Is it safe to paddle without knowing how to roll?

Absolutely yes. Eskimo rolling is not neccesary at all. Dress well for cold water, make a sea sock, study the self rescue movie clips on this page, and try it out yourself. I belive that this will make your kayaking trips much more safe than learning to roll will.

Courses 2019!

The course calendar has been updated. Check out this year's kayak building classes:here

Kayak building in the USA

From Autumn 2017, Delmarwa USA: Here:

Baidarka paddling

A video clip from summer of 2011's great baidarka adventure:here

Baidarka building

A video from a kayak building class in Vestfossen, Norway:here

New pages!

New, and well illustrated presentation of our beautiful new paddle types! More.

Traditional kayaking article

Jeff Allens article from Ocean Paddler:Les her: