Dear All, My limited but humbling experiences leads me to say that two paddlers rolling a double is very unlkely to be successful. I have done it once or twice, but even after long planning with the other paddler and attempts in calm conditions, it more often didn't work (and we were both very capable rollers). What we did find however is that if one pre-assigned paddler (fore or aft) is to tuck forward and hug the hull in the event of a capsize, the other paddler could effectively roll the kayak up. The "tucker" could even easily feel the roll's direction and leave their head and torso in the water long enough for the kayak to make it most of the way up. I think this is worth practicing if a serious trip with doubles is anticipated-- it offers every bit of speed as a normal roll and does not involve someone wet-exiting. If a double gets knocked over, and someone bails out, are they likely to be ble to get back inside in such conditions? Practise that too, of course. All the best, Harvey Harvey Golden www.traditionalkayaks.com *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Oct 10 2007 - 21:59:28 PDT
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