Monday, 21 June
Decade The Ikkatsu Project Monday, 21 June, at 07:57
It seems hard to believe and I feel like I have to double-check the calendar every time I think about it, but we’re coming up on ten years now that the Ikkatsu Project has been chasing down marine debris and plastics in the water. Ten years. There have been some changes since then, for sure. The Hunger Games was at theaters, Call Me Maybe was all over the radio and a reasonable, young and personable American President won reelection. Different times.
It was after debris from the Japanese tsunami of the previous year was starting to make the news for washing up on Northwest shores that the Ikkatsu Project began, mostly as a way to get into places where other researchers hadn’t gone, using sea kayaks in a nod to both practicality and an adventurous spirit, counting and collecting plastic in numbers that a lot of people, including...
June 20th - Discovery Island (#49) Mike Jackson's Paddling Journal Monday, 21 June, at 00:39
The morning after my return from the six-week debris removal expeditions I managed to get out for a morning paddle with Dan. It was great to get out on the water after several weeks with almost no paddling. The wind and the current did not cause us much trouble (minimal lumpy water) and we saw quite a few others on the water. I found a scotsman fender/buoy on Griffin island which I managed to bring home! Mt Baker was nice and clear, but we could not see Mt. Rainier. Marbled murrelets, rhinoceros auklets, harlequin ducks, black oystercatchers, Canada geese, great blue herons were on the bird list. Looking at the track, we were able to keep up a steady pace.
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May 27th - McMicking Inlet (#48) Mike Jackson's Paddling Journal Monday, 21 June, at 00:26
Carl and I went for an evening paddle to join the gang on the beach by the bog forest. We had the wind behind us on the way out and against on the way back to Cascadia. It was a beautiful evening and we also went for a short hike to the bog forest behind the beach. There were lots of sundews in the bog - more than I have seen before.
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Sunday, 20 June
#støttetakmotkreft med basar, til Risøya Padlemia Sunday, 20 June, at 20:21
New Kayaks! Newfoundland Sea Kayaking Sunday, 20 June, at 16:52
After long last, we finally got our new kayaks. They arrived on Thursday night from Eastern Outdoors in New Brunswick. We have been talking about getting new boats for years, and we have always loved Rockpool boats since we first saw Rene's from Kayak Venice. Not being able to travel due to COVID, we figured it was a good time to take the plunge.
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Efter spruta 2 paddling Sunday, 20 June, at 15:03
Kände mig lite trött och hängig så tog en sväng med North Shore Atlantic från Fridhemskanotisterna.
The post Efter spruta 2 paddling first appeared on .Thule/2 – Björn Andersson Björn Thomasson Design Sunday, 20 June, at 10:32
"Hej. I sjön nu i morse vid halv sju, äntligen. Var lite segt i slutet med lack o slip, lack o slip. Bara vi o sjöfåglar ute. Hällevik i bakgrunden.
Känns bra. Jag har inte fått fästena till träluckorna än. Har beställt dzus, hoppas jag får plats med dom vid sidan om reed-locken.
Sitsarna är väl mer snygga än bra
Rätt tunga o hårda. Får kanske lägga i neopren, jag har som är mjuk o 10mm tjock. Eller göra skumsitsar som i Jack
Men båten känns väldigt bra. Lätt att hålla fart utan att ta i. Det gäller att sitta mitt i så det inte lutar hela tiden, krävs mer vana men det kommer. Att sitta o prata utan behöva ropa till varandra är trevligt, man kommer ju dessutom alltid fram till samma ställe, bara en sån sak!
Vikten: jag vägde den med alla prylar i ( sitsar pedaler luckor etc) men före lackning: 23-24 kg. Två kg lack på det så kanske 26 färdig men har ingen våg här.
Hörs, blir nog en Spray också.
Hälsningar Björn"
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Soluppgång på Skälderviken kajak.nu Sunday, 20 June, at 08:41
Idag kom vi äntligen upp i tid. Det var nära att vi vaskade även dagens soluppgång när klockan ringde 😉 En snabb kopp kaffe och lite sängsurf och sen in till ÄSSS i Ängelholm och i med kajakerna. Kom en bit bortanför Klitterhus innan solen syntes över land vid 04:35 ungefär. Riktigt go paddling i ... Läs mer...
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Saturday, 19 June
Tent, Sleeping Bag and Portage Pack for the Boundary Waters PaddlingLight.com Saturday, 19 June, at 22:08
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Days like these - a spectacular morning on Loch Hourn Mountain and Sea Scotland Saturday, 19 June, at 15:57
Friday, 18 June
Hablando de kayak de mar en la televisión josebelloseakayaking Friday, 18 June, at 12:13
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Thursday, 17 June
Onsdagstur Pouls kajakblog Thursday, 17 June, at 21:52
Vi roede til Karrebæksminde hvor de fleste valgte at gå i land på Rotteøen.
Jens og jeg prøvede at lokke nogle med ud til molehovederne, men man mente at der var for store bølger.
Nybegyndertur Pouls kajakblog Thursday, 17 June, at 21:47
Hjarne havde inviteret til nybegyndertur.
Den gik med 13 roere til De Hvide Svaner, hvor vi nød den medbragte mad. Jeg tog hjemturen rundt om Lindholm sammen med 5 andre. Da vi lå ved Ydernæs var der en af begynderne der gerne ville have en kajakspids og træne lidt forøvelser til rul.
Stig og jeg rullede også 5-6 gange. Om det var lidt ondt i ryggen, en stor klat tang i hovedet eller dårlig koncentration, ved jeg ikke - men jeg måtte ud af kajakken og lavede efterføl...
Stafet for livet Pouls kajakblog Thursday, 17 June, at 21:43
Jeg havde en gammel aftale med en flyveven - Kim - om at deltage i Stafet for Livet sammen med Arresø Kajakkub, så jeg surrede Perlen på taget og kørte til Ramløse Havn.
Det blæste voldsomt - op til 18 m i støddene - så stafetroningen foregik inde i havnen. Det var ikke verdens mest spændende sted at ro rundt, så efter en del omgange fik jeg lokket Kim med ud på søen.
Jeg kom ud i den kraftige blæst og fik rettet kajakken op mod vinden. Jeg lå og vent...
Tur med Louise Pouls kajakblog Thursday, 17 June, at 21:40
Louise fortalte ved en familie sammenkomst at hun gerne ville i gang med at ro kajak efter en længere pause.
Vi tog en 9 km tur til Gavnø og retur ad Gammelåen. Det lykkedes mig at knække en af mine hule pagajer da jeg skulle prøve en redning og fik lagt for meget tryk på - hvad der viste sig at være - et meget tyndt blad - ØV!
Louise fik mit træktov bundet i kajakken og fik fornøjelsen af at trække mig - jeg roede dog med, og tog endda den sidste del af turen for egen (halv) kraft.
29th April 2021 #4 Let's do lunch at the lonesome pine of Loch Hourn. Sea kayaking with seakayakphoto.com Thursday, 17 June, at 20:41
When the squall passed the skies began to clear. This proved to be an ideal time to stop at a tidal island with a lonesome pine to sit under and......enjoy first luncheon in the sun. Unfortunately the squall appeared to have taken up permanent residence in inner Loch Hourn, our destination.Refreshed by our break we continued east up the narrowing loch in a brief weather window. This of course
Mon 06/07-2021 Day 568 Freya Hoffmeister Thursday, 17 June, at 16:53
Pos: 65.6012,-168.086
Loc: Wales
Acc: Hilleberg Allak tent
Dist: 0,0 km
Start: 08:00 End: 10:00
#støttetakmotkreft Lekang–Melbu Padlemia Thursday, 17 June, at 11:48
Wednesday, 16 June
Decathlon lågpris för paddling Wednesday, 16 June, at 11:14
Vill du fynda billiga paddelkläder! Så har Decathlon ett antal tunna i neopren ,tycker de är helt okej för någon hundring.
The post Decathlon lågpris för paddling first appeared on .Clothing for the Boundary Waters 2021 PaddlingLight.com Wednesday, 16 June, at 07:08
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THE DUBCAST WITH DUBSIDE: Special Guest James Manke The Dash Point Pirate Wednesday, 16 June, at 04:59
IN THIS EPISODE:
Canadian sea kayaking coach and Greenland style kayaking instructor James Manke talks about his personal struggle to overcome his own fear of the water when learning how to roll, participating in the 2014 Greenland National Kayaking Championships with fellow Canadian James Roberts and shooting a documentary about it, and his experiences teaching Greenland style kayaking in Japan.
LINKS:
James Manke: All Things Qajaq
Greenland
Bound: A Paddler's Pilgrimage
CackleTV: Justine Curgenven
Sea Kayak with
Gordon Brown
“Joe O’Blenis Recaptures Vancouver Island Speed
Record”
Kayak Ways (Cheri Perry and Turner
Wilson)
Qaannat Kattuffiat Official Club Qajaq
Japan
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Tuesday, 15 June
Vaikobi v flex cold byxa och tröja Tuesday, 15 June, at 19:19
Fick känna på den tunna neopren tröjan som en medlem i Örnsbergs KS köpt och kände att det var något jag saknat i paddelkläder garderoben. Återkommer om någon månad hur de har fungerat
The post Vaikobi v flex cold byxa och tröja first appeared on .Looking Downstream The Ikkatsu Project Tuesday, 15 June, at 01:51
You can hear it before you ever see it. The trail twists and turns, rises and falls, and with each dip and curl the sound changes, steadily getting louder with each step. With the canoe balanced on your shoulders and your head up under it as you walk, the sound sort of echoes and bounces around your ears. Louder, now.
You walk around a bend in the trail and suddenly it is right there in front of you. Fast moving water, a river in flood with all the accompanying sound and fury, seemingly trying to rise up and bust its banks, the line between shore and river blurring as the water p...
Har sålt och köpt kajaker Tuesday, 15 June, at 00:18
Sålde NDK Pilgrim och köpte en TRAK gen 1 Kände att det gått lite för långt med antal kajaker i flottan så sålde en men kom en ny lika snabbt! Ska dock sälja min Itiwit X500 luftkajak då Trak gör jobbet så mycket bättre. Första provpaddlingen var en trevlig upplevelse, är nästan som vanlig kajak […]
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Rulletræning og tirsdagstur Pouls kajakblog Sunday, 13 June, at 13:49
Det blev til 20 rul, der alle gik godt.
22 km
Saturday, 12 June
THE DUBCAST WITH DUBSIDE: EPISODE #6: Disaster on the Delware The Dash Point Pirate Saturday, 12 June, at 09:00
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Urban paddling on the Delaware River in Philadelphia and using your
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May
18, 2000 Philadelphia Pier 34 collapse
New York Times (Nov 29, 2004),
“Delaware River Oil Spill Leaves Wildlife
Imperiled”
Athos I Oil Spill on the Delaware River
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Friday, 11 June
Njord – Andrew Uranov Björn Thomasson Design Friday, 11 June, at 09:33
Från Moskva, en Njord med snygg finish, byggd av Andrew Uranov, som nu har siktet inställt på en Panthera.2...
Kompost kajak.nu Friday, 11 June, at 08:33
Vi tyckte att vi behövde en större kompost för löv, trädgårdavfall och sånt. Tidigare har vi bara lagt det direkt i landen eller i högar här och där. Det har fungerat bra men om vi nu vill skapa lite mer jord för framtida planteringar kan det vara smidigt att ha lite av det lite mer ... Läs mer...
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Thursday, 10 June
Time and tide on the shore of Loch Hourn Mountain and Sea Scotland Thursday, 10 June, at 20:38
29th April 2021 #3 Skyfall and rainfall in Loch Hourn. Sea kayaking with seakayakphoto.com Thursday, 10 June, at 20:02
As we paddled east along the south shore of Loch Hourn the mountains closed round us.Loch Hourn is a flooded U shaped glaciated valley and in some places the mountains fall straight into the sea as here at Creag an t-Sagairt (roughly translates as pulpit rock).On the north side of the loch, Arnisdale House was dwarfed by the foothills of Beinn Sgritheall. This was the inspiration for James
Lightweight Camping Cook Set for Canoeing and Kayaking PaddlingLight.com Thursday, 10 June, at 19:15
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The Numbers The Ikkatsu Project Thursday, 10 June, at 18:41
Ok… this all takes some time to collate and cross-check and data entry is not my jam, but the numbers for last weekend’s Tacoma Shoreline Survey are finally counted and put in their places. It’s not a complete count; plenty of people were out cleaning the beaches without submitting information about what they found. There’s always room for improvement when it comes to data but at least the trash got taken off the beach, whether we ended up tallying it or not. With that in mind, we should look at these numbers as being on the lower end of what was actually collected.
Cigarette Butts – 1191
Balloons – 21
Toys – 9
Plastic Bags – 23
Food Wrappers – 57
Containers (Plastic) – 51
Containers (Foam) – 19
Beverage Cans – 67
Bottle Caps (Plastic) – 78
Bottles (Plastic) – 135
Bottles (Glass) – 34
Cups/Plates – 8
Lids &#...
Wednesday, 09 June
Curso de tecnificacion 19 y 20 de Junio josebelloseakayaking Wednesday, 09 June, at 21:30
Tuesday, 08 June
NDK Skädda (strul) Tuesday, 08 June, at 16:23
En bit av vajern eller skruven fastanade inuti röret vid reglaget, frustrerande men men lite våld lossnade det hastigt och flög iväg så jag såg inte vad var egentligen som satt fast i röret. Trodde att byte av vajern skulle ta typ 10 minuter men tog säkert två timmar…
The post NDK Skädda (strul) first appeared on .Monday, 07 June
Roksøyfjorden og Stamnesåsen til fots Padlemia Monday, 07 June, at 23:54
Jack 14 – Christen Vestad Björn Thomasson Design Monday, 07 June, at 11:36
"Hei , Bjørn. Nå er Jack’en ferdig. Den faste kjølen fungerer utmerket. Bilde fra Mjøsa, sammen med min Frej og en Wabnaki designet av Gil Gilpatrik. Takk igjen for god hjelp og gode tegninger.hilsen Christen Vestad"
A Sea Gypsy Extreme Sea Kayak Race Retrospective Extreme Sea Kayaking Adventures Monday, 07 June, at 09:45
Editor’s note: For 30 years the Tsunami Rangers hosted an Extreme Sea Kayak race every spring. The first race was held at Rodeo Beach near San Francisco, California but the event eventually ended up with a permanent home at Miramar Beach in Half Moon Bay. A great big shout out to our friends who took […]
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