Niilus wrote: - >I have never heard of an Aerius II >being rolled solo, have you? G'Day Niilus and Paddlewise, Not until a few minutes ago when Ralph mentioned one had been rolled. "chrstjrn" said he might buy a single so thought it was worth mentioning the Aerius 1. Don't know if a combat roll in a Klepper Aerius 1 would work, particularly after hearing Dave's description of the kind of seas that would knock a Klepper over. The times I've accidentally come out were while trying to surf and before knowing how to roll. The reason I wonder if a combat roll might work is that Pawlatta rolling a Klepper seems to be very little different to rolling a hardshell provided one is knee braced. I have an average but reliable roll, hence the claim that rolling a Klepper need not be hard provided it can be set up for a knee brace. When trying to roll, unless one were locked in one would surely fall out as you describe. I often paddle locked in with feet against a cross rib and knees under the coaming when the water is a bit rough or when taking advantage of the Kleppers manoeuverability. During a Pawlatta roll, the same as for a hardshell not too fast or slow, one gets to the point where the internal sponsons come into play and the boat seems to take over and finish the roll. The reason the Kahuna was difficult is because it hasn't been fitted out to make the knee bracing comfortable. No fittings were necessary for the Klepper. Could be that I'm an odd shape! All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 - 14:46:18 PST
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