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Birthday paddling

We celebrated my 42nd birthday with a weekend at our Cabin on Spring Lake. Paddling numerous times. We collectively took a trip up the creek that feeds the West side of the lake. It was great to see how much stronger our girls have become in the past year, they both...

Minnesota kayaker dies in Apostle Islands

Reported today in the Duluth News Tribune: "An afternoon kayaking trip by four friends in the Apostle Islands turned tragic Tuesday after waves put two — one of whom died — in the water. Authorities are not releasing the kayakers’ names pending notification of family....

Brooks Tuilik v Reed Tuiliq the great debate

I started using a Brooks Tuilik about three years ago; they are the predominant Tuilik worn by the Greenland aficionado at the local paddling club (Inland Sea Kayakers). Brooks is a family run business out of Vancouver, onthe west coast of Canada. The Tuilik comes in...

Happiest days afloat

Two years ago when my mother was visiting from the UK we all went paddling. We being me, J, E, K and Mum. This picture was an impromptu shot of us at the top of the creek which enters Spring Lake on the West side. This coming weekend is my birthday and as a treat I am...

Seems like summer is here

The temp was in the 80s the sky was clear, the girl scout camp went well, the tents didn't blow down this year. The girls spent the afternoon jumping off the end of dock.We paddled around the lake on Sunday morning to unwind from the camp, and then relaxed in the...

Bug catching at sunset

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Qajaq Rolls is dedicated to passing on the traditional art of Greenland kayaking. Greenland kayak rolling can be a relaxing, yoga-like exercise. Rolling is also a tremendously valuable self-rescue technique, and should be the go-to recovery for any serious kayaker. Greenland kayak rolls are steeped in the history of the Inuit people, whose very survival depended upon their ability to roll up and recover while hunting. But Greenland kayaking encompasses much more than just rolling, qajaq building, paddle carving, throwing the harpoon and rope gymnastics are just some of the many skills that make up this ancient subsistence culture. If you are interested in learning more about all aspects of Greenland kayaking consider supporting Qajaq USA and Qaannat Katuffiat:

Qajaq USA is a nonprofit membership organization that is officially recognized by Qaannat Kattuffiat (The Greenland Kayaking Association). Qajaq USA is committed to supporting Qaannat Kattuffiat and their efforts to preserve, study and promote the traditions and techniques of Greenland kayaking while seeking to further the appreciation and development of Greenland-style kayaking in the United States.
Please consider joining Qajaq USA and supporting the organizations efforts.

If you are looking to prepare yourself your equipment and then learn your first roll please follow this link to a series of articles put together to help people get started: Getting your first roll. Nothing beats in person training, especially one-on-one training. If you are looking for mentoring check out the Qajaq USA Events where you can become immersed in the culture of traditional paddling.

Free Guidebook and DVD

Rolling with Sticks® started as a project to document the progress I was making as I learned the different Greenland style kayak rolls. This work evolved into the water proof guidebook and DVD. The project has paid for the costs of production so I decided to make them freely available for download in English, español – Spanish and 中文 – Chinese. Please download and share them with your paddling friends, and help to promote the art of Greenland rolling.