Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May 2026 - £160 per person
Moray Kayaking welcomes back the 'gentle paddler' Lorna Dixon whose philosophy of paddling is intrinsically linked to the Greenland style.
This is a two day programme based on the Moray Firth. Candidates can bring their own kayak and learn how best to adjust their positioning to achieve the best roll, or use the kayaks provided. The same applies to paddles.
Time will be spent on paddling as well rolling developing a variety of skills using the Greenland paddle and taking advantage of its unique construction. This may involve some short journeying.
Greenland rolling is certainly the easiest and most reliable way to learn this 'black art'. With thousands of years of development in Inuit culture, the principles and skills are completely aligned with our natural buoyancy.
Lorna enjoys demystifying the art and helping paddlers discover the fun and relaxation that can be found in gentle paddling and rolling techniques. Lorna's interest in these techniques developed having spent time paddling in East Greenland and seeing first hand the communities and environments where these paddling techniques developed. Lorna believes Greenland techniques now offer us calm and efficient reliable ways to paddle and roll. As a mum of two and a geographer/ environmentalist, Lorna is an advocate of blue health benefits for people and planet, no matter how young or old. She uses Greenland techniques and gentle paddling opportunities as part of her toolkit that can support people to access and appreciate our amazing coastal environments.
The overall aim of this workshop is to use your natural buoyancy and the support of the water to roll a kayak. Beginners will learn the foundational skills for back deck rolls and build up the stages of a standard Greenland roll. You will learn some drills which will help you consolidate your skills at home. Progressing rollers will look to consolidate and develop what they currently do successfully and build upon that with guidance and support.
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