Snap crackle and practice
This weekend I spent a few hours in the pool, initially teaching rolling, then I jumped into my kayak and practiced a few rolls. During filming of a reverse sweep the wooden Greenland paddle I was using gave way (not an unusual or unique event). This provoked me to...
Canoecopia 2013
I am delighted to announce that Qajaq Rolls will be at Canoecopia 2013 in Madison WI. If you are not familiar with the event, it is billed as the largest consumer paddlesports event in the world with 20,000 anticipated visitors this year. We will be sharing a booth...
GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition
I recently upgraded to use the new GoPro Hero 3 Black edition video camera for filming rolling. This new model is substantially smaller than previous GoPro models. It also comes with a plethora of new modes of operation. Two features were of particular interest to me....
Kayaking in Greenland – Rough. Real. Remote. Film
I was contacted recently by Tupaarnaq Binzer to help promote a new series of short films about outdoor activities in Greenland. You can read about it in detail here on greenland.com/RoughRealRemote. Here is the trailer to the Kayaking episode, note the use of Reed...
A Lumpy Greenland Paddle – Part 2
Really it isn’t fair to comment too much (yet) on using the new Lumpy Greenland Paddle; the lakes are frozen. There are, however, swimming pools, and it was in one such swimming pool at the Brooklyn Center Community Center that I was able to spend a couple of hours...
A Lumpy Greenland Paddle – Part 1
Last year I reviewed a number of different Greenland style paddles, and it was my publication of these reviews that caused Bill Bremer of Lumpy Paddles to contact me to see if I would review one of his. Previously, in August 2011, I got my hands on the first piece of...
Top 10 rolls of 2012
Everyday QajaqRolls.com receives a considerable number of visitors seeking information on how to perform the numerous Greenland style kayak rolls. The past couple of years have seen a tremendous growth in the interest in Greenland style rolling. Several new videos...
Looking forward to 2013 at Qajaq Rolls.
2012 has been a busy year. Starting in April this year we successfully launched the free rolling clinics; this allowed us to train over 130 individuals at 35 local rolling clinics in Minnesota. Our second major accomplishment has been the launch of Rolando con...
Kraken – update from the pool
This Sunday was the second time the Kraken has floated. Sunday was an ISK pool session, I was teaching for the first hour then jumped aboard the Kraken and took her for a spin. The first trip was a very brief foray onto a local lake with very cold water so I did not...
Vintage kayak (rolling) films
Like many kayakers I read a great number of blog. Recently I was browsing the archives on PaddlingInstructor.com and came across this great early film of Inuit kayakers. I love the ease with which they roll. It is also very interesting to see their paddle stroke....
Sea Kayaker Magazine – Rolling with Sticks
In the August edition of Sea Kayaker Magazine Duane Strosaker reviewed both the Rolling with Sticks Waterproof Guidebook and DVD. He concludes the review with the comment: "Between the website, waterproof book and DVD, Rolling with Sticks has uniquely diverse and...
Ocean Paddler Magazine – Rolling with Sticks
Richard Parkin Editor of Ocean Paddler Magazine has started a new section in the online edition of his magazine that focuses on Greenland paddling. As a part of this months section he published a review of Rolling with Sticks, I have to say this is the most...