RE: [Paddlewise] C to C vs Sweep Roll

Ralph D. wrote:

> Perhaps the remedy in rolling, whatever the particular types of roll,
> should be on dealing with a blown roll and still staying in your boat in
> a relaxed breathing position.  I have watched good rollers do just
> that.

This is a timely thread because I just learned something this past Friday
about a sculling brace (is this the relaxed breathing position you are
talking about?) that I didn't know before.

In my past attempts at sculling, I would lean my boat further and further on
edge, and arch my body (in a 'J') further away from the water. At some
point, gravity would win and the boat would turn over completely and drive
me under the water.

In this position, I've not been able to keep my head above water to breath.
After reading a web page sent to me by Greg Stamer:

http://www.paddlers.com/references/refgreenland.htm

I took a different approach and tried to keep the boat upright and arch
myself in a 'J' towards the water. I soon had my ear in the water and using
a sculling brace fairly easily at the surface. The trick was to keep my boat
from going past the point of no return (on edge). The phrase "Once you learn
how to roll, you'll probably never have to because will have learned how to
properly brace" was *finally* starting to click.

Your email has me thinking if this position would work in a blown roll
attempt. In all the rolls I've blown (LOTS), I can't recall if the boat was
past the point that it drives me back under water or not. I know I always
end up completely upside down, but that's because I've never tried to turn
it into a sculling brace. From my practice on Friday I did learn I could
recover from a sculling brace just as easily as I could perform a roll.

> While it is not a C to C roll, Matt Broze, if I recall correctly, has on
> his web site an approach to rolling that can take you to that in-between
> stage.

Something I need to check out before my next practice. Thanks Ralph!


Woody


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