<p>David is a Rolling Lunatic! That is; he is a member of the Kayak club called "The Rolling Lunatics" or "Rolltokarna". David builds qajaqs and greenland paddles for himself and for some close friends. In 2022 he finished third in the Danish Greenland Rolling Championships (336p). In 2023 he won both the Danish (348p) and Swedish Greenland Rolling Championships (370p). Favourite quote: "A wet David is a happy David!" He lives on the west coast of Sweden, in Onsala south of Gothenburg. He is a dedicated Judo player (Nidan) as well as a Windfoil surfer. </p>
I love this roll! When I learned the Storm Roll I focused on moving my head from one gunwale to the other and pushing the paddle with my aft hand. In the beginning i found the forward crunching position a bit strange but now I…
Continue reading...The Reverse Sweep is also a great roll, love it. When I started to learn the RS I had problem with disorientation. The good news is that I can pause as I surface on the new side with the paddle pressed against the aft gunwale…
Continue reading...The Spine Roll is an odd roll. Take care of your shoulders and warm up before trying the roll. I find that the setup is ok and the capsize but when I recover there is some overstretching and it can be slightly painful. My biggest…
Continue reading...This is a roll that makes me dizzy just thinking about it. Once I got used to the reverse sweep and the disorientation it provokes and now this. I felt like I was trapped in a strange bodylock the first times I tried it, I…
Continue reading...This roll require some flexibility. My problem is to lean forward in this strange setup position. As you see in the video above when I'm outdoors in the ice and snow and dressed appropriately I have difficulties capsizing. I know that I can "swing" the…
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