"Muzz" wrote in message
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Just catching up after doing this weeks night shifts. Here's that link
again
foranyone who missed it.
http://www.useakayak.org/reflec_rolling_5_02.html

I seem to remember being taught to roll a few years back when I did that
kayaking course in the pool. When I mentioned the local canoe/kayak club
to
my friend he said that he might join in order to do the pool sessions over
the winter. He has been sea kayaking for two years now and cannot roll. I
was surprised by this.
Now for the science bit. Which type of kayak is the easiest to roll ?
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I've got a selection of boats to try and it is an interesting question. A
boat with a rounded hull is always going to be "easier" to roll. The
difficulty is stopping it rolling once you get back upright :-)

A flatter bottomed boat such as a Whippet/ Whiplash will roll steadily and
come up smoothly, and be stable when you complete the roll. My old Riot goes
over in two stages, and comes back up in two stages. The Wavesport Z is a
bugger it has as much beam as the average canal boat , and they don't come
up when they roll. In the Z it is a cert that you have to leave your head
till last and really make a last minute effort to come up. The EZ is much
easier. The Inazone is a doddle to roll, but it's low rear deck (with my
weight in it) catches easily so you need to be able to recover yourself
(especially with my low experience level).

You just need to adjust your roll to suit the boat.

Ewan Scott