[Paddlewise] Real life rolling

two cents from a dedicated lurker.

First cent:  while very few sea kayakers will ever need to roll under combat
conditions, knowing how to roll helps give a learning kayaker the confidence
to learn the techniques necessary to not have to roll.  Imagine trying to
learn how to downhill ski if every time you fell you had to remove your
boots and your parka and roll naked in the snow before getting up to try
again.  Now imagine trying to learn effective bracing in a kayak without
knowing how to roll . . ..

Second cent: you just might end up being one of those few kayakers whose
roll saves them in combat conditions.

--Karl Coplan
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