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Tues 6 August evening peer SK rolling practice
On Tuesday Steve M and I will be at the back beach at Teignmouth at six to acquire/practice/polish our SK rolling skills. Up to two more people could potentially join us.
Please note:
This isn't a taught session.
It's not club activity: you need your own insurance, you need to arrange boats with recbosun, you need your own transport.
It's a flood tide, with peak flow around 6pm and the current forecast is windy. It's unlikely we'll be doing anything other than just finding a patch of the eddy behind the bar and taking turns getting a lot of water up our noses, staying in waist deep water.
We haven't done this before, but the idea is to put some effort into rolling sea kayaks in the summer while the water is warm, rather than wait for the winter pool sessions. There will probably be other opportunities.
Comment if you want to come.
Comment if you'd be interested another time.
Maggie
Please note:
This isn't a taught session.
It's not club activity: you need your own insurance, you need to arrange boats with recbosun, you need your own transport.
It's a flood tide, with peak flow around 6pm and the current forecast is windy. It's unlikely we'll be doing anything other than just finding a patch of the eddy behind the bar and taking turns getting a lot of water up our noses, staying in waist deep water.
We haven't done this before, but the idea is to put some effort into rolling sea kayaks in the summer while the water is warm, rather than wait for the winter pool sessions. There will probably be other opportunities.
Comment if you want to come.
Comment if you'd be interested another time.
Maggie
Comments
I would like to join you and Steve please.
In order to support women's paddling, I'm going to give preference to another woman joining to make the four, at least until 23:00 this evening. Then anyone so long as they are prepared to get stuck in.
Jim, I don't know where you are in this process. In case you or others are real novices....there are several different rolls you can learn, and you tube is full of videos, some more helpful than others. The club put links to a few on
https://exetercanoe.co.uk/discussion/1991/pool-sessions-23
And a few more here:
https://exetercanoe.co.uk/discussion/1556/kayak-rolling-tutorial-videos
Also onlineseakayaking.com has a full course on rolling. A month sub is £10. Since a club pool session is usually about £7 for an hour that's not a bad deal, plus you get a week free, so if you really want to you can sign up, watch the rolling videos then cancel before you get charged. But actually there's a lot of good info there.
I am not able to roll, I did have a few attempts to in the sea last summer and am keen to have another go now the water is warmer!
I would like to join you. Once I have done a few practice rolls, I will be happy to stand in water and coach / right kayaks
Where are you intending to park/launch?
Hi Maggie, just spotted this . Registering interest. Is it possible to come tomorrow
Stuart
Jim, use the lower car park, by the lifeboat station. Or a trolley from the top car park.
Understood hope to join you next time