by Christopher Crowhurst | Jul 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Today I saw a lovely picture of a Japanese craftman’s stand that he was using to display his Greenland paddles for sale. This inspired me to turn a couple of off cuts of quarter inch plywood into a similar rack to bring order to the chaos of my kayak shed.The...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jul 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Standard Greenland Roll is the quintessential classic Greenland roll (technically a high brace roll) it teaches us the essence of all layback rolls.I have updated my tutorial with new images and text plus a link to the video tutorial.
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jul 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Layback rolls require considerable lower back flexibility, most of us sit hunched up at desks for ours on end or slouched on a couch and as we age we generally loose flexibility in our spine. Gently stretching backwards over a bosu ball can greatly help...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jul 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
I am working on the sequence of steps to create a comprehensive learning plan to allow people to learn the Standard Greenland Roll-Overcoming fear-What to wear-Where to learn-Stretching-Basic kayak fitting-Sculling sitting up-Sculling lying back-Sculling with a...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have added diagrams and commentary to the chest scull tutorial.Next will be the Standard Greenland Roll – it doesn’t get more important than that one!The chest scull can be a great starting maneuver for people who dont have a lot of flexibility, and/or have a...
