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From: Mark Sanders <sandmarks_at_ca.rr.com> subject: [Paddlewise] New Year VooDoo: Day 2 Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:20:52 -0800 · This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:33:48 PDT

I don't know what else to call my rolling success lately, so perhaps it is
voodoo. I've started the year off rather slowly with this being only my
second day on the water and I spent it the same way as the first. I headed
to Pirates Cove for to practice my rolling. Not the best rolling weather,
but I dressed for the occasion. I have to thank Barb for my new beanie and
home made nose plugs that have made rolling a little less painful.

I got right to business and had no trouble with extended paddle rolls. After
I'd done about ten to get my confidence, I started throwing in an occasional
non-extended and still did all right. Only missed one and was able to switch
to extended to make it up. It was late afternoon, so I knew I wasn't going
to last as long as my last roll day. After a while it got a bit chilli,
although not swimming helps! I usually do poorly when I have an audience, so
for the acid test I pulled off a few rolls for the charter fishing boat as
it returned through the harbor.

I wonder if some of my success is due to the ability to lie back a little
further due to still using the built in seat that's barely big enough to
cover the crack in my giant _at_$$. I also think it helps that I decided to not
care if I learned to roll or not. I figure I seem to have had a bit of fun
over the years without one, so why let it worry me. It would be nice for
surfing though--no more long San O swims! Also, I practiced some aggresive
edging and turning maneuvers that I wouldn't be doing if I knew there was no
option to swimming.

Tomorrow I plan to drill some holes in my new boat to get it ready for some
real paddling. Drilling that one inch hole in the deck for my electric pump
is always a tough one. I've noticed already though, that both of my
bulkheads have 1/8 inch holes drilled in them. I figure QCC might have
thought that my seams busted due to some pressure build up and decided to
install a relief valve. All I know is, after quite a bit of rolling, this
boat's hatches stay a lot dryer than the last one.

Looks like things might be perking up over the weekend; might have to go out
Sunday and work on my first combat roll.
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