I was interested in reading the comments on the dreaded S word for rescue. I am in a very similar situation with Mark Zen. I have rheumatoid arthritis and have lost mobility in my wrists. I used to do white water kayaking, but my roll became unreliable, because my wrists don't flex well. I have done some seakayaking but recently I have become much more serious about the sport. I like multi-day trips, so I often have a full loaded boat. So my question is how easy is it to roll a fully loaded sea kayak? If it is harder considering the lack of flexibility in my wrists would sp**** be better or would a paddle float be sufficient? I wondered about using an unfeathered blade. Currently I have a great AT bent shaft feathered paddle that I love. It is greatly reduces the wrist flex (which used to hurt my wrists). I plan to do a lot of roll practice and self rescue this summer, but I wondered which method I should try. Thanks sorry for bringing up the S word. -- MZ website: http://members.home.net/mzuschlag *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Z <mzuschlag_at_home.com> <snip> > ...So my question is how easy is it to roll a fully loaded sea kayak? I find my fully loaded Romany just as easy to roll as an empty Romany. Coming back from a 5 day camping trip last summer, not only was my Romany fully loaded, but I had to strap stuff on top of the deck, both fore and aft. (We had to carry our own garbage out, so I looked like a garbage scow coming into home harbor.) The Romany was easy to roll even in that comical state. This above may not apply to other kayaks. The Romany is one of the easiest kayaks to roll, almost as easy as my ww RPM. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Hey Mary, sorry for your wrists problems. In my experiences a fully loaded seakayak is to roll quite easy. But it also depends on the kayak. Is it a broad or a narrow one, high of the sitting position. But spoken in general words, the more weight you got in the kayak the better it is for the centre of gravity which helps you for the roll. But itīs also my experience, a fully loaded kayak is quite dificult to let it capsize... because of the deep centre of gravity. Best way may, you train it under controlled conditions and with a realistically loaded kayak. all the best Jochen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
From: "Mary Z" <mzuschlag_at_home.com> > So my question is how easy is it to roll a fully loaded sea kayak? It takes a little more "oomph" to start the kayak rolling, due to the greater mass, but once it's mostly over, the extra stability from its weight snaps you up and holds you there - well, compared to the same kayak empty. Is it harder? Sort of - it's different. >would sp**** be better or would a paddle float be sufficient? If you can try both, do so and decide. I prefer the paddle float because it's simpler, functional and easier to inflate (less volume). I find the value of the sponsons somewhat overstated by the enthusiasts and greatly overrated by sponsonboy (who is a member of my kayak club that I've never met). I've found that they don't provide as much stability in the tests I've done as I'd expect from all the hype. On the other hand, a friend of mine likes them a lot. YMMV. If you want to see that sponson boy's product looks like deployed and what it can do, go to http://www.zeuter.com/~squall/ and select the Squall-Mart Paddlogue and then select rescue&repair. Scroll down near the bottom. That's _not_ timmy in the kayak, it's Jack Elliott. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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