by Christopher Crowhurst | Nov 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
I doubt many people would disagree with the statement that the first roll you learn is probably the hardest. Last weekend I had the pleasure of working with multiple paddlers who wanted to learn to roll, each had a different challenge. Through my experiences of the...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Nov 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Never having published a book before, I had no idea what to expect, neither in terms of the feedback I would receive, nor in terms of the sales I should expect. Both have been a pleasant surprise.If you check out the customer page on the book’s website you will...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Sep 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
As I mentioned in my last post I am a supporter of Qajaq USA and its mission. This week a new edition of the organization’s newsletter was released for download. The newsletter is called Masik. Masik is the traditional Inuit name for the wooden beam in a kayak...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Sep 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Rolling with Sticks is doing well. It is on course to recover the cost of setting up the business and the cost of production this year. I did not start the project to make money. It is my attempt to continue the tradition of passing forward the techniques I have...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Sep 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
While on the Big Island we indulged ourselves with much hiking and paddling. We first approached the location of Captain Cook’s landing (and subsequent demise) on foot. It was a tough hike back, gaining 1300 feet in the matter of a couple of miles in a tropical...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Sep 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
We went to the Waipio Valley last week, wow! 1000 feet sea cliffs, tropical forests, rivers running deep. And to top it off an outrigger canoe sailing into the wind. If I closed my eyes I could not guess what century I was in.
