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OK I believed I mastered an good brace, but I still need to know how to roll. Yesterday on whitetop I had a great low brace that got me through the junk, but once in the pool of calm water I could not figure out how to roll back up. Is the a video that anyone could recommond for this, I don't have many OC-1 paddlers in the area and if they do they don't roll. And also is a Nitro a good boat to learn to roll in?

geybear

if you scroll down or search AJ wrote a great description not long ago, and I am sure there are a few clips in the video forums that have rolls in them. You mention not having many other OCs in the area, where are you? Keep practicing, you'll get it.


Aric
Summit, CO

has a great rolling sequence.

For my money SP is the best open canoe instructional video ever made.

Chris Kelly

Aric:
I live in the southeast US, very few open boats maybe 1 for every ten buttboaters. I get razed alot but they love to open boats run big drops. I try to watch the video maybe in town, I only have dail-up here at home.
Kevin

greybear wrote: Is the a video that anyone could recommond for this, I don't have many OC-1 paddlers in the area and if they do they don't roll.
And also is a Nitro a good boat to learn to roll in?

Here is a vid that has a pretty decent shot or two of me in my wheelboy rolling, the set up and roll is the same for my openboat, just requires more effort.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 5731&hl=en

The 1st boat I rolled was my old Nitro, I found it easier than all of the OC-1's I had tried/owned in the past. I had an outrageX before it and could never get it. the first trip in my Nitro I got it right away( may have had something to do with the Nantahala being WAY colder than my home river) I miss my Nitro in alot of ways, It will get you through just about anything.
Shawn