Elbow & Straight Jacket Rolls!

At the pool session last week, I decided to try these two new (for me) Greenland-style rolls (no... I'm not talking about sushi... that would be gross). Luckily Ben was there to film it when I unexpectedly surfaced. This little boat is a magical rolling machine!

 

Elbow Roll

Watch Cheri Perry do it here. I didn't realize that I could extend my left arm out at the end. It also looks like I should tuck a bit more at the beginning. Yay for movies!

 

Straight Jacket Roll

Watch Cheri Perry do it here. I crossed my arms a little differently than she does, and I probably need a bit more snap at the end. But yay for managing to get up in the first place!

Waterproof Cameras are Fun! (COE Pool Session #1)

After a fun-filled weekend at Ontario Greenland Camp where I learned two new Greenland rolls, I was excited to attend one of Cornell Outdoor Education's kayak pool sessions to practice! If you're ever interested in joining, I can bring up to two guests for free, so check out the dates on the News page and let me know when you'd like to attend.

The turnout was great - 12 people in kayaks in the pool makes for lots of boat-bumping and fun. There was a well-balanced mix of experienced rollers and excited beginners.

 

This is the first time I've had movies in my blog, so let me know if they don't work for some reason! Here's one of me doing a rough version of 1/2 a reverse sweep roll (normally you're supposed to go over the other direction, but I'm still trying to refine this portion of the roll):

Here's one of Rob doing a bunch of C-to-C rolls in a row!

Here's one more of Ben doing a hand roll!

Any feedback on rolling technique is much appreciated! More videos to come in the future.