Andrew Elizaga performs a range of traditional Greenland kayak rolls in his skin-on-frame Greenland kayak identifiable by its low gunwales, overhang at bow and stern, and flare in the shearline.
The six-minute video, long by web standards, subtitles the English variations of the names of each roll. The music score emphasizes Greenland rolling's ease and grace, even if Andrew's tuliq makes
Above: The author prepares to launch and fish for striped bass off Gloucester, Massachusetts. The 28-pound sea kayak is a stich-and-glue Chesapeake Light Caft Yare, the paddle a home-made Greenland stick.
Anglers fishing from long and fast sit-insea kayaks face two tricky issues come time to land fish like dorado, yellowfin tuna or striped bass. Fast and narrow sit-in kayaks and sea kayaks have
A modern-day video showing Arne Nielsen peeling off Greenland sliding storm paddle and vertical racing strokes. What a low volume skin-on-frame kayak!Note how aggressively Arne pushes with his top hand to execute the sliding storm paddle stroke, and how much core strength he exerts for the vertical racing stroke.A
A modern-day video showing Arne Nielsen peeling off Greenland sliding storm paddle and vertical racing strokes. What a low volume skin-on-frame kayak!Note how aggressively Arne pushes with his top hand to execute the sliding storm paddle stroke, and how much core strength he exerts for the vertical racing stroke.A strong core sure helps with sea kayaking.
