORKS: Johns Hopkins/Applied Physics Lab PADDLES: Red Nordkapp usually on Chesapeake tributaries - *************************************************************************** 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 - 17:51:42 PDT
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