It was with a feeling of sadness that I read recently that Simon Willis has decided to draw to a close his series of podcasts over on Sea Kayak Podcasts. I know that a great many people have enjoyed Simon’s series of interviews with some fascinating Sea Kayakers and covering a wide range of topics. [...]
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Happy New Year
After a hugely eventful and busy 2011, I’m already looking forward to and making plans for 2012. I’d like to wish all of you a happy, prosperous and enjoyable 2012 whatever your paddling and non-paddling plans are. All the very best, Duncan.
A Tale of Two Paddles
It seems like ages since I went out Sea Kayaking. In reality it’s only 3 or so weeks but having got used to such frequent paddling over the late Summer and Autumn, a 3 week lay off seems an eternity. A busy period at work and the seemingly constant windy conditions have conspired to keep [...]
Christmas Gift Ideas For A Sea Kayaker 2011
So the 1st of December is just around the corner and it is time for what has become an annual blogpost on Christmas gift ideas. For those new to the blog, it’s worth taking a look at the 2009 and 2010 Christmas gift blogposts to see other suggestions. This year the Christmas gift list has [...]
REC First Aid Instructor Training
I’ve just spent the last 4 days based in North Wales on the REC First Aid Instructor Training course. Our base for the duration was Llandegla Forest and the awesome One Planet Adventure Mountain Bike Centre. The course was delivered by Leo Hoare and Nicole Henrikson of Getafix Ltd and was quite simply superb. Shooting [...]
Balance Exercises
I’m spending a bit of time at the end of each training session playing with balance exercises before I get stuck into self rescue and rolling drills. Last Sunday I shot a bit of footage using my iPhone which I thought I would share. The balance exercises are great for increasing confidence and stability in [...]
Yacht and Tanker Collide Cowes Week 2011
So for next few days the Solent descends into organised chaos as Cowes Week gets under way. The Solent can be extremely busy on a normal weekend. Add to the mix all the races and associated spectators and things get a tad messy. The Yacht in this video from yesterday, appears to have cut things [...]
Zegul Baidarka
One of the fun aspects of reviewing sea kayaking kit for Ocean Paddler Magazine is the chance to try some interesting, exciting and at times unusual equipment. One of the boats I’m just about to start paddling for a forthcoming review is the Zegul Baidarka. This is certainly going to be an interesting boat to [...]
Sunset Paddling
Over the past few weeks I’ve had the pleasure of paddling during some stunning sunsets. Last night was no exception. I had headed down to Calshot to run through my training programme and decided to two review boats, the Valley Etain 17-5 and Valley Etain RM in order to switch boats half way through the [...]
Golden Days
The Easter break just seems to have been full of Golden Days, not just in terms of the stunning weather but quality time with family and friends and quality time out on the water paddling. So much so that the website has been somewhat neglected, however there are a number of posts, articles and reviews [...]
