I was stunned last evening to see a message that extreme sea kayaker, Eric Soares passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 1, 2012,. He was only 58 years old.
For those of you who may be relatively new to paddle sports or are not familiar with sea kayaking in particular, Eric Soares was a [...]
I just finished watching the second volume of the University of Sea Kayaking (USK) DVD set, “Greenland Rolling with Maligiaq & Dubside”. It covers 21 of the 35 rolls/skills included in the 2011 Greenlandic National Kayaking Championships. Most of what I had to say in reviewing the first volume of this 2-DVD set would also [...]
For anyone interested in traditional Greenland-style kayaking, especially the rolling and bracing skills, University of Sea Kayaking (USK) has come out with a new DVD featuring two of the best Greenland rollers on the planet, Maligiaq Padilla and Dubside.
I watched the first a 2-part series of DVD’s on Greenland kayaking technique, “Greenland Rolling With Maligiaq [...]
I’ve been wrestling with this question for many years ever since my brother died in a sky-diving accident leaving a wife and young daughter behind, and our parents with just one surviving child – me. At the time, I was just starting to get more serious about my own sea kayaking activities, but I had [...]
At the last few pool sessions that I have attended, it seems that practically all of the sea kayakers have been working on Greenland-style static braces (balance brace) and the sculling high brace. As I have mentioned in previous posts, Helen Wilson’s “Simplifying the Roll” DVD has been extremely helpful in providing some very useful [...]
Arguably the most important stroke in kayaking is probably the most difficult to master. Luckily, just about any forward stroke, regardless of how poorly executed, will move your kayak forward. However, most of us are interested in being able to paddle farther with less effort and fatigue.
I just got back from teaching at the Door [...]
I feel like Navin Johnson (Steve Martin) in the movie, “The Jerk”. “The new phone book’s here! The new phone book’s here!” In my case it isn’t a phone book, but rather a new kayaking gadget to play with. I admit it. I’m a kayaking gear head.
As many of you know, I sold kayaks for [...]
I’ve been reading some kayak-related blogs recently, something I haven’t had a whole lot of time to do before now. Some are pretty interesting, some just seem to be a clearing house for press releases, and a few are a little scary. The internet can be a great tool for finding information, just keep in [...]
On the night of October 19, 2009, Doug Winter went missing on Lake Superior while out kayaking. I waited a long time to write this blog and it is still kind of difficult for me to compose my thoughts. Doug was a friend and kayaking companion. Somehow, writing this post means that I am admitting [...]
If you read any of the sea kayaking magazines, you probably have seen the stories about Freya Hoffmeister’s attempt to be the second person and the first woman to circumnavigate Australia in a kayak (Paul Caffyn completed the feat in 1982). It is an impressive challenge and a big accomplishment if she pulls it off, [...]