Solent Sea Kayaking

Review Palm Kaikoura Tour Buoyancy Aid

Palm refers to the Kaikoura Tour Buoyancy Aid as “A front zipped expedition level touring PFD - packed with features and storage space - which uses Palm’s Flex Formed Foam system.” Whilst it certainly looks the part on the brochures and adverts - does it live up to the hype? If the answer to this was [...]

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Bournemouth Canoes

Work took me down to Bovington, in Dorset on a training course. On my way back I took the opportunity to pop into Bournemouth Canoes Uk, based near Poole. The shop is based in an industrial unit within easy access of the A35 and proved very easy to find. The main floor of the unit houses [...]

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Review Pacific Horizons Sea Kayaking DVD

Available from Cackle TV - Justine Curgenven’s website, Pacific Horizons is a Sea Kayaking DVD with a format based loosely on the “This is the Sea” series. It has individual chapters about places, people or tidal races but the DVD is based entirely in the Pacific North West region of America & Canada. Prior to watching this [...]

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Belated Congratulations

Over the summer period a couple of ‘big trips’ were successfully completed, both along the Scottish coastline. Dorset paddler Mark Rainsley completed his attempt to paddle the entire West & North coast whilst Simon and Liz Willis completed their fact finding mission prior to writing the Scottish Sea Kayak Trail Guidebook.

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Last Minute Request for A Kayaker!

I have had an enquiry from Tim Moss as follows: Hello Solent Sea Kayakers… Strange and last minute request for you: I am swimming across the Solent tomorrow (Saturday 13th) and need a canoe to support me. I will be at Stokes Bay by Gilkicker Point at 1300 hours and heading for Ryde Beach. There are two of us. [...]

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