Shandchem: My first successful Pawlata rolls on the sea in Ackergill harbour on 10 August 2020.
Shandchem: My first successful Pawlata rolls in my Valley Etain sea kayak on the sea in Ackergill harbour on 10 August 2020.
Shandchem: My first successful Pawlata rolls in my Valley Etain sea kayak on the sea
Shandchem: My extended paddle sweep roll at Latheronwheel harbour.
Shandchem: My extended paddle roll at Latheronwheel harbour.
Shandchem: My extended paddle roll at Latheronwheel harbour.
Shandchem: My brother Peter Shand rolling with his Greenland paddle, using my Valley Etain for the first time.
Shandchem: My brother Peter Shand rolling with his Greenland paddle, using my Valley Etain for the first time.
Shandchem: My brother Peter Shand rolling with his Greenland paddle, using my Valley Etain for the first time.
Shandchem: Transferred my sea kayak to the outdoor swimming pool to practice rolls during a Sarclet to Wick trip. Roll No 2. A successful extended padddle roll.
Shandchem: Transferred my sea kayak to the outdoor swimming pool to practice rolls during a Sarclet to Wick trip. Roll No 3. A successful extended padddle roll but head up too early.
Shandchem: Transferred my sea kayak to the outdoor swimming pool to practice rolls during a Sarclet to Wick trip. Roll No 4. Not a successful extended padddle roll as insufficent sweep and head up too early.
Shandchem: Transferred my sea kayak to the outdoor swimming pool to practice rolls during a Sarclet to Wick trip. Roll No 5. Not a successful extended padddle roll as very rushed, insufficent sweep and head up too early.
Shandchem: Myself doing an extended paddle roll in low light conditions then a T-rescue (bow rescue) with Owen Rudhall as didn't do a good sweep on the second roll.
Shandchem: Rolling my Mamba kayak on the River Thurso in April 2020. .
Shandchem: Conratulations on completing an extended Birthday paddle roll at Latheronwheel beach on 24 Augusts 2022.
Shandchem: My brother Peter Shand rolling with his Greenland paddle, using my Valley Etain for the first time.
Shandchem: My brother Peter Shand rolling with his Greenland paddle, using my Valley Etain for the first time.
Shandchem: My brother Peter Shand rolling with his Greenland paddle, using my Valley Etain for the first time.
Shandchem: An extended paddle roll at Scrabster Beach on 25 August 2022. Filmed by Silvia Bonati. Filmed by Silvia Bonati.
Shandchem: My first sweep rolls in my Valley Etain sea kayak in June 2023.
Shandchem: My first sweep rolls in my Valley Etain sea kayak in June 2023.
Shandchem: Peter Shand rolling using a Greenland paddle in Ackergill harbour on 7 July 2023.
Shandchem: Peter Shand rolling using a Greenland paddle in Ackergill harbour on 7 July 2023.
Shandchem: My first unplanned roll on a river in Dirlot Gorge, River Thurso at 0.54 m level on 21 November 2023. Colin Mathesos was demonstrating surfing a wave. Videos 13 and 14.
Shandchem: Dirlot Gorge S-turns chasing game on rapid and an a roll by myself, recovering from a capsize,at 8.0 minutes into video. Video No.8.
Shandchem: First roll in my sea kayak during 2024, at Sandigoe, Nosshead on 14 March 2024. Sea temperature 7°C. Video by Iain Baikie.
Shandchem: Rolling practice and re-entry using and rolling with a paddle float, on Loch Calder on Saturday 30 March 2024 with Brian Arrowsmith.
Shandchem: Being coached by Liam in regaining rolling skills at Portskerra on 12 June 2024. Needed to have a longer sweep to smoothly land on the back deck of kayak.
Shandchem: Video 6 Rolling Practice at Ackergill harbour on 14 August 2024. T-rescuse by Brian on my failed roll attempt. Excellent roll demo by Gerald Urquhart. T-rescue for Brian when aborted second attempt.