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 [...]
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Technique: Forward Paddling – High Angle Stroke
These videos are provided by the excellent Outdoor Activity publisher Pesda Press and designed to be used in conjunction with the highly recommended book Sea Kayak Handling by Doug Cooper (reviewed here). NB: A buoyancy aid is not worn in these videos to aid clear visualisation of the stroke. Front/Rear View Side View
Fitting A Deck Mounted Compass
A large number of sea kayaks come with a recess for mounting a deck compass. For most paddlers they remain empty and hand held compasses or the removable deck/hatch mount versions are used. Having a deck mounted compass installed during construction is usually an optional extra and you pay for the convinience. The typical price [...]
Night Paddling Photographs
I’m lucky enough to teach an A Level student, Sam, who is a keen photographer. He’s been giving me some advice on various manual settings on my DSLR, in particular night scene photography for which I am extremely grateful. Thought I would share my first efforts. Pretty pleased yet so, so much to learn! Click [...]
P&H Videos
P&H have added some interesting video content to their website. Presented by Doug Cooper of Glenmore Lodge one of the P&H Paddlers (and filmed by Simon Willis of Scottish Sea Kayak Trail as part of his new venture Sunart Media). Two videos deal with Sea Kayak maintenance and safe loading of boats. The remainder look [...]
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.
Your Paddle Survey
I am interested the types of paddles that sea kayakers are currently using. To undertake some simple research I have added a poll to the Solent Sea kayaking website (on the right hand side of the home page) which allows you to choose the features your primary paddle has, for example 2 piece split, asymetric [...]
