by Christopher Crowhurst | Apr 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
This past week I was engaged in a discussion on Qajaq USA’s Greenland forum about paddle flexibility. This inspired me to start work on documenting the flexibility of my paddle collection. I determined that I would attempt to mimic the two paddler’s hands...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Mar 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
I have always admired the graceful rolling art of Alison Sigethy. This led me to also enjoy some of the combinations of rolls that James Manke uses to stretch. I thought I would start to learn combinations of rolls that flow, each starts where the previous left off. I...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
We had some fun at the last pool session of the Inland Sea Kayakers in Minnesota, 16 rollers all completed four rolls successfully, two simultaneously and two as “Mexican waves”. Here is a time lapse sequence of one of the rolls.
by Christopher Crowhurst | Mar 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Why is it that when you drive to an exciting event the drive there is shorter than the drive back? I find the same phenomena when I fly somewhere for a vacation. I drove home on Sunday evening, by the end of the four and a half hour drive I was dragging, yesterday was...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Mar 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s not an excuse, however I have been investing so much time in helping others to roll that my own ability has been suffering. A recent comment on my blog made me realize that I should spend some quality time afloat and work on tuning my rolls. With the exception of...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Feb 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
With the introduction of Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 8 I have been experimenting with new PC’s with touch screens. I am currently using a Lenovo Yoga, which is a 13 inch convertible laptop and slate solution. My only reason for having a Mac on...
