Kayak Rolling Resources
Use these online resources to help teach kayak rolling and build stronger lessons with clear videos and practical teaching tools used by paddling instructors.
Type:ResourceAudience:Instructors, Instructor Trainers
Instructional Websites
A highly recommended resource for Greenland style rolling. It has a video and image breakdowns of a large number of different kayak rolls.
Instructional Online Videos
Rolling Technique Books
- Whiting, Ken. Rolling a Kayak. Fox Chapel Publishing, 2011
- Crowhurst, Christopher. Rolling with Sticks. qajaqrolls.com, 2012
- Alderson, Doug. Sea Kayak Strokes: A Guide to Efficient Paddling Skills. Rocky Mountain Books, 2007
- Dutky, Paul. The Bombproof Roll and Beyond. Menasha Ridge Press, 1993
- Ford, Kent. The Kayak Roll Book. Performance Video, 2012
- Hutchinson, Derek. Eskimo Rolling. Globe Pequot, 1999
- Collins, Loel. Kayak Rolling: the Black Art Demystified. Pesda Press, 2009
Kayak Rolling DVD’s
- Whiting, Ken & Matthews, Alex. Ultimate Guide to Sea Kayaking. Fox Chapel Publishing Company, 2011
- Perry, Cheri & Wilson, Turner. This is the Roll. Cackle TV, 2012
- Crowhurst, Christopher. Rolling with Sticks DVD. qajaqrolls.com, 2012
- Whiting, Ken. Rolling a Kayak – Sea Kayak: Learn to Paddle More Safely, Confidently, and Enjoyably. Fox Chapel Publishing Company, 2011
- DeRiemer, Mary and DeRiemer, Phil. The Kayak Roll. Performance Video, 2003
- Jackson, Eric. Eric Jackson’s Rolling and Bracing Kayak Roll. Jackson Kayaks, 2008
- Wilson, Helen. Simplifying the Roll, 2012
- Horodowich, Wayne with Maligiaq and Dubside. Greenland Rolling with Maligiaq & Dubside Part One and Part Two. University of Sea Kayaking, 2011
Last updated: April 11, 2026
Published: December 16, 2025