Roll with hunting float

Five points/side

The avataq (or hunting float) is a piece of traditional hunting gear that may be used as a rolling implement.

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For a roll starting with a capsize on the left, the float is tied tightly to the right side of the kayak. The float is secured with one line from the float to the decklines just behind the cockpit and another line from the float to the deck lines at the stern, so that float rides in the water (not on deck), on the right side of the kayak, just aft of the cockpit. You must undo and retie the float for an attempt on the other side, reversing the directions above. Once the float is rigged, you perform a standard extended paddle roll, the float provides strong resistance to test your roll.

Note that this is not how a float is normally rigged to a hunting kayak. This tests the worst-case scenario that the float is no longer centered on the hull, and has shifting to the side, fighting your efforts to recover. It takes a very strong roll to overcome the buoyancy of the float. Make sure the float is tied securely! During the competition, my float was tied loosely, and I rolled up with no float in sight! The slack in the line allowed the float to stay directly under my keel. The kayak was stable for a moment, I had to wriggle it to dislodge the float, and suddenly the float exploded free with enough violence to buck the stern of my kayak upward, and caused me to capsize. I had to try again, and got it, but the first failure caused me to lose a point.

See also: Throwing the avataq

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