>Maybe a Greenlander could write something that explains rolling and all >those capsize manoeuvres listed at >http://www.magicnet.net/~gstamer/rolls.html. How many of these things are >possible in a boat that is not extra low volume and specially built for a >rolling competition? Peter, I agree with Mike that a book is a poor way to learn/document rolls. If you are interested in the Greenland rolling methods, John Heath's "Rolling with Maligiaq" (http://home.earthlink.net/~jheath1821/) features the current Greenland champion performing most of the techniques in the list you mentioned, with views from the side, back and underwater. Most of the rolls are possible in a kayak such as a Romany, Pintail, Anas Acuta, etc, but for some of the specialized rolls and (one handed) forward leaning hand rolls, lower beam and volume is required (for me anyway). >Lately, I have followed Doug Alderson's article in Sea Kayaker, and managed >a few vertical storm rolls, at least on one side. It has at least one use, >checking out if there are any sunken snags before rolling! It has a very >different feel from rolls with the blade at the surface. Great fun. I'm glad that Doug's article has helped to popularize this technique but I wish he had simply entitled his article the vertical sculling roll (rather than vertical storm roll), as this is far more descriptive. Terminology of rolls can be a big problem. To add to the confusion we have the Greenland storm roll (a low brace sweep, with the paddle levered off the hull, and a forward finish), Derek Hutchinson's "storm roll" (a completely different technique than the roll just mentioned), and now Doug's vertical "storm" roll. I've been in conversations where folks have been talking about "storm" rolls, and only after a fair amount of time had passed did we realize that no one was talking about the same technique... Greg Stamer http://www.qajaqusa.org _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jan 26 2002 - 21:01:23 PST
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