Solent Sea Kayaking

Making a Greenland Paddle

I’ve just come across a fantastic set of posts by Adam Bolonsky (based in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA) detailing a method of creating a Greenland paddle using a Jig and a Router. I’ve often thought about giving a Greenland paddle a go and the thought of paddling with a Greenland paddle you have lovingly created really [...]

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Review: Icom M71 Handheld VHF

The Icom M71 has been an essential part of my paddllng kit for the last year. Small, lightweight and waterproof it lives in my buoyancy aid pocket or under the deck lines and provides useful information on other craft in the area as well as weather forecasts courtesy of the Coastguard. More importantly, if I were [...]

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Solent Sea Kayaking Website: Facelift

The Solent Sea Kayaking website is getting a facelift. Apologies if things are a little funky for a while. Feel free to drop by and take a look. If you have any comments or suggestions please drop us a line.

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Portsmouth & District Canoe Club

An active canoe club with a strong Sea Kayaking section. Website: www.brockworks.freeserve.co.uk/

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Plastic vs Composite

I am considering looking for a replacement for my old P&H Iona Composite Sea Kayak. I have been considering a Plastic boat for cost reasons and in particular looking at the P&H Scorpio. Back in the day, plastic Sea Kayaks received bad press over bulkheads popping however I believe newer manufacturing techniques have reduced/removed this [...]

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