by Christopher Crowhurst | Feb 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
This weekend I had no goals for the pool session. I was suffering from a cold that had moved to my chest and was feeling under the weather. I decided to try some synchronized video work. I set up two cameras, one mounted of the stern of the Tahe, and the other mounted...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
To paraphrase Jane Austen “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a sea kayak must be in want of a reliable combat roll”. I know I want one. In controlled circumstances I can perform over 40 different rolls and maneuvers,...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
I am not alone in pursuing the elusive elbow roll. Here is a video of Lesley Mackay working on hers in the UK, and getting it! You can read Lesley’s blog here. And here is Mel Hanley working on hers in Australia. I was really interested to see how smooth...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jan 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
You have to love what Google is doing to search (or fear it), I was updating a bunch of rolling pages, and Google search showed me an image from my blog from a while back. This picture shows me just starting a continuous roll. I love the way the camera captures the...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jan 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
You may or may not know what caused the second edition of Rolling with Sticks to be developed. It was as a result of some really great feedback from Christopher Cunningham , the editor of Sea Kayaker Magazine, who proposed I redraw the kayak to look more like a...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jan 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
I had a great pool session this morning. I spent the first thirty minutes filming some rolls using the new flat lens on the Go Pro. The lens certainly fixed the underwater blur. I captured these two pictures while practicing forward finishing rolls. After I had my fun...
