I’m really excited to announce that the dates for the 2012 Isle of Wight Sea Kayak Symposium are now set in stone. After an extremely successful event in 2011, this years symposium will run from the 25th – 27th of August 2012. This year the symposium is being jointly organised/publicised by Owen and Mitch Burson [...]
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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.
Removing Kayak Seat For Cleaning And Maintenance
The jobs list for my Kayak has been growing steadily over recent weeks. Lots of little bits needed tweaking or fixing. Nothing major but a couple with the potential to grow into more significant issues. I managed to grab a couple of hours this week to give the boat some much needed TLC. One job [...]
Technique: Forward Paddling – Sean Morley
This video has been around for a while and I came it across it thanks to the UK Rivers Guidebook Forum. The video features Sean Morley taking the viewer through a very detailed look at ‘power paddling’ – a highly efficient forward paddling stroke to maximise forward speed. There are some nice dry land as [...]
VAK Learning Style Model
Introduction The VAK theory refers to 3 learning styles; visual, auditory and Kinaesthetic. Visual learners: Visual learners will learn by watching therefore will rely on coaches providing good demonstrations of skills. Ideally the coach will be deliver the multiple demonstrations at normal pace and silently (ie no verbal explanation during the demo) to allow them [...]
Rough Water Handling Book In Progress
Doug Cooper, Head of Watersports at Glenmore Lodge and the author of the excellent Sea Kayak Handling Book (which we reviewed here in 2009) is currently working on a new book for Pesda Press. Entitled ‘Rough Water Handling’ it is designed to be a guide for intermediate to advanced paddlers in handling a sea kayak [...]
Ocean Paddler Issue 29
The latest issue of Ocean Paddler Magazine is hitting door mats around the UK at the moment, with the links emailed out for the various online versions plus a ‘play the sea’ buyers guide. It contains the usual diverse range of sea kayaking related articles and reviews. Some nice destinations are featured this issue including [...]
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 [...]
Review: Peak UK Towline
The Peak UK Towline is a 15m towline system with the ability to be waist or deck mounted. It features a webbing waist belt with quick release buckle. The bag element is a large shaped pouch akin to a walking/mountain biking bum bag with a zip open top lid. This is made from sturdy fabric [...]
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 [...]
