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Michael Daly
 
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Default kayak basics

On 23-Apr-2004, Bill Tuthill wrote:

It's hard to roll a sea kayak.


Myth. The best low-volume (and some medium volume) sea kayaks are
no harder and often easier to roll than some of the chunkier WW kayaks.

Rolling isn't hard - learning to roll is hard (for most). I've taught
folks who learn to roll in 15 minutes* while others can't do it after
years of trying.

Learning a good roll is easier than learning a _good_ forward stroke.

Mike

*not 15 minutes to a bombproof roll, but 15 to a roll that they can take
away and develop over time into a bombproof roll.