Re: [Paddlewise] YouTube - How to roll a waveski - Irish Method

From: Robert C Cline <rccline_at_fastmail.fm>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:08:33 -0500
I'll never forget being knocked over in a WW kayak in a lying back
position...while in shallow water; I couldn't roll up, couldn't reach my
spray skirt to get out...just got dragged along with my face scraping
the gravel   ...Don't remember how I escaped... I think I was pushed
into deeper water.

Robert Cline
Houston Tx

 
On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:46:07 -0700 (PDT), "Duane Strosaker"
<strosaker_at_yahoo.com> said:
> Paddlewisers,
> 
> I wouldn't recommend that roll in the surf. Laying on the back deck is
> not a good start position for a combat roll in the surf, because it takes
> too long to go from the safe tucked forward position, which you should go
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