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I hear ya; Love the Greenland Paddle
Posted By: Nelson Labbé In Response To: Re: Rolling summaries by EJ and KenK (sing)
Date: Wednesday, 7 April 2004, at 9:04 a.m.
Sing,
I now understand where you are coming from.
I wholeheartedly agree with you that greenland paddles shouldn't be omitted, especially on this forum! When I first started paddling a seakayak I thought that greenland paddles were more of a novelty than an option to the common "euro paddle". As I gained experience I became intrigued by the "stick" paddles and last summer built a couple (one for me, one for my wife) using Chuck Holst's plans. It took a few outings to get comfortable with the transition, but now I view the greenland stick as superior for most seakayaking. The versatility of a greenland paddle is amazing. My carbon fiber euro paddle now serves as just a backup. It's a shame that most novices don't even know about the existence of greenland paddles let alone their versatility.
Paddle on,
Nelson: I think the link pages are great resources for folks to read and appreciate
: them. I guess my reaction is to Mick's statement, "No discussion of
: rolling (unless you're talking Greenland style) is complete...", as
: if these guys are the last and final word on the importance of rolling and
: technique. They're not. Plenty of folks preceded them. I tend to have
: negative reactions to what seems to be "cult of personality"
: type references.: If you want one of the better references on rolling and don't already have
: it, The Bombproof Roll and Beyond, by Paul Dutky is a good one.: And why are Greenland Paddlers excluded? These folks probably epitomized the
: "roll or die" motto as much if not more than ww paddlers.: sing (who paddles ww/surf and likes greenland paddles/boats but eschews
: glorification of any.)
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