by Christopher Crowhurst | Nov 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
I first met Chungshih Sun and Henry Po Hsiang Chang for breakfast in the lobby restaurant at Hotel Novotel at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport in November, 2014. They were not hard to spot, crossing the lobby with a Greenland paddle bag across their backs was kind...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Technique, sport, craft or art? Greenland kayak rolling is like writing, many people do it, each for their own reason and purpose. Each person seeks to achieve a different outcome. There is a deeply personal connection, a relationship, between the paddler and their...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jul 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
I help a lot of people learn how to roll their kayak. Many people come to a mentoring session and leave having completed a dozen or so rolls that they never dreamed they could do successfully. Many people come back to their next session saying their rolls vanished as...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jul 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Yesterday evening I ran a mentoring session at the cabin, helping people to develop their kayak rolling. Two other mentors, Mike and Renee, came to help. A few people showed up early, Mike being one of them. Mike and I don’t get enough time to play together so I leapt...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jul 1, 2016 | Review
Two years ago my world changed for the better; I met Anders Thygsesn at the Delmarva Paddler’s Retreat. It is not often that I meet someone who so profoundly moved me through their words and actions. Externally he is a tall lanky man, with wavy hair, dashing...
