The Needles are one of the iconic landmarks of the Solent. Projecting out from the western tip of the Isle of White, the three chalk stacks rise majestically out of the sea. They are capped at the Western tip by the distinctive red and white stripes of a light house. For confident paddlers, the Needles [...]
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Long Exposure Photographs
Another night paddle. Very calm conditions tonight but the forecast clear skies didn’t materialise. However, I took the opportunity to play with a 50-200mm lens on the Pentax and ran through several takes of each photo making small adjustments to ISO, then exposure time to compare and contrast the results. A reasonable moon made occasional [...]
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 [...]
Busy Weekend In The Solent
The nice weather and good tides brought out the paddlers this weekend with Lepe Beach being the favoured launch point. Having previously only met a couple other paddlers at the beach I was really suprised to pull in to the car park and find a whole row of cars with padded roof bars, j-bars and [...]
