This Is The Sea DD
The original “This is the Sea” DVD in it’s entirety. 64 minutes of sea kayaking at its most exciting! Thrilling footage taken in big surf and roaring tidal races lets you feel you are in the boat with expert paddlers. Watch their eyes bulge and hear them scream in excitement as they meet the challenge of big water! Hear personal insights from the world’s top sea paddlers including expedition paddler Chris Duff, Greenland Kayak Champion Malligiaq Padilla, and world leaders Nigel Foster and Nigel Dennis. Locations are as far afield as California, Georgia, Florida, Washington, Greenland, Wales and Russia. Download The Complete Movie!
64 minutes. 4 x 3. Price: UK £9.99 WATCH PREVIEW CLIP
MALIQIAQ PADILLA
Maligiaq Padilla from Greenland is 5 times National Champion at the Greenaland Kayak Championships. He shows us some of the 30 different rolls he can perform in his traditional Greenland hunting kayak, throws a harpoon and talks about his passion for kayaking.
3 minutes. 4 x 3 Price: UK £1.99
WEEKI WACCHI RIVER
Kayak with manatees in the crystal clear waters of the Weeki Wacchi river in Florida. Beautiful shots of these gentle mammals feeding on the bottom. Join Nigel Foster and other paddlers on a tour of the river.
4 minutes. 4 x 3. Price: UK £0.99
SHAWNA FRANKLIN & LEON SOMME
Shawna Franklin & Leon Somme first met in a kayak rolling class at university, where they were paired together due to having the same length legs and being able to share a kayak! Over 12 years later they run a kayaking business together on Orcas island, Washington & have been on challenging trips around Iceland and the Queen Charlotte islands. This delightful couple talk about their inspirations, show their skills and take us on a tour of their local San Juan islands.
7 minutes. 4 x 3. Price: £1.99
GEORGIA
Seakayak in the warm waters of Georgia on the West coast of the USA, amongst the marshy channels and in the open ocean. Dale Williams describes what he loves about the area and shows us how to surf in “the Triangle” a place where 2 currents meet and surf waves are formed.
5 minutes. 4 x 3. Price: UK £0.99
PENRHYN MAWR
Penrhyn Mawr is North Wales’ most famous tidal race. This film is a short introduction to the race with some explanation of it’s location and how the waves form. Some filming from onboard the kayak gives a sense of scale.
5 minutes. 4 x 3. Price: UK £0.99
NIGEL FOSTER
Nigel Foster is one of the world’s best known seakayakers and is sought after for his ‘Discovery Learning’ techniques. We see Nigel’s finely tuned skills in action, hear insights into and watch him surf in the tidal rapids at Deception Pass, Washington.
4 minutes. 4 x 3. Price: UK £1.99
KAMCHATKA
This award winning film is always a favorite. 2 women kayak 650km in remote far East Russia with a Russian ‘guide’ who has never been in a seakayak. Towering surf and the world’s largest population of brown bears add to the challenges. They meet the guardians of a remote lighthouse who haven’t seen any other people for 8 months. This is a great feel-good film with the stunning backdrop of Kamchatka’s volcanic peaks.
17 minutes long. 4 x 3 Price: UK £2.99 WATCH PREVIEW
GREG STAMER
Greg Stamer is the president of Qajaq, North America’s Greenland style rolling organization. He’s competed in the Greenland kayak championships, winning his age-group. He has since been on challenging expeditions around Iceland and Newfoundland & teaches kayaking around the world. It’s a far cry from when he started teaching canoeing on a pond died green!
5 minutes. 4 x 3 Price: UK £1.99
GINNI CALLAHAN
The inspirational Ginni Callahan migrates with the gray whales – teaching kayaking on the Columbia River Gorge in the Summer and heading South to guide in Baja in the winter. She made her own wooden kayak & she loves to surf in it!
4mins30secs. 4 x 3. Price: UK £1.99
CHRIS DUFF
Chris Duff has sea kayaked around Ireland and the South island of New Zealand and written successful books about both trips. He started kayaking by paddling around the Eastern half of America & Canada! Here he talks about his passion for paddling in rough and calm waters, and why he can never stop going on trips.
3 minutes. 4 x 3 Price: UK £0.99
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