SSTIKS Detailed Schedule 2025

Friday June 6th Schedule





Friday, June 6th
Time Program Classes Ropes
1:00 PM Reg Table Open Informal Mentoring on the Beach
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
4:00 PM Skin On Frame Rescue Demo – Don Beale
4:30 PM
5:00 PM Guided Stretch with Kathy Altieri
5:30 PM Ropes Demo with Dubside and Aidan
6:00 PM Potluck Dinner & Welcome to SSTIKS!
Bring food to share.
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM Dubside Keynote followed by Wedding of Palo Highlights.
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM Sing around the campfire with Dubside.
9:30 PM
10:00 PM

Saturday June 7th, Schedule





SSTIKS Saturday, June 7th
Time Program Trips Other Topics Greenland Paddling Strokes Beginning Intermediate Rolling Advanced Rolling Ropes
7:00 AM Reg Table Open
7:30 AM Yoga on The Beach with Dubside
8:00 AM Breakfast On Your Own
8:30 AM
9:00 AM Reg Table Open Safety Talk (15 Minutes)
9:15 AM Wildlife Focused trip w/Tom Waldron & Denise Harrington First Aid for Kayakers w/Mark Whittaker. Intro to Skin on Frame Boats: Choosing a paddle, understanding the boat, getting in and out safely and more. Bring your skin boator use one of ours. w/ Joanne Barta & Noy Davis Using a Greenland Paddle: Forward and reverse strokes, directional paddling. Braces and sculls.
Don Beale & Joel Guay 		Beginning and refining rolling. Bob Rivet, Trina, Gary, Pam, Vadim Advanced rolling. Dubside, Don Short, Chessy Knight Ropes w/ Aidan Manning, Chris Duval, Sandra
9:30 AM
10:00 AM Beginning and refining rolling. Bob Rivet, Trina, Gary, Pam, Vadim Advanced rolling. Dubside, Don Short, Chessy Knight
10:30 PM
11:00 AM Beginning and refining rolling. Bob Rivet, Trina, Gary, Pam, Vadim Advanced rolling. Dubside, Don Short, Chessy Knight
11:30 AM
12:00 PM Catered Lunch in the Tent by the Duck Inn
12:30 PM
1:00 PM Reg Table Open Using your Greenland Padddle in the Wind and Current w/ Tom Waldron & Denise Harrington Beyond the T Rescue w/ Don Beale. Dewatering, X Rescue, Hand of Pavia. Intro to Skin on Frame Boats: Choosing a paddle, understanding the boat, getting in and out safely and more. w/Joel Guay & Trina Hahn Advanced Strokes w/ Greenland Paddle: Topics based on student and mentor choice. Tim Mattson, Gary Peniston. Beginning and refining rolling. Joanne, Noy, Chessie, Don Short, Paul. Advanced rolling. Dubside, Vadim Ropes w/ Aidan Manning, Chris Duval, Sandra Villagarcia
1:30 PM
2:00 PM Beginning and refining rolling. Joanne, Noy, Chessie, Don Short, Paul Advanced rolling. Dubside, Vadim Shayevich.
2:30 PM
3:00 PM Beginning and refining rolling. Joanne, Noy, Chessie, Don Short, Paul. Advanced rolling. Dubside, Vadim Shayevich
3:30 PM
4:00 PM Ropes Showcase – Show off your progress w/ Aidan Manning.
4:30 PM Dead Fish Polo! w/Barb Mottler & Tim Mattson.
5:00 PM
5:30 PM Guided Stretching with Kathy Altieri.
6:00 PM Catered Dinner in the Tent by Duck Inn.
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM Brian Schulz Keynote.
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM Sing around the campfire with Dubside.
9:30 PM
10:00 PM

Sunday June 8th, Schedule





SSTIKS Sunday, June 8th
Time Program Trips Other Topics Greenland Paddling Strokes Beginning Intermediate Rolling Advanced Rolling Ropes
7:00 AM Reg Table Open
7:30 AM Yoga on The Beach with Dubside
8:00 AM Breakfast On Your Own
8:30 AM
9:00 AM Reg Table Open Safety Talk (15 Minutes)
9:15 AM Trip w/Gary Peniston & Denise Harrington Harpooning From Your Kayak w/Aidan Manning & Henry Romer. Strokes
Advanced
Trina
Noy
Joel
Mark Whitaker
Tim Mattson 		Beginning & refining rolling w/ Don Beale Bob Rivet Chris Duval Pam Powell Advanced rolling. Dubside, Don Short, Chessy Knight Ropes w/ Aidan Manning, Chris Duval, Sandra
9:30 AM
10:00 AM Beginning & refining rolling w/ Don Beale Bob Rivet Chris Duval Pam Powell Advanced rolling. Dubside, Don Short, Chessy Knight
10:30 PM
11:00 AM ٍRolling Show and Tell – Let’s all show off what we learned. w/ Henry Romer
11:30 AM
12:00 PM Catered Lunch in the Tent by the Duck Inn
12:30 PM
1:00 PM Reg Table Closed Informal Mentoring on the Beach Dead Fish Polo Informal Mentoring on the Beach Informal Mentoring on the Beach Informal Mentoring on the Beach Advanced rolling. Dubside, Vadim Informal Mentoring on the Beach
1:30 PM
2:00 PM Informal Mentoring on the Beach Advanced rolling. Dubside, Vadim
2:30 PM
3:00 PM Informal Mentoring on the Beach Advanced rolling. Dubside, Vadim
3:30 PM
4:00 PM Clean up the Beach
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
5:30 PM
6:00 PM Dinner Together at the Duck Inn (self-catering).
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM

Monday June 9th, Schedule




SSTIKS Monday, June 9th
Time Program Trips Other Topics Greenland Paddling Strokes Beginning Intermediate Rolling Advanced Rolling Ropes
7:00 AM Reg Table Closed
7:30 AM Yoga on The Beach with Dubside
8:00 AM Breakfast On Your Own
8:30 AM
9:00 AM Reg Table Closed Safety Talk (15 Minutes)
9:15 AM Informal Mentoring on the Beach Dead Fish Polo Informal Mentoring on the Beach Informal Mentoring on the Beach Informal Mentoring on the Beach Informal Mentoring on the Beach Informal Mentoring on the Beach
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:30 PM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
12:00 PM See you in 2026!
12:30 PM

SSTIKS Mentoring Rubric

SSTIKS emphasizes the full gamut of Greenland cultural traditions. The classes are geared towards learning what you need to know to paddle qayat (kayaks) safely using traditional equipment and techniques. We also emphasize the skills needed to compete in the SSTIKS Greenland Games.
Our own mini Greenland Games typically feature rolling, ropes, and harpooning competitions as well as a race.

Hunting Skills

 
Using Arctic Kayaks
We will learn to paddle a variety of historic kayak replicas.

This class is suitable for everyone. Kayaks will include those very easy to paddle and those more challenging.  Topics covered will include the history of the kayaks, getting into and out of traditional boats safely, strokes and maneuvers.  We may also teach rolling traditional kayak, rescue, and on water safety considerations.

Harpooning
Learn to throw a harpoon at a target from your moving qajaq.
Strokes & Maneuvers 1
Learn how to get your qajaq from point A to point B in the water.
This class is for those who are fairly new to qajaqing. It will cover the basic forward stroke and how it can be modified to control your qajaq.
Strokes & Maneuvers 2
Learn how to get more from your paddle and when to use what strokes.
Fine tune your use of a Greenland paddle. Experiment with various rudders and stroke types.

Survival Skills

 
Basic rolling and survival skills
Rolling Set 1 (basic rolling and survival skills)
Side Scull
Chest Scull
Standard Greenland Roll
Roll with hunting float
Storm Roll (low brace over masik)
Variations on the standard roll
Rolling Set 2 (More rolls – variations on the standard roll)
Paddle in Crook of Arm
Spine Roll (paddle projecting over head)
Paddle held behind back
Standard Roll with Paddle held behind head
Armpit Roll
Successive Standard rolls performed in 10 seconds
Paddling upside down
Rolls with less buoyancy – throwing stick rolls
Rolling Set 3 (Rolls with less buoyancy – throwing stick rolls)
Reverse Roll with Paddle held behind head
Roll with arms crossed
Successive Storm rolls performed in 10 seconds
Throwing stick, start tucked forward, finish tucked forward
Throwing stick, start leaning aft, sweep from stern to bow
Throwing stick, start tucked forward, finish leaning aft
Hand rolls and more
Rolling Set 4 (Hand rolls +)
Hand roll, start tucked forward, finish tucked forward
Hand roll, start leaning aft, sweep from stern to bow
Hand roll, start tucked forward, finish leaning aft
Hand roll with a clenched fist, start tucked forward, finish tucked forward (added 12/2005)
Hand roll with a clenched fist, start leaning aft, sweep from stern to bow (added 12/2005)
Hand roll with a clenched fist, start tucked forward, finish leaning aft
Elbow roll
Advanced scull & brick rolls
Rolling Set 5
Vertical Sculling Roll
Sculling Roll with paddle held horizontal on foredeck
Sculling Roll with paddle held horizontal above “backrest”
Sculling with paddle held under kayak
Hand roll holding eight kilogram brick, start tucked forward, finish tucked forward
Hand roll holding eight kilogram brick, start leaning aft, sweep from stern to bow
Hand roll holding Eight kilogram brick, start tucked forward, finish leaning aft
Straight jacket, no hands-roll
Deep water rescues
De-water a skin-on-frame or recreational kayak
Qajaq exit and reentrancy in deep water
Cleopatra’s needle
Towing another qajaqer
Hand of Pavia/ hand of God rescue

Winter Skills

 
Allunaariaqattaarneq (Rope gymnastics)
Allunaariaqattaarneq, “games performed using harpoon line” (rope gymnastics), are known throughout the arctic. The rope gymnastics performed at the Greenland championship are a mix of techniques from both East and West Greenland. Rope gymnastics is an ancient Inuit form of sport, which demands and develops balance, strength, flexibility, coordination and pain tolerance.