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 ?
--
Muzz
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I'm not a hard core paddler (or hard core anything else) but I can easily
manage the first phase of a roll anytime!

Keith

wrote in message
oups.com...
Here in Newfoundland Canada most hard core paddlers can roll a boat but
most paddlers are not hard core. I would guess that only 10% of sea
kayakers here have a roll; any roll!!!.

A Ha . Truth at last.
For the folks that paddle routinely on the sea and more for those
involved in white water I think most likely have some semblance of a
roll. BCU 3 star insists only on a knowledge of how a roll works but
does not go far past that and you don't need to complete an actual
roll. CRCA 1 in Canada is the same. Most paddlers I am sure don't go
far past this level.
Of the people I routinely paddle with most has a passable roll but the
folks I paddle with at night and on drop of the hat trips are not
average.
While white water is very different, I suspect the number of folks with
a roll is less than we think.