: Well, here's some news that may liven things up a bit.

: Last April, I had an email from a woman saying she was the
: prop-master for a movie and they were looking for a kayak.

: I thought "Right - Spam!" But I said, "sure, I've
: got just the kayak for you!"

: She said, Ben Stiller was directing and starring in a remake of
: "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
: and they were going to film him getting into a kayak from a boat,
: off the coast of Iceland and paddling away.

: I still thought it was spam.

: Well to make a long story short, turns out is was legitimate. I got
: a check from "20th Century Fox" productions
: and shipped out my Disko Bay sea kayak with two Greenland paddles,
: to New York City where the production company's
: headquarters were.

: They said they would have safety divers around Stiller. I told them
: to put fifty pounds of ballast in the boat to increase
: stability.
: I told them they must have Ben get at least an hour's worth of
: instruction from a certified kayak instructor.

: I told them I had just the guy for a technical advisor and stunt
: man, a man who had paddled AROUND Iceland, Greg Stamer.
: I contacted Greg and he said he was ready to go. I never heard back
: from them.

: I guaranteed 50,000+ kayakers around the world would go to the
: movie
: just to see a real sea kayak in a movie.

: I told them they could get a free laugh just having a stunt double
: do the #1 kayaker's trick, a roll.
: And I sent them a link to a YouTube video of a kayaker playing and
: rolling in big surf.

: I said, Greg'll do that for you!

: Never heard back.

: So, they were supposed to be filming in Iceland in September. I can
: just imagine Stiller flipping
: the kayak and that is that, no kayak in the movie.

: The movie is supposed to come out Christmas 2013. I think there is
: a slim chance the kayak will
: make it into the finished film. We'll just have to wait and see.

: Anyone, out there have any more information about this film?

: All the best,
: Rob

Stepping from a big boat into a Disko Bay while in the ocean would be a good trick for most experienced paddlers, even with an extra 50 lbs. of ballast. Still good story :)

Bill H.