Friday, 15 November
From gold back to cold on Loch Gairloch Mountain and Sea Scotland Friday, 15 November, at 18:31
On this day of peerless autumn weather, the beach at Big Sand was a small piece of paradise. With no breeze the sunshine felt warm on the face...and the views, oh the views! It would have been easy to spend hours on this beautiful beach, but as you can see from the shadows behind our boats, the short autumn day was already wearing on. By the time we got on the water for the final leg of our paddle back to Strath the sun was already low in the south western sky.
Sardaigne Est : mare e monti Merci pour le kayak ! Friday, 15 November, at 17:36
Un projet, une réalité… Pour notre rando de septembre/octobre 2019, nous avons été ambitieux : débarquer à Olbia pour faire un tour des îles de La Maddalena, traverser les Bouches de Bonifacio, via les Lavezzi, pour atteindre la côte sud de la Corse, et revenir vers La Sardaigne. Magnifique plan de navigation ! Mais les […]
Naxos Sea Kayak Symposium: il primo symposium greco di kayak! Tatiyak Friday, 15 November, at 15:00
Sono appena arrivata in Grecia per il primo symposium di kayak
da mare organizzato a Naxos.
Ne avevamo già parlato sul blog lo scorso mese di
marzo, quando avevo ricevuto l'invito a partecipare come
insegnante: il Naxos Sea
Kayak Symposium si preannuncia come un grande evento!
Non solo perché è la prima volta che la folta
comunità greca di kayaker si da appuntamento in mare ma anche
perché è organizzato in un'isola straordinaria nel cuore
delle Isole Cicladi!
Stanno per iniziare 4 giorni di sessioni tecniche in acqua ed altri 4 giorni di navigazione guidata intorno alle bellissime Piccole Cicladi, che abbiamo già visitato durante il no...
Video, Wild Swimming Nirvana SimonWillis.net Friday, 15 November, at 12:39
Arisaig is sea kayak central.
The reasons for this also make it a superb location for open water
swimming.
Those reasons don't need a long explanation, you only have to look
at a satellite image of the area (below).
If an Almighty Deity smashed a rock with celestial sledge hammer,
scattering the fragments across the sea, it would look like
this. The Arisaig Skerries are spectacular.
The nearest starting point is roughly 1km away, so that would be
2km of swimming before you started on the best bits.
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Thursday, 14 November
November 14th - Cadboro Bay- Flower Island (#44) Mike Jackson's Paddling Journal Thursday, 14 November, at 21:45
I went for a morning SUP around the Bay and made it out to
Flower Island. It is interesting to me that the SUP is just over
half as fast as the surf ski (not sure how much of that is the
vessel and how much is the paddler!). The first birds I saw on the
water were buffleheads, but I also saw hooded mergansers, belted
kingfisher, great blue heron, Canada geese and more.
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PS, looks like I could easily make my 50 paddles/year goal, but not so sure about 500 km this year!
November 13th - Cadboro Bay (#43) Mike Jackson's Paddling Journal Thursday, 14 November, at 04:02
I went for a nice afternoon paddle on the surf ski. Conditions
were nice and I saw a good number of birds including harlequin
duck, black oystercatcher, hooded merganser and pigeon guillemot in
winter plumage. It was good to be back on the water!
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8 km, YTD 321 km
Wednesday, 13 November
Wonder after wonder on Loch Gairloch Mountain and Sea Scotland Wednesday, 13 November, at 19:22
From the beach at Port Henderson we looked straight out across the Minch to the "Long Isle"; the conjoined islands of Lewis and Harris, the more mountainous skyline to the left of this image is An Cliseam and the hills of Harris. The two small dark islands just showing to the centre right of this image are the Shiants.....they're a destination which is most definitely on my radar for an expedition.
Ledkryss ny favorit bland silversmyckena kajak.nu Wednesday, 13 November, at 19:11
Ledkryss i silver har Pia gjort både som örhängen och som smycke för halsband ganska länge. Senaste halvåret har de tagit lite fart och är de som säljer bäst i silverkajakshoppen. De har glidit ikapp och förbi både silverkajaker och blåmusslor. Kul och lite oväntat 🙂 Spana på www.silverkayak.com
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Kayak Instructor Life: Skills day Paddling Otaku Wednesday, 13 November, at 16:11
Every wonder what the life of a kayak instructor is like after
paddling season? It looks like this. Paddling in bad weather to
work on skills. I will paddle as much as I can between now and next
season to make sure my skills stay sharp.
Isole Baleari in kayak: il mio primo libro! Tatiyak Wednesday, 13 November, at 15:27
E' stato appena pubblicato dalla casa editrice milanese Magenes il libro
"Isole Baleari in kayak: alla scoperta di Maiorca, Minorca, Ibiza,
Formentera" scritto da Tatiana Cappucci (codice ISBN
978-88-6649-036-4).
Non riesco a spiegare quanto la cosa mi renda felice!
Il libro è frutto dei numerosi viaggi in kayak organizzati e
promossi da Tatiyak nel corso degli ultimi 10 anni, sin da quando
nel 2009 abbiamo per la prima volta completato la circumnavigazione
dell'isola di Minorca durante il periodo invernale compreso tra
Natale e Capodanno.
Da quella prima volta siamo tornati spesso alle Isole Baleari, da
soli ed in compagnia, per scoprire le bellezze naturalistiche delle
isole grandi e piccole dell'arcipelago pagaiando in kayak da mare,
convinti come siamo sempre stati che la terra vista dal mare è
sempre più bella.
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Tuesday, 12 November
Yttre Gården Kollbergs Kajakblogg Tuesday, 12 November, at 17:54
Torö Stenstrand Kollbergs Kajakblogg Tuesday, 12 November, at 17:51
Skön vandring i Cortina d'Ampezzo Kollbergs Kajakblogg Tuesday, 12 November, at 17:48
Video, Sonder Camino Ti Review at Six Months SimonWillis.net Tuesday, 12 November, at 16:40
However, there are shortcomings. Niggles, really. But let's go back a step.
To learn why I bought the Sonder Camino rather than the Kinesis titanium bike I had as a demonstrator, please check out this video.
My Titanium Test video sets out the comparison between the two and explains why I think the Camino is a good bike and one heck of an astonishingly good price.
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Monday, 11 November
Esami finali del corso istruttori di secondo livello FICT 2019 Tatiyak Monday, 11 November, at 23:30
Si sono svolti lo scorso fine settimana a Pedaso (Fermo, Marche)
gli esami del corso istruttori di secondo livello promosso ed
organizzato dalla FICT in collaborazione con la locale associazione
Stella Polare: il 9 e 10 novembre 2019 si sono ritrovati sulla
costiera adriatica gli 11 aspiranti istruttori che erano stati
ammessi alla prima sessione di maggio.
Sono stati tutti promossi e hanno tutti dimostrato di essere dei
validi insegnanti di kayak da mare!
Sotto un cielo plumbeo che solo nella tarda mattinata di domenica
si è aperto quel poco da permettere al sole di illuminare le
ultime prove di salvataggi assistiti, abbiamo lavorato al programma
stabilito dedicando il giusto spazio sia alle prove pratiche in
acqua che alla presentazione delle tesine in aula...
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Älemossen måndagsmys kajak.nu Monday, 11 November, at 19:34
Idag tog vi oss en promenad vid Älemossen uppe på Hallandsåsen. Vi tycker vi är rimligt flitiga på att röra oss i närområdet men denna mosse har vi missat helt och hållet tidigare. Finfint område och go promenad. Lite ruggigt i vinden men på det stora hela supergött. Skåneleden passerar tvärs genom/över Älemosse och Lya ... Läs mer...
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From cold to gold on Loch Gairloch Mountain and Sea Scotland Monday, 11 November, at 19:30
When a few days of very good weather coincided with the height
of the autumnal colours and some planned leave from work, it
was much too good to miss!
With a firm forecast for settled conditions starting three days
ahead, Allan, Lorna and I looked at where we might go. We
discussed various options and settled on two days of paddling, one
on the sea at Gairloch and one on fresh water at Loch Maree.
The nights are fairly long in the north of Scotland in the last
week of October, and the forecast was for particularly low
temperatures overnight. As we weren't doing a continuous
journey it seemed a good idea to use a commercial campsite in the
area to allow hot showers and the chance of evening meals in a
pub.....no point in suffering unnecessarily!
We had a journey of about four hours from home in Aberdeenshire across the country then north to...
Sunday, 10 November
North Fork Vacation 1st Full Day - Lazy day with a walk on the beach Frogma Sunday, 10 November, at 04:34
Monday turned out to be an absolutely gorgeous day, would've been great for kayaking, but with both of us still being under the weather, we ended up just having a quiet day. I'd brought some leftovers, so decided we would have those for breakfast rather than going out, and seeing me pretty happily ensconced on the sun porch with a book and a cup of tea, TQ asked me if I'd mind if he went...
Saturday, 09 November
Arctic Sea Kayak Race (ASKR) del 4 Padlemia Saturday, 09 November, at 19:35
(Har du ikke lest første etappe ennå, så finner du den HER, andre etappe HER. og tredje etappe er HER)
In Remembrance Mountain and Sea Scotland Saturday, 09 November, at 18:51
Long-distance Walking KAYAKCOBBER adventures on Sea and Land. Saturday, 09 November, at 18:29
Well i saw my old Blog was under lots of dust..or better to say:
Under a layer of thick SeaSalt.
Blast from the past....
For me no adventures on sealevel anymore..Dus to my eyes i had to
give up on this one. The Glistering of the sea and reading Charts
and Compass is not possible anymore. Or see buoys....
Instead i tried walking..this became long-distance walking. And
last few years i covered over 20000+ kilometers overhere in
Europe.
Friday, 08 November
Four Years Ago - first paddle after surgery Frogma Friday, 08 November, at 20:28
This was my first post-mastectomy paddle. I had my surgery in October 2015 and one month very nearly to the day after that I was back in my boat. November 7th. It was one of the shortest paddles TQ and I have ever done together, he and our friend and clubmate Frank just took me to the "Jeep Marsh" (so called because of the engine block that's rusting away in the inlet to the marsh - that's urban paddling for ya, but it's still a pretty place, and close enough that when tides permit, it's a favorite destination...
Sea kayak award into the wind... Tatiyak Friday, 08 November, at 11:04
Le previsioni avevano previsto tutto: una giornata di bassa
pressione ed una con vento forte!
E' stato tutto confermato e mentre il sabato abbiamo fatto una
serie di esercizi lungo la costa rocciosa del promontorio del
Circeo, alla domenica abbiamo dovuto trovare rifugio nel Lago di
Sabaudia.
Le raffiche sono arrivate puntuali alle 11 del mattino, appena
finita l'introduzione teorica sull'uso corretto e sicuro della cima
di traino: quando siamo saliti in kayak il vento ha continuato ad
arruffare le acque del lago interno con una costanza tale da
rendere estremamente divertenti tutti le prove pratiche, sopratutto
quelle relative al timone di poppa nelle sue variegate
declinazioni.
La nuova didattica promossa dalla British Canoeing permette
all'insegnante di concentrarsi sulle esigenze specifiche dei
singoli allievi ed in questo corso, tra le altre cose, ho avuto
modo di focalizzare l'attenzione sulle differenze tecniche tra
pagaia europea e pagaia groenlandese: dopo i primi consigli, e con
mia grande soddisfazione, due degli allievi hanno proseguito tutta
la giornata con la pagaia groenlandese, arrivando loro stessi a
trarre interessanti considerazioni sulle diverse groenlandesi in
uso, una in legno più lunga e pesante e l'altra in carbonio
più corta e leggera. E di certo le divergenze osservate non si
sono limitate alla forma e al materiale ma sono presto giunte anche
alla comprensione di vantaggi e svantaggi sia nella pagaiata in
avanti che in alcune manovre s...
Traditional Qajaqers of the South (TRAQS): March 26 to 29, Lake Placid, Florida Greenlandorbust.org Friday, 08 November, at 00:32
Dates: March 26 to 29
Location: Lake Placid, Florida
Description: Do you want to learn how to efficiently paddle using a traditional “skinny stick?” Learn to roll, or finally perfect that forward finishing hand roll? Always wanted to throw a harpoon or paddle a traditional skin-on-frame qajaq? TRAQS is the event for you, whether you’re just starting or you’re an advanced paddler.
Our mission is to spread the joy, benefits and cultural aspects of Greenland paddling in Florida. We adhere to the Greenlandic and Qajaq USA principles of mentoring and sharing our passion, skills and knowledge.
Contact: For more information, click HERE.
Thursday, 07 November
Garden Update - end of season fried rice Frogma Thursday, 07 November, at 17:38
Carrots were a new experiment, they worked pretty well. I pulled these ones the day we got home from vacation, completely ignoring the tall grass that was all over the place.
Antique Oar & Paddle Set Paddle Making (and other canoe stuff) Thursday, 07 November, at 15:58
Unfortunately, no details on this set of antique paddles / oars
found on a stock photo site...
Wednesday, 06 November
Powered up on Loch Ericht Mountain and Sea Scotland Wednesday, 06 November, at 22:07
After our hillwalking diversion we had a cup of tea on the shore before getting back on the water to complete our return leg up Loch Ericht to Dalwhinnie. Near to Corrievarkie is the turbine house for a hydro-electric power scheme. This station produces 2.2MW of power and is fed from Loch Garry in the hills to the east of Loch Ericht. There's a 55 metre height difference between the lochs which gives the "head" for the water. This scheme is part of the larger and widespread Tummel hydro network.
Pilgrimsvandring kajak.nu Wednesday, 06 November, at 18:58
När det ska fotograferas och filmas pilgrimsvandring kallas de mest vana vandrarna och de mest religiösa vandrarna in. Så därför stod vi framför kamerorna en solig dag i krokarna av Värnhem. Eller så var det för att ingen annan ville eller hade lust… Bakom kameran stod fotografen Lukasz Larsson Warzecha samt bredvid och runt kameran ... Läs mer...
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Tyne Tour Jimski's Blog Wednesday, 06 November, at 14:58
The Tyne Tour is run by Hexham Canoe Club and is a weekend of
sociable paddling on the North and South Tyne rivers.
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Tuesday, 05 November
Relaxing in Maine with a Touch of Grief On the Big Sea in a Little Boat Tuesday, 05 November, at 22:22
This is our third year going to Mt. Desert Island and we still
love it. Several of the families we talked to kept saying that
every year they want to go somewhere else for vacation, but end up
right back at the same campground. I figure why mess with success
when it comes to a week of relaxation.
We have plenty of other opportunities for excitement.....
Our first two days were very chill. We got our camp site all set up
the first day after a leisurely drive. The second day we hung
around the camp site for most of the morning. In the afternoon, we
did a really nice hike across from Echo Lake. There were some
pretty steep sections, but the views were spectacular. We also
started our "Handstands in ME" photo collage on the hike. There is
no place where Bug will not try a hand stand.
Monday, our third day, started out nice. We made our usual run up
to the Gathering Spot for pastries, coffee, and daddy-daughter chit
chat. Then the cat sitter called....
Alex, our cat, had been up and down since the winter, but nobody
really knew what was wrong with him. At first we thought it was
just asthma and put him on steroids, and he bounced back. Then as
summer wore on, he started getting more and more picky about his
food and generally just slowing down. He'd do great for a while;
then not so great. We were planning on having some more testing
done after vacation, but it seems like he had other plans...
The sitter said he looked pretty bad and that he needed to
see...
11/2 - A Beautiful Paddle With A Seal Sighting! Frogma Tuesday, 05 November, at 19:40
April 2018 drawing based on one of Artie Raslich's lovely seal photos from an American Princess sealwatching trip that year. BTW, the American Princess whalewatching season with Gotham Whale has been extended - it's been a great year for seeing whales right here in NYC, and the whales are still here and being seen, so they're going on through November!
Trip Report, 11/2/2019So I went for a beautiful paddle with TQ and Chris C (a clubmate who isn't on FB) today - Chris had suggested it t...
Inkvember? Ruffle Bar Seal Sighting Frogma Tuesday, 05 November, at 05:26
BTW, speaking of drawing, I did pull off a mostly successful Inktober. I fell off the one drawing a day pace while we were on vacation, but in the end there were 31+ drawings for the month, one for every prompt with a couple of bonus drawings, even! I'll probably write more about that on another night but if you're interested in seeing what I drew, I put them all in a Flickr album. Click here to view.
Monday, 04 November
Do you know how to fit a backpack? Paddling Otaku Monday, 04 November, at 23:28
I am guessing you don't. In the past 13 years I estimate that I
have fit 9 to 12 thousand backpacks on people. All kinds of people.
New backpackers, experienced backpackers, you name it.
Here is the thing, most people think they know how to wear a
backpack. The problem is, they don't. If you have never been fitted
for a backpack by a professional then I can almost guarantee you
are wearing a backpack too low on your hips. Similarly, if you have
never taken a kayaking lesson I can almost guarantee you are
paddling wrong. I've written about this before, it is one of my pet
peeves. Someone walks into a store, takes a pack off the wall and
puts it on. They don't check size on a pack, they don't make any
adjustments, they don't put any weight in the pack, and then they
proudly proclaim "this feels great!" Well, guess what? Every pack
feels great when there is no weight in it. You need to have your
torso measured, which is hard to do without a sizing tool, and you
need to have weight in the pack to really tell what it is going to
feel like.
This was the driving reason behind writing "The
Simple Guide to Backpacking." Pack fitting and pack selection
are both covered along with a lot of other things.
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Meet the Rangers – Captain Debrah Volturno! Extreme Sea Kayaking Adventures Monday, 04 November, at 08:45
Editor’s note: This is number three in our Meet the Rangers series. Now that Captain Jim Kakuk has become Vice Admiral Kuk and stepped back, Deb is our Captain although the Admiral reserves the right to have the last word. Also a big thank you to all the Rangers who took the time to write […]
The post Meet the Rangers – C...
Sunday, 03 November
Oktober 2019 kajak.nu Sunday, 03 November, at 16:04
Vi startade oktober med en liten stugbilsutflykt. Vi hängde även med på en go paddling på Hjörneredssjön med ett stort gäng. Riktigt gött väder på Västersjön blev det dessutom på oktober månads sista paddling. Blev även ett mycket trevligt besök på Köldknäppen hos Uthuset.
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Saturday, 02 November
DJI Mavic Mini kajak.nu Saturday, 02 November, at 18:19
DJI som är störst bland flygande drönare för fotografering, filmning och lek släpper nu DJI Mavic Mini. Tokigt liten och väger endast 250 gram. Vi tycker vår Mavic Air är rimligt kompakt och lätt med sina 430 gram men Mini är klart lättare och lite kompaktare. Upp till 30 minuters flygtid sägs det. Överlag en ... Läs mer...
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Höstflygmorgon hemmavid kajak.nu Saturday, 02 November, at 06:45
Måndag till onsdag denna veckan ar det varit grymt fint höstväder. Strålande sol och lite krispiga mornar. I måndags var det extra fint morgonljus så drönaren (DJI Mavic Air) fick flyga en runda hemmavid. Kul med lite från-ovan-bilder.
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Friday, 01 November
The Giving Season The Ikkatsu Project Friday, 01 November, at 18:58
The last two months of the year is the time when the donations to non-profits are at their highest. Most charitable organizations have a year-end giving campaign that tries to focus on getting their story out, showing why each is a good candidate for donor dollars and where the donations go, the programs and the personnel that make it all click.
The Ikkatsu Project is no exception to the rule....
Musee de Quai Branly Cree Replica Paddle Making (and other canoe stuff) Friday, 01 November, at 14:20
Back in the summer I was working on
three more historic replicas. One of the paddles was a
reproduction of a pole-grip, Cree paddle dated to circa 1930-1935.
The original with a black painted blade is in the Musee de Quai Branly in Paris,
France.
Garphyttan av Johan Skullman kajak.nu Friday, 01 November, at 07:12
Garphyttan är ett nystartat friluftsmärke som till att börja med har kläder i sortimentet. Bakom Garphyttan ligger Johan Skullman som av många känns igen som en av Fjällrävens profiler. Han har jobbat med Fjällräven i många år med att ta fram kläder och utrustning. Tanken verkar vara bra grejer till lite vettigare priser och det ... Läs mer...
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