Blogs / articles
TOP ARM
Consideration of the top arm, entry and catch and looking at opposing views from that of Tupuria King of New Zealand and John Puakea of Oahu.
CARBON PADDLES, TEAM CANOES AND HYBRIDS
Why the marriage of carbon paddles in team canoes is not a good one and the benefits of hybrids.
ENERGY ALIGNMENT IN A PADDLING BODY
The canoe is composed of energy given up by the paddlers. Just how what does this mean for each seat and how it may relate to chakras?
WATCHES, WANNABES AND WATERMAN
The term waterman has become and over used cliché and in cases limited in respect of what constitutes the title.
MIXED MESSAGES
The complexities of the forward stroke in paddling dynamically or statically and how they are misunderstood.
CALLING THE HUTS
Knowing and how to call the time to switch sides can make or break your crew.
WHAT PADDLES DO AT NIGHT
An interesting consideration of the paddle and the life it leads.
SUP - AN ILL DISCIPLINED TEENAGER
The ludicrous politics of a sport with a massive identity crisis.
BAILING
Not just an inconvenience but a skilful essential requirement which should be practiced and clearly understood.
CREW SELECTION AND BETTERING YOUR CHANCES
You’ve sacrificed much and done your best but it’s still not been enough. Plan to make a difference.
PADDLE LIKE A TAHITIENNE
The mystery of just how Tahitian paddlers use body and blade with supreme effectiveness.
Aloha is an emotional prism, spawned from an affinity with the ocean, to an extent that European culture has never quite grasped.