by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
In the time is takes you to say Nerfallarlugu Assakaaneq three times how many rolls can you do? No one, not even the uninformed, can fail to be impressed by the sheer craziness of trying to roll your kayak a gazillion times in ten seconds. But dont be fooled. To be...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Woohoo! This evening I finalized the details of a custom guided kayak trip with the Kona Boys. We will be paddling along the south-west coast of the Big Island of Hawaii starting in Ho’okena. They have many different kayaks, we have bagged their longest and...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Once you have learned a roll don’t stop there. Almost every technique we learn can have variations. I saw this variation first performed by Freya Hoffmeister at a pool session. I have also seen some (women) be able to perform this without a paddle. I can hold...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
I realized this morning that I had jumped over Side Sculling in the Roll of the Day series. I personally am a proponent of side sculling as the very first thing everyone should learn if they want to be able to do the standard Greenland Roll. Initially you can learn...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
I am a firm believer that every paddler should try to learn to roll. My second belief is that everyone’s second roll should be a reentry and roll. It has to be one of the best self rescues out there. Possibly the fastest way to get out of the (cold) water (bar...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was first introduced to the Under the Paddle roll by Helen Wilson. She uses this roll as the way to teach forward finishing rolls. It has the advantage of easily being able to use a paddle float on the far right end. You can gain incredible power from this roll by...
