>proficient at rolling a foldable. There is a fellow from Philadelphia, >Dubside, who can do all the Greenland rolls in a Feathercraft K-Light and >Kahuna. I have seen him demonstrate this in NYC and people on the list who >go to the Greenland Paddlers Retreat at the end of September in Delaware can >certainly pipe in to confirm this as Dubside has been going there for a few >years now demonstrating this. > >d) Except for people like Dubside who has worked to perfect his rolling and >bracing skills(BTW and by way of another series of discussions here, Dubside >is the "Greenist" kayaker around, moves around strictly on public >transportation with his kayak and doesn't own a car), rolling a foldable is >more of a circus act and not generally a reliable self-rescue skill. People Dubside taught a "worst case senario" class at the most recent Delmarva Retreat. Not only did he, for example, demonstrate options of coming up with a dislocated shoulder on the wrong side but was able to teach a bunch of people how to do it. Amazing! Jim Hagan *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Feb 06 2004 - 10:50:25 PST
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