9/7/08 The lure of my new boat was too strong, so I thought I'd take it out for a bit of rolling practice. Leaving my QCC behind, I felt like a man who leaves his younger wife with a few extra pounds at home to gad about with an older woman with long lean curves. Of course, sometimes a man just wants to paddle some strange! Squoze into my too tight cockpit, I headed over to Pirate's Cove where Duane and Bob were already practicing. Duane kept an eye on me for my first roll, being as I was shoehorned in, but I rolled up with ease. My GTS has a relatively high back deck, but not nearly as high as my QCC, so I could lean back on my rolls. Rolling became a foregone conclusion that was never the case with my QCC. I tried offside rolls and butterfly rolls; didn't make any of them, but came close! I'm sure if I had Ken's Superior cheater stick, I might have made a butterfly! But when you're sure you can roll up on your good side, you feel more confident to work on the trickier rolls. Bob and Duane gave me a few more pointers to add to my new found success. Those two were rolling fast and furious and it didn't take too long for us to tire of rolling. I didn't plan to stay in my boat too long until I get it outfitted to fit my large posterior, so I was happy to quit. Other than the ease of rolling, I didn't do much to find out how the new boat handles. A little more work and I hope to have it ready for more sea trials. Mark Sanders www.sandmarks.net # *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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