Re: [Paddlewise] Hand Rolling

From: Kirk Olsen <paddlewise_at_fastmail.fm>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 16:02:49 UT
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 09:53:37 +1100, "Peter Treby" <ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au>
said:

> I am stoked! I cranked off a number of hand rolls in a whitewater boat in
> a pool last night, the first time I have managed to roll any boat by hand.

Pulling off your first handroll is almost as much of a rush as pulling
off your
first paddle roll.

Michael Daly put together a nice list of possible hand rolls, I've
misplaced the URL.  I can do about 8 different ones in a whitewater boat.
 In my sea kayak I'm only regularly successful with one style, and that
is without my pfd on.  With a pfd on it's down around a 40% success rate.
 My sea kayak hand roll leaves me on the back deck, start backwards,
finish backwards.

> Here's the question, after indulging my urge to brag (apologies): Does
> anyone handroll their real, sea touring boat? By what method? What about
> a loaded boat? Possible?

I expect the people capable of the straight jacket roll can roll a loaded
boat, with
ease.

Kirk

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