Greenland Kayaking and Rolling Weekend Workshop

The peoples of Greenland have been using kayaks for thousands of years and it is fascinating to learn their approach to paddling.

Join Portland Paddle and Kayak Ways for an introduction to the traditional Greenland style of kayaking! World-renowned instructors and competition rollers Cheri Perry and Turner Wilson will guide you through the differences between the Greenland Qajaq and their western descendants and teach the foundational strokes, braces, and rolls of Greenland paddling. Join us for a fun two days learning "the dark art of the skinny stick"!

What You'll Learn

• Explore the foundation skills of the extensive Greenland rolling repertoire: layback, forward, and sculling rolls with the paddle, norsaq, hand, and more.
• Experience the elegance and ease of Greenland strokes: canted, sliding, vertical, bow & stern sweeps, bow & stern rudders, sculling draws.
• Learn the balance brace, sculling brace, and chest scull, as well as low, high, and deep pry brace recoveries.
• Build and practice skills. In this workshop, we will begin with a thorough breakdown of how the roll works on the land, followed by in-water coaching. We'll discuss the design features of the stick and how it functions best, and then we'll try it on the water with a strokes component.