Subject: Re: baidarka West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium
From: Keith Attenborough (kattenbo@greennet.net)
Date: Thu Oct 26 2000 - 20:46:37 EDT
srelt@iclub.org wrote:
> Hup there Harvey,
>
> I need a little advice if you have the time. I have always paddled large
> folding, double kayaks. I never even came close to needing to roll and
doubt
> that such a boat can unless, maybe, two really strong paddlers did it
together.
> Now I am considering building a skinny, fun, daytrip kayak, a Baidarka.
I am 60
> years old and learning to do a roll sounds scary. Am I biting off more
than I
> can chew? Do 60 year olds roll?
>
> SeaCaller
> srelt@iclub.org
>
Better folks than me will tell you that age is not a problem. I believe the
Greenland Nationals have a 60+ age group. Rolling is much less strength
and much
more finesse and boat control. Go for it!
Live well (Inuulluarit);
Keith
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