09/12/2026
We love getting solid feedback from our community! Thank you Mary for such good rolling advice:
Every now and then, your kayak roll takes a vacation.
I learned that myself. Generally, I have a pretty solid roll on both sides with no real side preference. But toward the end of last season, I noticed my rolls were getting sloppier and less reliable. I was missing rolls more often, and I had two swims in places where I normally would have rolled right back up.
Instead of addressing the problem, I stayed in my more stable creek boat, spent less time playing, and figured I’d deal with it in the spring. Then winter hit, spring came and went, and I still hadn’t done anything about it. By July, my once-dependable roll was seriously on the fritz. The final straw was swimming in a lake while simply working on rolls!
I could have just continued to avoid tipping over, but I really like stern squirts!! So, I signed up for a roll tune-up with Endless River Adventures. We identified some of my bad habits that I needed to work through, we took a closer look at my outfitting, and in no time, my roll on both sides was back to its usual self.
It felt great to play again without constantly worrying about whether I was going to roll up. If you feel your roll starting to deteriorate, getting some help from an instructor can make a world of difference. The biggest lesson for me? If this happens again, I’m not going to wait so long to get it fixed!
