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Question from a viewer of the kayak roll video...  Do you have any suggestions for turning rapids where there is a nasty rock wall / ledge? -Alex

Hi Alex,

Well, having control to get wherever! you want to go is one of the great challenges of whitewater sport.  For me it is the amazing reward.  So perhaps striving for that attitude will help a bit, perhaps on a touch easier water.  Handling turns, walls, and eddylines is an example of that. 

Attached is a diagram that depicts how various whitewater features are formed as a rock is gradually covered by rising water.  This is fundamental to understanding how to read water and how to read the river when kayaking, canoeing, or rafting.

These images are a side view from water level.

The DVD river runners edge has a water reading segment that nicely demonstrates how this works.  For teaching, the sketch works well because it takes away ambiguity.

Comments welcome to performancevideo.com/contact, thanks,  Kent Ford

Finally we have a compression algorithm we are content with for online viewing of The River Runners Edge.  The main benefit is that you can purchase the DVD and get instant access for online viewing...  or of course buy the online viewing only.

PALMER RAPIDS, ON, FEBRUARY 12, 2010 – The 5th annual Reel Paddling Film Festival premiered last night at the Bloor Cinema downtown Toronto, hosted by The Complete Paddler. The largest premiere audience in festival history was treated to the first screening of this year’s award winning films.

The American Whitewater Journal was first published in 1955 as the first whitewater magazine in the United States.

Enjoy this archival film of Whitewater Canoeing. It is an American Whitewater Film, circa 1959? Some filmed on Wolf River, Wisc. Best whitewater footage starts at 22 minutes. Slalom begins at 25 minutes. Also Clearwater River Idaho.

Technique commentary: Note the hand positions on reverse strokes. Very extended bracing positions. Backferries used extensively, explained as defensive method. Offensive, aggressive techniques promoted.

Enjoy this archival film of Whitewater Canoeing. It is an American Whitewater Film, circa 1959? Some filmed on Wolf River, Wisc. Best whitewater footage starts at 22 minutes. Slalom begins at 25 minutes. Also Clearwater River Idaho.

Technique commentary: Note the hand positions on reverse strokes. Very extended bracing positions. Backferries used extensively, explained as defensive method. Offensive, aggressive techniques promoted.

Thanks for the input!  We have now added download sales, allowing paddlers to download our Kayak Roll instruction to their IPods or other portable device.  The download format is H264, which is ideal for all portable devices.  These are 1000MB File will be a long download, on all but the fastest connections.  Enjoy the quality.  For instant viewing online, in lower quality, consider the DVD purchase which comes with online viewing capability. 

Please advise us of any order problems, as our downloads system is new.