mann wrote:

I'm just kinda getting started in kayaking and I have a Dagger Bayou
recreational-type kayak. It's flat and short. I, of course, want to
get a real touring kayak at some time, but I can't really right now.

Anyway, my question: want to take it to a pool session sometime within
the next month and work on some wet exits and rescues. I know you
don't know anything about me, physically, but do you think it's worth
trying to learn a roll in this thing, or should I wait on that until I
have a better kayak?

Recreational kayaks can be pretty tough to learn to roll in. I know, I
have a Kiwi Kopapa, and it was my first kayak, and I wanted desperately
to prove to all the whitewater snobs that it was as good a kayak as any
of their fancy WW boats. And before the 8 week class I began in was
over, I'd ordered a Wavesport Extreme!

Rec boats can usually be rolled, but it's rather tough, cause they are
so wide and flat bottomed, designed to have great primary stability, but
no secondary stability.

Get into an easy to roll WW kayak if you want to learn to roll. It will
serve you well, believe me, I know! :-)

--
John Kuthe,
1st rule of Govt: protect people from Govt
2nd rule of Govt: protect people from each other
BUT: It must *never* become the job of Govt to protect people from
themselves!