Comments on: To roll, or not to roll … http://www.kayakacrossthewater.co.uk/2008/08/04/to-roll-or-not-to-roll/ Observations on sea kayaking (among some other things) from Argyll, Scotland Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:36:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pamf http://www.kayakacrossthewater.co.uk/2008/08/04/to-roll-or-not-to-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-5 pamf Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:31:16 +0000 http://www.kayakacrossthewater.co.uk/?p=164#comment-5 Wenley - I know, you'd think Alan would have the decency to hold off on his rolling success until I catch up! But then, that may well be asking too much. Thank you for your note about sweep versus screw rolls. I will have to determine the finer points. I think the technical term for the roll I am attempting is "any-old-roll-will-do" - but indeed, I should at least know what it most closely (or most vaguely) resembles (other than the spin cycle of a washing machine). It will give me something to discuss with Richard this weekend in Islay. I fear the weather may require that we have lots of good conversation topics lined up. Will keep you posted. Wenley – I know, you’d think Alan would have the decency to hold off on his rolling success until I catch up! But then, that may well be asking too much.

Thank you for your note about sweep versus screw rolls. I will have to determine the finer points. I think the technical term for the roll I am attempting is “any-old-roll-will-do” – but indeed, I should at least know what it most closely (or most vaguely) resembles (other than the spin cycle of a washing machine).

It will give me something to discuss with Richard this weekend in Islay. I fear the weather may require that we have lots of good conversation topics lined up. Will keep you posted.

]]> By: Ignacio Wenley Palacios Iglesias http://www.kayakacrossthewater.co.uk/2008/08/04/to-roll-or-not-to-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Ignacio Wenley Palacios Iglesias Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:31:13 +0000 http://www.kayakacrossthewater.co.uk/?p=164#comment-4 Pam, How ungentlemanly of Alan. Really. This man is playing with fire. I agree with Richard about the sweep roll. Who wouldn't? But I have the impression that the screw roll being a sweep type of roll is somewhat different. The blade pulls away from the boat and pushes down in the surface at the end of its arc. Then you gain some support out of the blade and the hip fully unwinds turning the kayak up. However, I turn out to be perfectly wrong often, so why don't you ask Richard? He sure knows best. Cheers, Pam,

How ungentlemanly of Alan. Really. This man is playing with fire.

I agree with Richard about the sweep roll. Who wouldn’t? But I have the impression that the screw roll being a sweep type of roll is somewhat different. The blade pulls away from the boat and pushes down in the surface at the end of its arc. Then you gain some support out of the blade and the hip fully unwinds turning the kayak up.

However, I turn out to be perfectly wrong often, so why don’t you ask Richard? He sure knows best.

Cheers,

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