Re: [Paddlewise] Rolling double kayaks

> Joe Pylka wrote:
> > John Fereira wrote:
> >I have seen several people mention rolling tandem kayaks solo but I
> >was interested in what people do to be in sync when trying to
> >roll a tandem boat while two people are in it (and contributing to the
> >roll).
> 
> A.  Agree beforehand which side you'll be rolling on!
> 
this is critical to success in tandem rolling

> B.  I think the bow person tapped his paddle three times.  On the third,
> they both began the motions.
>
I've not rolled a tandem kayak, but when I paddled C2, my partner and I
went through a progression of signals.  We found that tapping on the boat
didn't always work in rapids.  We then had the stern paddler nudge the bow
paddler with the paddle blade as a signal to begin the roll, but this also
didn't work when the stern paddler was quicker to set up or accidentally
nudged the bow paddler as part of getting to the setup position.  We
eventually got to the point where the paddler that did *not* have to switch
sides (remember, this was a C2) would quickly set up and quietly wait. 
When he felt the side-switcher start to roll, he would also roll.  Although
there was a slight time lag in the rolls, this worked well for us.  I
understand that some of what we did is more specific to C2 than to a tandem
sea kayak, but the point is that tandem paddling partners need to go
through a trial and error process to find what does - and doesn't - work
for them.
  
In order to most quickly optimize a tandem roll, each of the partners
should have a *solid* roll in the corresponding solo boat before working on
the timing aspects in a tandem boat.

Play Hard,
Erik Sprenne     
 

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