At 01:27 PM 1/29/02 -0600, Joyce, Thomas F. wrote: >In the interest of encyclopedic inclusiveness, one might add to Michael >Daly's neat compilation > ><http://members.rogers.com/michaeldaly2/kayakRollingXref.htm> > >the hand roll I think Nansen described teenage kayakers doing in one of his >books about Greenland. Before going over, the roller places a small stone >in each palm. After completing the hand roll, he opens his palms to show he >has not lost his rocks, thereby demonstrating he did not paddle his way >around. It probably has a precise name in Greenlandic or Inuktitut meaning >"teen-ager showoff roll." At the AKT skill symposium a couple of years ago Doug Van Doren did a rather interesting variation on the hand roll. He capsized holding a bowling ball and then came with it on his spray skirt. *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jan 29 2002 - 11:54:03 PST
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