Re: [Paddlewise] Roll or Die?

From: Hank Hays <lhays_at_canby.com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 21:45:23 -0700
Bob Myers wrote:

>It's not easy and fun to learn in every boat, though.  
>
>Ok, hands up.  How many people here have actually rolled a Klepper?
>Anyone?  If so, I want to hear your opinion about rolling a Klepper
>in case of an accidental capsize in rough conditions.

Never been in a Klepper that I can remember.  I have, however rolled an 18
foot aluminum Grumman canoe which can't be much easier.  No floatation in
it, so I was full of water, but upright at the end which counted (on a $25
bet).  In the standing waves at the bottom of a class three rapids.  Dunno
if that qualifies as "rough conditions" or not.....

Hank Hays
Ex-decked C-1 paddler
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