Duane said: 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 to during the capsize, and laying on the back deck with both arms extended is not a good tight position to be in for turbulent water. Also, the roll shown is really a lay back roll, the only difference being where the roll was started. I haven't rolled waveskis (have surf kayaks), but the guys I see doing it all the time basically do a sweep roll with a lot of layback, which is what I use in my hard to roll surf kayak. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've used it before in my *hard to roll* surf kayak, as the width of my boat and the difficulty of pulling the rails through the water as it is righted is sometimes easier from the reverse. My boat has swum some pretty good rollers after trying it out on a session. Unless it is shallow or rocky there isn't a disadvantage in my view to coming from the reverse. Even from the protected forward capsize position, I've gone from forward to reverse to right myself with the wave's energy. If the wave has moved on, the water is less turbulent, which is where I'm usually rolling, anyway. Cheers, Rob G *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Sep 28 2009 - 09:40:27 PDT
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