Rolling Fools

 Just recently my friend Amiee finally found her roll and I was almost as excited as she was. She had been working on it for almost two years. We both started out with Euro blades and I rolled first. But it wasn't easy and I watched a few of my friends roll very gracefully with a Greenland paddle. So I decided to give it a try and quickly switched over to the "dark side". It didn't take me long to find a reliable roll, for me it was almost like cheating. Greenland paddles are usually made of cedar and are very buoyant, especially when you extend them to sweep across the water before you roll up.

   But then, last year I lost my roll, don't ask me where it went, it certainly wasn't with me in the kayak. Thus I was a little worried that it had fled me once again this year. Especially since I hadn't been in my kayak since October. Us krazy kayakers get together and rent a pool in the winter months to practice rolling, rescues and other skills. Happily I found my roll was still with me, so I moved on to side sculling, which was a little rough, but I was encouraged enough to work on the static brace. I managed to land two static braces before the pool session ended.

   I planned to have pictures of me in the pool  illustrating the different skills, after all I have a brand new waterproof digital camera. However I'm having so much fun in the pool that I keep forgetting to ask someone to take pictures. I did however capture Amiee rolling, you should take a look and notice she stuck with the euro blade while I did not.