>SNIP Someday maybe we'll be including Greg Stamer's >"Traditional Rolling Techniques" in the above mentioned list of must-have >rolling books. Time to get to work Greg? I'm thinking we could sell a few >copies up this way. ;-) Take care till then! Jed, Thanks for the vote of confidence, but I have been surprised at how rapidly these techniques are gaining in popularity and there are a growing number of folks who are quite accomplished at them. There is a book in the works by John Heath and Eugene Arima, where John documents many of the Greenlandic rolling methods. Maligiaq helped proof this information when he visited the US a few years ago. The book seems to be stalled in production issues, and I don't know when it will be released. Rather than a book, what I think would be very helpful is a video that demonstrates the mechanics, common errors, and "tips and tricks", as a number of the rolls have a few key points that once discovered makes them possible. The Greenlanders also have fairly strict rules about how they must be performed (to win points in competition). This might make an interesting future collaborative project for Qajaq USA with the help of excellent kayakers like Harvey Golden, Maligiaq, and others. Greg Stamer _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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