by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Despite my obsession with Greenland paddling and rolling I do find the occasional moment to paddle in beautiful places. Even if the kayak was hideous, my companion and the environment were wonderful. And yes in the background is a now extinct volcano that is now...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Kingukkut Tunusummillugu is a seriously weird roll. I can’t imagine why you would want to roll in backwards with your paddle stuck behind your neck. But if you do, this roll will help you get back up again. Don’t bother trying this roll until you are...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
I finaly got off my butt and registered for The Gales Storm Gathering. To quote the website “The Gales Storm Gathering event Oct 8-10 2011 is intended as a fun, invigorating sea kayaking instructional event for students looking to gain experience “in conditions”...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Many traditional Greenland Rolls and skills have their original names, English translations, and slang names. Recently it was bought to my attention by a fellow paddler with a passion for rolling, that the English name side sculling is really an incorrect translation...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was checking my blog statistics yesterday and I noticed some traffic coming from a variety of intersting refering sites. I discoverd that at least four different kayak sites, in four different countires have linked to this blog.Derrick Mayoleth in the US wrote a...