Archive for January, 2007

What is an RRDD?Reed-Rockpool-

Dinner-Dress.Where can you get that?

Nowhere. It is special-order-limited edition-handmade…Where can you see it?

At the TITS III launching party at Canoecopia - and then probably on the web somewhere…

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The “crème de la crème” of Dutch sea kayaking in one pool – teaching the teachers in the night session

I was teaching in Holland last weekend – here are some links about it. http://kajakwoerden.blogspot.com/2007/01/virtual-greenland-rolling-classes.html

http://kajakwoerden.blogspot.com/2007/01/very-satisfied.html

http://kajakwoerden.blogspot.com/2007/01/rolling-classes-pictures-uploaded.html

http://www.seakayaker.nl/Journal/2007/01/rolling-on.html
http://www.abca-design.nl/qajaq/images/07_01_28_795_9506.jpg
I would like to thank Hans Heupink, who invited me and did a great job on the organisation, and my co-teachers Gerard, Nico, Sien and Govert, as well as Axel, Tom and Dick helping out to “entertain” the students while not being supervised by me.

Yeahhhhhh! Aled is probably one of the few Greenland kayak builders who is able to PADDLE, too, and damn good!

And nobody can say my new Rockpool Underground isn’t tested well!

Have a look at this little video, taken by Justine Cugenven for TITS III…

Well, for those who don’t know yet, the Canoecopia show 2007 is up soon!

Folks!I’ve got Aled to measure our baby:

4,97 m or 16’4” long,
49 cm or 19,25” wide,
25 cm or 9,7” front deck height,
12,5 cm or 5” back deck height.
No weight yet.

So, if you consider this still a “high” front deck…whoever is that flexible to stick his head undeneath the front bungees and is able to fw/ fw handroll it, can tell me, he wants a lower front deck. )

A virgin beauty in white…Prototypes look so innocent!

But mine will be BLACK

Stefano, Kai and Nicola presenting their Avatak paddles in my backyard

Saturdays are good for guests from all over the world…Kai Raedish, originally a German, but married to Italy, and his friend Nicola de Florio from Italy with his son Stefano had announced their visit to show me their handcrafted Avatak Paddles – and to leave one with me!!! Thanks a lot!!!Well, how could I say “no” to that nice visit…I just felt sorry I couldn’t offer them some original German “gelati”, as my shop is still closed in winter time.

The Article in 02/2007 Sea Kayaker Magazine had two pictures which I like to credit to the right photographers:

Picture left taken by

Rick Gould.

Picture right taken by

Wendy Killoran.

Thanks for both!