Solent Sea Kayaking

Woodmill Canoe Shop is based at Woodmill Outdoor Centre, on the outskirts of Southampton. They stock a range of canoes and kayaks as well as the usual kit, clothing and accessories. Sea kayak ranges stocked include Perception, P&H and Valley. Paddles include Lendal and Werner and paddle kit from Yak, Peak UK and Palm is [...]

Trailer for an up-coming documentary on the British Columbia based ‘Hurricane Riders‘. Whilst it might not be everyones cup of tea, there is no denying the amazing technical skill of these paddlers in some very big water. I look forward to seeing the final documentary!

There is a superb line in Gordon Brown’s excellent ‘Sea Kayak’ book (reviewed here) which reads: Like most boys when they start to drive, the skeg control is often used as an on-off switch in the same way as the accelerator pedal The implication being that uninitiated paddlers will use the skeg either fully retracted [...]

I’ve been lucky enough to try out a large assortment of the ‘top’ Sea Kayaking buoyancy aids currently on the market. I’ve yet to review a badly designed one but have yet to find my ideal buoyancy aid, instead finding various features on each that I would like to combine to create the my perfect [...]

Quick review here of a couple of essentials items for transporting and storing your Sea Kayak. I’ve already reviewed a couple of Lomo items (Kayak Gloves & Aqua Boots) and the over-riding impression you are left with is superb quality for astonishingly low prices. These two smaller items are no different. Lomo Cockpit Cover The [...]

The RNLI Calshot Lifeboat Open Day takes place tomorrow (Sunday 11th July) from 12-4pm. There are a wide range of activities and demonstrations taking place and the event serves as a vital fundraising and educational opportunity for the RNLI. Further details can be found on the RNLI Calshot website.

Simon Willis is set to make a welcome return to our MP3 player of choice with the relaunch of Sea Kayak Podcasts. The first episode features the makers of the excellent Paddle To Seattle DVD (reviewed on Solent Sea Kayaking back in February) and goes live on June 1st. The Sea Kayak Podcasts website has [...]

A family friend asked me how long I had been running the Solent Sea Kayaking website. This set me thinking and a quick look back at my first posts and when I had registered the domain name led to the realisation that I started the site at the end of April 2008 making Solent Sea [...]

The Jetboil PCS is a new take on the portable gas stove which has earned several gear test awards in magazines. I took a detailed look to see how useful it could be for the Sea Kayaking fraternity. (Click any image to enlarge) Description The Jetboil Personal Cooking System (PCS) is marketed as a compact [...]

It is possible to find an almost limitless number of inspirational websites when it comes to photography. However, search for sites that combine stunning photography with sea kayaking and you find a very niche group of websites. In my humble opinion, creme of the crop is undoubtedly Sea Kayaking With Sea Kayak Photo, the home [...]