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Tips on Buying a Whitewater Kayaking Drysuit

It was December of 2008 that I splurged on my Kokatat Tropos drysuit at Kayak Academy (a great deal for around $500 on sale), knowing that it was my only ticket to getting out on rivers during any kind of cold weather. After 200 rolls in the pool that month I joined the Washington Kayak […]

Back Deck Roll and One-Handed Roll Video

Dave Bowman sent me a link to a video of this guy called Robbie Virostek doing a back deck roll and then a one-handed roll in a way that made them look totally effortless. (As in, seriously amazing.) Here’s the clip:

Whitewater Kayaking Back Deck Roll Videos

So a word of caution before I get started here – I tweaked my shoulder trying a back deck roll the wrong way at the pool the other week, so there’s definitely a point to learning correct technique before you start plunging around. I should also mention that I still don’t know how to do […]