>Reply-To: "John R. Bartos" <jbartos_at_ix.netcom.com> >From: "John R. Bartos" <jbartos_at_ix.netcom.com> >To: "GASP" <gasp_at_lists.intelenet.net> >Subject: GASP! HCC Meeting >Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 22:51:07 -0500 > > > Gulf Area Sea Paddlers - GASP! > >For those of you in the Houston area, the young Greenland Kayak Champion, >Maligiaq Padilla >and Mr. John Heath will present the program at the HCC monthly meeting, >Wed., >Oct 14 at 7:00 pm. Location is the American Red Cross bldg, 2700 SW Frwy at >Kirby. >Hope to see you there. >Bob Arthur >Commodore Houston Canoe Club > >Maligiaq was featured at the Rendezvous this past weekend and demonstrated >incredible skills and an engaging personality. > > >*************************************************************************** >GASP - Gulf Area Sea Paddlers Mailing List >Submissions: gasp_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: gasp-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/ >*************************************************************************** > To add my $.01 worth for Paddlewisers: Maligiaq put on quite an impressive demonstration of rolling skills in his Greenland kayak at the Southwest Canoe and Kayak Rendezvous this past weekend. He is 16 yrs. old, and is both the national kayaking champion of Greenland and a national martial arts champion. Sunday morning he demonstrated some training techniques used in the Greenland kayak training camps. These involve exceptional body control movements working around, under and over two ropes stretched about 8 feet off the ground between two trees or poles. After viewing these exercises, it was easier to understand his control of the boat which he demonstrated on the water in a wide variety of rolls, with paddle and body in all sorts of positions. Unfortunately Maligiaq's skin and frame kayak was damaged in transit by the airline. Even after repair the bow has a sharp bend to one side. This didn't seem to affect his rolls at all, but did cause veering to one side when he demonstrated the technique of forward paddling while upside down! I understand he may be in the U.S. up to a year, possibly spending some time in Colorado and Seattle, and I highly recommend to everyone seeing him when you can. Best paddling to all, John *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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