I snipped this from page 29 of the latest Wavelength mag. It is from the article To Roll Or Not To Roll by Dan Lewis. I caught myself wrinkling my brow when I first read it. But if I apply the author's standard to most of the sea kayak rollers I know it seems to fit. Most of my buddies can roll well enough in a non pressure situation. But when the accidental capsize occurs its punchout time for many of them. Jim et al "In terms of a self rescue, I think the roll is a fairly unrealistic response to many capsizesif youre tipping over by fluke in flatwater conditions, you probably arent gripping the kayak tightly enough with your knees to stay in and roll back up. If youre tipping over because youre paddling in wind and waves beyond your abilities, you are quite likely to be too freaked out to stay in the boat and roll, and even if you do, youre right back in the same situation. If you are capsizing due to a lack of judgement or understanding of ocean conditions, then you might be better off investing your time learning to understand the weather, the ocean, and how to navigate to avoid problems." *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Oct 05 2006 - 11:24:34 PDT
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