cramersec wrote:
Many sea kayakers can't roll and never thought of learning, because
they don't paddle in waters that are likely to flip them to begin with.
As you know, it's not enough to learn, you have to practice every time
you go out. That's a lot of commitment to prevent a swim that might
happen once a year or less. People who want to go play in the surf
should know how to roll, although even there you could just swim in to
the beach if you needed to. Other than that, knowing how to do a deep
water re-entry is enough for most people.

Talking about playing in the (North Sea) surf, every year we see surfers
and kayakers who go for a swim and who get in trouble due to the strong
currents near the shore. Swimming in to the beach is not always an
option, especially when low tide sets in.

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