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Re: Off Topic: Rolling
By:Dave Gentry
Date: 1/23/2011, 10:04 am
In Response To: Re: Off Topic: Rolling (Bill Hamm)

: There just are some, mostly guys, that seem to think that learning
: to roll and frequently demonstrating it in front of everyone
: makes them a rockstar of some sort, it's a bit silly ;)

: Bill H.
Oddly, though, there is some actual truth to that, too, at least in sea kayaking circles. I learned whitewater kayaking first, and learned to roll long before I hit the river. This was the standard, and *every* whitewater boater I met also knew how to roll (though many of the newer ones couldn't pull it off when they needed to).

When I moved to sea kayaking, I was taken aback, and amazed even, at how few of them knew how to roll - and Dubside is definitely a rock star there!

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Les Cheeseman -- 1/20/2011, 4:27 pm
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Stephen Troy -- 1/20/2011, 4:52 pm
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JohnK -- 1/20/2011, 5:38 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 1/20/2011, 8:19 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/21/2011, 10:51 am
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Les Cheeseman -- 1/21/2011, 11:28 am
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Mike Bielski -- 1/21/2011, 1:42 pm
Go Mike (Again)
Kurt Maurer -- 1/21/2011, 7:20 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 1/21/2011, 2:17 pm
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 1/21/2011, 9:51 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2011, 1:04 am
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 1/22/2011, 8:32 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2011, 12:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2011, 9:03 am
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Dave Gentry -- 1/23/2011, 10:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2011, 3:33 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/21/2011, 3:14 pm
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Len Thunberg -- 1/28/2011, 11:24 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/29/2011, 10:28 am
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Eric -- 1/21/2011, 12:08 pm