Getting Ready
Published March 3, 2010 | 
Before the day I met you, life was so unkind
But you’re the key to my peace of mind
– carol king
You know how it is of course. Time keeps sliding past while your busy with other pursuits. Well, sometimes you’ve got to focus. Canoecopia, the largest paddlesports show in the country kicks off in 9 days and I need to be there. In addition to my regular duties, I, along with Steve Scherrer am giving a rolling demo on Sunday afternoon. Now, the thing is.. I always get pinned as the “Greenland” guy here in this part of the state. That’s not really my thing though. I love rolling. But I’m not all that talented. I’ve spent years learning to roll primarily because I was never a good swimmer. Continue reading
Broken Rolls
Published March 1, 2010 | 
It’s hard for me to practice anything. On the other hand, if I can find a way to play.. then I’ll practice all day. Take rolling for instance. If you look at the picture above you’ll see me rolling my kayak at the local pool (btw they now charge me $5 additional dollars for my kayak claiming a sudden surge in the popularity of pool paddling!). Now if you look a bit closer you’ll see that the blade is actually detached from the paddle shaft. Rolling is OK, but rolling with a jumble of broken paddle bits is much more fun.
We’re about a week out from Canoecopia.. Maybe I’ll get a chance to talk to you a bit more about rolling soon…
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