Rolling Course (3 sessions)
Price: $210.00 ( inc. GST )
| Price | $210.00 |
| Item # | AZRC |
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Learning how to roll is one of the turning points in many people's kayaking. Once you have the ability to right yourself, you can suddenly push your skills to another level with confidence and completely alter your learning curve.
For white water kayaking, the kayak roll is a must, as swimming in rapids can be dangerous and the chance of flipping over is very high. If you find that you can roll in a pool and not in the river, this course will help you find where you can improve your roll and make it bomb-proof in all conditions.
In multisport kayaking, rolling will improve your bracing skills to lessen the number of accidental swims taken, as well as allow you to continue without losing time or precious energy. Swimming can easily take a fast kayaker and make them place very low, not only from the time lost in swimming and emptying out your kayak, but also from the energy wasted in the cold and the adrenaline of self rescue.
Sea kayakers will improve their bracing and confidence in waves and find the tipping point of their particular kayak.
Sit on top kayakers can play in the surf and on larger waves with added confidence when using leg straps - once you learn how to roll.
Our rolling lessons are on Monday and Thursday nights at QEII from 8:30 to 9:30pm (meet at 8pm). At the QEII there's a pool shallow enough for easy instruction, and deep enough for safe rolling. It is also warmer than some of the other pools so you can learn in nice warm, indoor water at any time of year.
Please state your preferred dates in the comments section of the shopping cart when placing your booking. Please note: instructor to student ratio is limited to a maximum of 1:2. If you have a group of three and all want the same instructor, please let us know so we can quote you a group rate.
Required gear:
- Nose plug such as
- Rash vest or wetsuit top - a non-cotton t-shirt, or check out the Hydrosilk Short Sleeved Shirts
- Hire or Bring: (see Hire Gear page for details)
- Kayak
- Paddle
- Buoyancy aid
- Spraydeck unless rolling a sit on top.
- Sit on Top kayakers will probably prefer to learn in a sit-in kayak. It is much easier to learn your skills in a sit-in, as they tend to be round on both the top and bottom, unlike sit-on-tops which are usually as stable upside-down as they are upright. Once you have perfected your roll, then move on to your sit on top kayak.
Optional gear:
- Goggles (can be purchased at QEII)
- Snorkel mask - these are great as they work both as noseplugs and goggles
The photo on this page is from the Rolling a Kayak book by Ken Whiting which has many great tips to help improve your rolling technique(s), as well as more great photos like this one!
