by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
The paddle held in front roll has many other less appropriate names. Use your imagination I am sure you will guess them. It is an easy roll for anyone comfortable with their Standard Greenland roll. It uses the same body movements as the standard roll and provides...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Having learned to complete the storm roll I felt it only logical to try this roll with arms crossed . Wow, did I struggle at first. I blame my dyslexia. I couldn’t seem to get it into my head to just use the on side arm to pull down on the paddle. This roll was...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have never found a Greenlandic translation of the name for the butterfly or angel roll so maybe it is not really a Greenland roll? Anyhow, this roll is very useful. For some people this is the first lay-back roll they learn. It is very easy to put two paddle floats...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
When I first learned to hand roll it was a marginal affair. If the wind was blowing from the west. If the stars aligned. And if I remembered all of my move then maybe, just maybe, the roll would work. I used momentum and a lot of arm muscle to force the kayak to roll...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Greenlandic name for this roll “Paatip Kallua Tuermillugu Illuinnarmik” literally means “using only one arm, with the paddle touching the shoulder”. This far more accurately describes the roll than the modern English name. This roll has...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Aug 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Siukkut tunusummillugu means forward, touching one’s neck. The forward refers to the fact you roll face first into the water. Its quite committing when you do it the first time. The paddle hooked over the hull really locks you into doing a full face plant. This...
