RE: [Paddlewise] Maligiaq Padilla

At 07:36 AM 4/22/99 -0700, Mattson, Timothy G wrote:
>
>I was facinated by the pictures of Maligiaq's paddling.  I have a couple
>observations.
>
>1. The paddle that he was using looked just like my comercial paddle (I
>bought mine from Feathercraft).  I didin't see any "diamond shape extending
>out towards the tip.  I guess he doesn't use a true greenland style paddle.

The shape is there, somewhat.  I don't think that there is a "true
greendland paddle."  There are some typical characteristics but the
rest is what works well for the particular paddler.

>2. There was no shoulder rotation visible in the pictures. He doesn't appear
>to be using his torso to add power to the stroke.  
>
>3. The blade was well behind his hip.  As described in a paddlewise post
>last year, he appears to extend his stroke well beyond the hip -- counter to
>the advise we give paddling students in the U.S.

Read Greg Stamer's article on Maligiaq at

http://www.jacksonville.net/~dldecker/fskaGreenland.htm

for a thorough discussion of his paddline technique

>
>4. He wasn't wearing a PFD, a whistle or a knife!  

No he doesn't. Even when whitewater kayaking last 
fall he didn't.

>
>I wish I could see him in action.  Please, if any of you did get to see him
>paddle, could you provide full reports to the list?  
>
>--Tim
>

For those of you near Seattle  Maligiaq will be at REI on Friday
night for a presentation (don't know if it will include an on
the water demo or not...)

Saturday he will be at the skin boats festival at Bowman Bay.

Sunday he will be giving a demonstration on Lake Washington
(Unfortunately I don't know exactly where... but I can try
to find out if there is interest....)

For some other related pictures of Maligiaq performing the
rope gymnastics try  http://www.onr.com/user/qajaq/kayak.htm

Gotta run....

  Mark



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