5 Storm Roll

I love this roll!

When I learned the Storm Roll I focused on moving my head from one gunwale to the other and pushing the paddle with my aft hand. In the beginning i found the forward crunching position a bit strange, but now I love getting low. 

In the summer of 2022 I fulfilled my dream in line of applied rolling. I faced a wave of about 2-3 meters about to break on top of me. It's ok, I put myself in that position so I was prepared. I rolled over before the wave hit and got the force of water on the bottom of my kayak, made a storm roll and paddled to meet the next wave. Nothing dramatic as all went smooth and I was thrilled to carry it out. 

If I get knocked over at sea and have a bit of time to prepare I almost always go for the storm roll, fun, fast and reliable. 

Judges note:
The wrists shall be over the paddle, palms down. The force face on the paddle cannot be changed.