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A very special 4th of July

A very special 4th of July, a photo by Qajaq Rolls on Flickr.Today we had the privilege of going to the wedding of a great college friend of J's. It was at the Minnesota Arboretum – A beautiful location, bride and ceremony.

Skeg repairs

Two kayaks from our fleet needed some tlc this weekend. My Explorer had suffered a reverse skeg inversion, otherwise known as a drag across the beach backwards which pulled the skeg out of it's box and tore the cable out. The Tahe Greenland was suffering from droopy...

A prelude to fire works

A prelude to fire works, a photo by Qajaq Rolls on Flickr.The sky gave us our first treat followed swiftly by the pyrotechnic explosions around the lake shore as many families let off some early fireworks.

The shark fin skeg

The shark fin skeg, a photo by Qajaq Rolls on Flickr.I spent a couple of hours yesterday building the first prototype of a skeg for the girls Kayaks. Designed to be replaceable and in the style of an inverted sharks fin.The first test afloat confirmed the kayaks now...

After the storm

After the storm, a photo by Qajaq Rolls on Flickr.A strong electrical storm came through last night, monster rain and winds, but only for an hour... The exact hour I was grilling steaks on the deck.... I was like a drowned rat when it was over, but the steaks were...

I love my girls

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Qajaq Rolls is dedicated to passing on the traditional art of Greenland kayaking. Greenland kayak rolling can be a relaxing, yoga-like exercise. Rolling is also a tremendously valuable self-rescue technique, and should be the go-to recovery for any serious kayaker. Greenland kayak rolls are steeped in the history of the Inuit people, whose very survival depended upon their ability to roll up and recover while hunting. But Greenland kayaking encompasses much more than just rolling, qajaq building, paddle carving, throwing the harpoon and rope gymnastics are just some of the many skills that make up this ancient subsistence culture. If you are interested in learning more about all aspects of Greenland kayaking consider supporting Qajaq USA and Qaannat Katuffiat:

Qajaq USA is a nonprofit membership organization that is officially recognized by Qaannat Kattuffiat (The Greenland Kayaking Association). Qajaq USA is committed to supporting Qaannat Kattuffiat and their efforts to preserve, study and promote the traditions and techniques of Greenland kayaking while seeking to further the appreciation and development of Greenland-style kayaking in the United States.
Please consider joining Qajaq USA and supporting the organizations efforts.

If you are looking to prepare yourself your equipment and then learn your first roll please follow this link to a series of articles put together to help people get started: Getting your first roll. Nothing beats in person training, especially one-on-one training. If you are looking for mentoring check out the Qajaq USA Events where you can become immersed in the culture of traditional paddling.

Free Guidebook and DVD

Rolling with Sticks® started as a project to document the progress I was making as I learned the different Greenland style kayak rolls. This work evolved into the water proof guidebook and DVD. The project has paid for the costs of production so I decided to make them freely available for download in English, español – Spanish and 中文 – Chinese. Please download and share them with your paddling friends, and help to promote the art of Greenland rolling.