Re: [Paddlewise] rolling

From: John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 08:41:22 -0500
At 09:07 PM 2/5/2004 -0800, chrstjrn-11113745_at_mailblocks.com wrote:

>Regardless of the responses to this, I am planning to take the BCU 2-star 
>sea kayaking course this summer, before getting out on any open water-- 
>even though I still don't expect to be able to roll my Klepper after the 
>course.

Just so you don't get your expectations up, the BCU 2-star course won't 
teach you how to roll, nor are you tested on rolling.  Even at the 3-star 
level the training won't include instructions on rolling and the assessment 
requires you to "demonstrate the beginnings of the ability to roll".  
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