by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Many traditional Greenland Rolls and skills have their original names, English translations, and slang names. Recently it was bought to my attention by a fellow paddler with a passion for rolling, that the English name side sculling is really an incorrect translation...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was checking my blog statistics yesterday and I noticed some traffic coming from a variety of intersting refering sites. I discoverd that at least four different kayak sites, in four different countires have linked to this blog.Derrick Mayoleth in the US wrote a...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
The paddle held in front roll has many other less appropriate names. Use your imagination I am sure you will guess them. It is an easy roll for anyone comfortable with their Standard Greenland roll. It uses the same body movements as the standard roll and provides...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Having learned to complete the storm roll I felt it only logical to try this roll with arms crossed . Wow, did I struggle at first. I blame my dyslexia. I couldn’t seem to get it into my head to just use the on side arm to pull down on the paddle. This roll was...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have never found a Greenlandic translation of the name for the butterfly or angel roll so maybe it is not really a Greenland roll? Anyhow, this roll is very useful. For some people this is the first lay-back roll they learn. It is very easy to put two paddle floats...
