"Real life", I'm sure I've capsized and rolled up many hundreds of times while playing in surf and rock gardens in WW boats and in touring boats. Occasionally while on a day "touring" trip I've been hammered by the surf and had to roll up as well. I can't recall ever flipping accidentally with a fully loaded boat (I have practiced with them though). Loaded boats are harder to capsize than an empty one and easier to roll up. Once your roll becomes reliable you spend most of your time having fun in the surf (river, tidal current, etc) rather than swimming so you learn much faster. I rarely flip anymore except when playing really rough. I think the norm is that those who spend the time to have reliable combat rolls end up rarely needing them in the end. I still practice my roll EVERY time I go out though. As other paddlers have pointed out, even with a reliable roll you need plan B, C, and....... A reliable roll will naturally end up becoming a reliable re-entry and roll (B), and paddle float re-entry and roll (C). Standard PF re-entry and scramble are others that should be learned. My advice: Keep working on your roll. Practice every time you go out, and in increasingly rougher water. If you don't have an off side roll, start working on that as well. Steve Brown -----Original Message----- I've been reading too many forums and archives on the Net and have read several people dismissing the roll as a real life self recovery technique. I'm working on rolling - I can do it now just need to get reliable with it. So real life - packed for a day trip or a weekend - did you ever fall over, roll up and keep going? Cheers, je *************************************************************************** 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 Tue May 18 2004 - 13:30:13 PDT
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