Solent Sea Kayaking

Huge congratulations are due to Freya Hoffmeister who today completed her circumnavigation of Australia. This solo trip has taken her 332 days (of which 245 were paddling days). The distance covered was an unbelievable 15,000km. You can read more on Freya’s website.
Freya is the first woman to complete this epic journey, and only the second [...]

In the Solent area we are blessed with some excellent course providers and there is a new outfit in town! David White Coaching provides coaching for a range of levels across the spectrum of paddle sports – including Sea Kayaking. Offering tailor made personal performance and qualification courses for individuals or groups, it looks like [...]

Browsing through my local chandlery, I came across this useful slide chart. It is a two sided ’sleeve’ with a sliding inner sheet constructed of tough plastic.
One side shows the Isle of Wight along with South Coast, the other is a close up of the main shipping channel and entrance to Southampton water. However, there [...]

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 [...]