RE: [Paddlewise] Subject: eskimo roll

Here in South Florida, probably due to the La Nina, we've had perfect
afternoons. The usual 4pm thunderstorms haven't happened and we've had dry,
cool (high 80s) evenings with a few puffy clouds. I've been able to get out
on the intracoastal next to our local inlet for rolling practice almost
every afternoon the past few weeks.

What I've been working on is blown rolls. Sculling up to get a breath of
air, then dropping back, making sure I'm properly positioned in the cockpit,
doing a deliberate setup and then coming up as smoothly as possible. I'm
hoping to be able to deal with a blown roll without having to make a wet
exit, and so far, under conditions no more then 2 foot chop, it's been
working well. 

Any comments or suggestions?

cya
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