Solent Sea Kayaking

By now regular readers will know I spend a substantial amount of time paddling at night.
Therefore I was more than intrigued to pick up some buzz about a new product to the market – the Kayalu Gear Kayalite – a removable, deck mounting kayak light system.
Over the last few months I have experimented with a [...]

I caught the trailer to this DVD online somewhere and something about it just caught my imagination. The location, planned trip and characters all seemed to gel really well as the nucleus for a great adventure.
Paddle To Seattle is an expedition DVD, a fly on the wall documentary if you will of a trip from [...]

At £10, Lomo’s Kayak Gloves are an absolute bargain. Made from thin neoprene the Lomo Kayak Gloves also feature Amara reinforced palms and ‘hotspots’ (places where the hand traditionally rubs on the paddle shaft. Real thought has been put into the design and the extra reinforcement is well placed.
The wrists are long enough to cover [...]

For quality at an affordable price, Lomo have made a significant name for themselves in the paddling community.
The Lomo Aqua Wetsuit Boot is no exception. At £23 they are an absolute bargain.
The Lomo Aqua Boot are constructed from 5mm neoprene with a treaded hard sole. The heel and toe areas are re-enforced with rubber [...]

The Palm Aleutian Immersion Suit is Palm’s sea specific drysuit sporting a number of features not usually found on general purpose/white water drysuits. Over the past 3-4 months I have been putting the Aleutian through it’s paces in a range of conditions on day and night paddles.
Introduction
Paddling, particularly in the winter months, demands that we [...]

I’ve been using the Yak Koast Buoyancy Aid for several months now. Designed as a low profile, touring buoyancy aid it utilises a side zip fastening allowing for a large pocket across the front of the PFD and one large rear pocket.
Constructed from ’supersoft’ foam and tough ripstop nylon, the Koast is a rugged yet [...]

For the last couple of months I’ve been paddling without a working skeg. However, today I picked up the P&H Cetus with it’s newly retro-fitted Hydro Skeg by Kari-Tek courtesy of Craig Pinder from Sea Kayak Services. Craig has had the boat for a week and kindly took a set of pictures of the various [...]

For the last few months I have been testing the Yak Conquest Cag. It has been put through it’s paces in a range of weather/sea conditions and performed exceptionally well.
Description:
The conquest is a hooded, sea/expedition Cag which uses a three layer, ripstop fabric throughout.
The Cag has fully taped seams, a deep zipped neck with inner [...]

Issue 15 of Ocean Paddler is now out and is another superb read. Some cracking articles on trips, lots of news and reviews. I was excited when my copy dropped through the letter-box as I’ve got my first article published in the form of the Tahe Marine Reveal review.
Highlights for this edition are:

Into the wilds [...]

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 [...]