At 01:42 PM 8/6/00 GMT, Wayne DorschuSr wrote: >I'm new to kayaking and live in Hawaii. I have two sit-on-top kayaks. A >14'9" Scupper Pro for sea touring, and a Cobra Strike for riding waves. I >am trying to teach myself how to roll. Every tape I've viewed and every >book I've read show kayak rolls done on sit-inside kayaks with a spray >skirt. No matter how hard I try I can not seam to roll a sit-on-top. Are >kayak rolls possible on sit-on-tops? If so, which rolls work the best? Wayne, If you have a strong roll you can roll a sit-on-top equipped with thigh straps or a seat-belt. I use a slow extended-paddle sweep roll (leaning aft) for boats like a Scupper Pro or a waveski. You might have a shorter learning curve if you hire an instructor and learn to roll something easier, like a whitewater kayak, then transfer your skills to your sit-on-top. Climbing back aboard a sit-on-top is not always an easy task, but with a kayak like a Scupper Pro, I would recommend that you hone those skills first, before spending time on your roll. Greg Stamer *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Aug 06 2000 - 12:00:35 PDT
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