> A suggestion was
> made to try rolling my Pygmy Coho

Who dared make that terrible suggestion! ;)

> and on my first try, I rolled easily and
> I have done over 70 since without a single wet exit (a few bottom braces).
> I have been mostly doing the Pawlata roll but, recently had good success
> with C to C and Screw rolls.

Congrats on the C to C and Screw Rolls

>I think the Pygmy cockpit does not affect the
> roll at all. I did install well thought out thigh braces and hip pads as
> well as a carved seat. Outfitting is the key. Jay Babina's comments are
> right on about the thigh braces. My wife is 5'115# and finds the Coho her
> favorite boat of all she has paddled even with a cockpit she can brace her
> feet on its forward rim.

You can never go wrong with good outfitting!

I paddled Pete Roszyk's Pygmy Coho 2 weeks ago. He didn't have thigh braces installed, but it impressed me as a highly maneuverable boat; I'm sure it rolls a lot easier than my CLC Chesapeake 17 with hard chines.

Shawn