Well, I have one season in w/ my Georgian Bay. Not as much paddling as I would have liked, but enough to get a feel for the boat. I do find it a little difficult to roll. Part of the problem is outfitting. I thought I had it pretty snug, till I tried a Dagger RPM, during a pool course. I was really wedged in, but relatively comfortable exept it didn't have enough foot room for me. It felt much more tender than my GB, so I tried rolling it with my usual gorilla layback....damn near windowshaded! Hmmm.. I did another, then switched to the hitherto impossible, (for me), C to C. no problem! I've been using the wrong boat for learning rolls I see, (Dagger Animas), and of course I need to be MUCH more tightly fitted into mine.

Now before you all banish me to the techniques board, I would like some input on my next project, which could be any of the styles we use, strip, s & g, skin, though I lean a little toward the skin boats. What I'm looking for is maneuverability more than tracking, and a boat that's easy to roll without sending me into a high brace every time I wiggle my toes. I'm a large paddler 6' 240 and strictly recreational ...no ocean trips or expeditions planned.
Perhaps the experienced designers could give me an idea of what makes a boat an easy roller so I'd know what shapes to look for. Getting a boat upside down is easy. What makes it easy to get back up???