On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:32:10 -0000, Bill Tuthill
wrote:

I'm self-taught, which explains why I'm so bad. William Nealy's cartoon
book "Kayak" helped me, but not enough to make me good.

I can see struggling with poor technique if one is completely self
taught. There appears to be some very good instructional books
available. When I was into road bikes (bicycles) I learned a lot from
books.

River kayaking, or sea and lake kayaking? The answers are probably
very different depending. It's hard to roll a sea kayak. On rivers
inflatable kayakers seldom can roll, but enjoy themselves anyway.

I'd say sea and coastal kayaking, mostly.

bb