I am officially humbled

[ezwater]

What works for me in c-1 is for the thigh straps to cross the thighs at a fairly marked diagonal, to use knee blocks, and for the tops of my thighs to be close to the cockpit rim. The latter may involve some minicell to build the contact point downward. I also prefer small cockpits, which helps with support for the top of the thighs. Being 6' 5" with size 14+ feet, I don't use toe blocks or ankle supports. I have never had problems with coming loose in my boats, and fortunately have not had trouble extracting myself when necessary.

On the rolling mechanics, whenever my roll gets weak, it is because I am not getting that sharp hip snap. It helps to think of it as if you were an old time windowshade. Once the roller snaps loose, the rest reels in irresistably.

[Jim]

I agree with the posts about the differences in the OC and C1 rolls. The first few years that I was switching between the 2 boats I would get really confused because the timing was different. I got to the point that I was missing OC rolls, and they had been solid (like you, I learned those first). The only solution that worked for me was having an OC roll on the right and a C1 roll on the left.

Summary- be very thoughtful of the differences between the rolls so that you don't mess up your OC technique.