by Christopher Crowhurst | Apr 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
I am now on the third version of the jig I am constructing to measure and compare Greenland paddle flexibility. The three revisions have improved the jig to a point that I now feel it is good enough to share the details of how it is constructed. The criteria I set...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Apr 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Winter has decided to squat on Spring in Minnesota this year. We were granted another delightful 8 inches of snow this past week, and have another forecast for this week. Being Minnesotans though we are making the best of it. Video courtesy Peggy O’Neal Despite...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Apr 21, 2013 | Review
Taiwan is a collection of Islands off the coast of the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.). Many Europeans and Americans that I have spoken with have been uncertain of the status of Taiwan, also known as Republic of China (R.O.C.), and have incorrectly assumed that it...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Apr 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
This past week I was engaged in a discussion on Qajaq USA’s Greenland forum about paddle flexibility. This inspired me to start work on documenting the flexibility of my paddle collection. I determined that I would attempt to mimic the two paddler’s hands...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Apr 14, 2013 | Review
A number of months ago I wrote about a lovely wooden paddle that Bill Bremer (owner/craftsman of Lumpy Paddles) had created for me (post 1, post 2). Yesterday I got to take it for a paddle outdoors for the first time. I was with 5 other paddlers from the Inland Sea...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Apr 8, 2013 | Review
The never ending quest for the perfect paddle. I have a bazillion Greenland paddles; okay not a bazillion but I do have 14 Carbon fiber paddles and 6 wooden ones. If you blindfolded me and handed me one I bet I could name the paddle within a few minutes. Each paddle...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Mar 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
I have always admired the graceful rolling art of Alison Sigethy. This led me to also enjoy some of the combinations of rolls that James Manke uses to stretch. I thought I would start to learn combinations of rolls that flow, each starts where the previous left off. I...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
We had some fun at the last pool session of the Inland Sea Kayakers in Minnesota, 16 rollers all completed four rolls successfully, two simultaneously and two as “Mexican waves”. Here is a time lapse sequence of one of the rolls.
by Christopher Crowhurst | Mar 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Why is it that when you drive to an exciting event the drive there is shorter than the drive back? I find the same phenomena when I fly somewhere for a vacation. I drove home on Sunday evening, by the end of the four and a half hour drive I was dragging, yesterday was...
by Christopher Crowhurst | Mar 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s not an excuse, however I have been investing so much time in helping others to roll that my own ability has been suffering. A recent comment on my blog made me realize that I should spend some quality time afloat and work on tuning my rolls. With the exception of...
