Two circumnavigations, one of the UK and the other of Ireland, have recently begun and may be of interest to folks. Round Ireland Justine Curgenven, along with Barry Shaw and Roger Chandler, are now 5 days into their circumnavigation of Ireland. The trip seems to be going well so far, despite Justine suffering from a [...]
Sea States For Sea Kayakers
Sea State – A Definition Sea State refers to the conditions found on the surface of the water as caused by the combination of levels of wind and/or swell (or lack of). Sea State Descriptions The Douglas Sea Scale was devised by a Royal Navy Admiral in 1917, H.P. Douglas. It is a system for [...]
Greenland Intensive With Cheri Perry & Turner Wilson
This weekend I had the absolute pleasure of attending a ‘Greenland Intensive’ course – two days of first class coaching from world renown Greenland experts Cheri Perry and Turner Wilson. The course was booked and organised by Steve and Jackie from NFKCC, who had already attended a course with Kayak Ways and were keen for [...]
Kayak Ways
Kayak Ways is the online home of Cheri Perry and Turner Wilson. Together they provide a range of Greenland skills and greenland rolling courses as well as boat building/paddle making workshops and yoga for paddlers. They have also produced the first in a series of instructional DVD with Justine Curgenven. Cheri & Turner joke that [...]
Technique: Forward Paddling – Nick Cunliffe
This video is a short (3min) taster from the excellent Kayak Essentials DVD. Featuring L5 Coach Nick Cunliffe and filmed by Matt Giblin. It makes use of good slo-mo sections and annotated clips to run through the essentials of a solid forward paddling stroke and does a very good job of breaking the stroke down [...]
Sea Kayaking Cornwall
Stunning cliffs, beautiful golden beaches and a vast array of wildlife are just some of the many reasons to sea kayak/canoe in Cornwall. Based out of the historic port of Falmouth, we offer sea kayaking instruction and guided journeys to all levels of kayaker. The majestic Atlantic Ocean with beautiful sandy beaches and spectacular cliffs [...]
Portland to Ocean Trashpedition
I came across the Portland to Ocean Trashpedition trailer via Facebook this week and it really got me thinking. What Can I Do? I’ve made the decision that every time I paddle now, I will do a litter sweep. When I land for lunch, a coffee break, to take photos etc, rather than simply being [...]
Video: Drysuit Neck Seal Repair
Photo Courtesy of Hans Heupink. I have an old drysuit cag with a ripped neck seal from back in my White Water paddling days. I’ve been thinking about replacing the neck seal as much to learn how to do the drysuit neck seal repair on a garment that I’d not be overly worried about making [...]
South Coast Greenland Gathering
The South Coast Greenland Gathering is being organised by Mike Holgate (Qajaquk.org) and members of the Poole Harbour Canoe Club. Has the makings of a cracking grass roots event so here are the details as published on Mike’s Qajaquk.org website for any interested folks. Event Details The competition is organised by a group of volunteers [...]
Valley & Northshore Sea Kayaks Demo Tour
Valley & Northshore have announced a Valley & Northshore Sea Kayaks demo tour which is to take place during October and early November. Calling in at 6 well known kayak shops at strategic points around the UK the tour is designed to offer paddlers the chance to demo boats from both companies ranges as well [...]
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