Most of Shawn's comments sound on target to me. I would say that on one point he could be wrong depending on the person and some other factors. I won't claim to be right, but will muddy the waters just a little. I learned to roll in an old style C1 (nearly 30 years ago) and soon after switched to an open canoe. I didn't think the larger boat was harder to roll only different. In a big heavy boat like a canoe the roll is at an entirely different pace, much slower. Would Shawn's recommendation of a small ww boat help you? Maybe, but maybe not. I have heard folks say they found a SK to be much easier to roll. In my paddling career I paddled C1's, slalom C1's, ww canoes, old style ww boats, play boats, squirt boats, and creek boats. My roll ranged from bombproof to non existant at various points over the last 30 years. I had the best roll in my open canoe days. I always thought the canoe was easiest and the play boats the hardest. Maybe because I learned the timing of that type of roll first, I really don't know. Most folks say the playboat is easy and the open canoe hard. Pete Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jul 25 2002 - 14:44:26 PDT
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