Dave wrote : - >The one time I had the pleasure of paddling a Klepper double was very brief. >It was a very old model (something like 30 to 40 years old). That model has >a big open cockpit. I tried to roll it, but couldn't because I couldn't get >the paddle anywhere near the surface of the water. The cockpit rim is very >high from the water. Setting up before capsizing should have told me that >it was a futile effort to begin with. >Can anyone on this list roll a double Klepper? I certainly be interested in >hearing how. I love it when people describe 30 year old Kleppers - I'm looking forward to paddling mine in 30 years time! You asked if anyone had rolled a double Klepper - I'ld like to extend the question - has anyone ever rolled a single or a double Klepper? And what technique did they use? (The Klepper I was referring to in my earlier post was a single Klepper Aerius). PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Peter Osman wrote: > Klepper - I'ld like to extend the question - has anyone ever rolled a single > or a double Klepper? And what technique did they use? (The Klepper I was > referring to in my earlier post was a single Klepper Aerius). I have seen the single Klepper rolled by a very skilled roller. He used the Pawlata extended paddle method. I have heard a reliable source tell me that he saw a skilled roller do it with just an ordinary rolling method. I have heard, unreliably, of double Kleppers rolling. I mean unreliably in that the comment was vague and not specific. In any case, it struck me that the rolling of the Kleppers was more of a circus act in controlled conditions and not likely to be a reliable self-rescue technique in real life. They were done in pools or calm beaches with lots of forethought and setup moves, etc. Caught off guard and upside down in one of those boats and it would be pretty tough to do. ralph diaz ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Well, I rolled a double klepper with a fellow instructor, without a spray skirt, empty, twice as sort of a joke. We needed to do a rolling demo at the symposium and just for fun chose that. It's been at least ten years, however, and my partner was much taller and stronger than I. I'll be with a solid hip snap you could roll a single with a skirt on it. Andree Hurley Kayaking - http://www.onwatersports.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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