I just received my copy of the new DVD,  “Simplifying the Roll with Helen Wilson”, in the mail today.  I ordered it from “Sea Kayaker” magazine and received it in about 3 days.  I immediately turned off the football game this afternoon as soon as it arrived and popped the disc into the DVD player.  [...]

Anyone who has executed a belly flop in a pool knows how hard water can be.  We as paddlers, take advantage of that property of water when we do a slapping brace.  In a low brace, you push down against the water surface (or slap the surface) with the backface of your paddle.  The water [...]