Today I gave a five hour private lesson to a very motivated novice ocean paddler and intermediate flat water kayaker. We went soup to nuts to get Scott ready for the upcoming paddling season with his goal in mind for him to do some flat water races and some small [...]
With the air temperature in the 40's and no wind it felt like a spring day here in Jamestown, Rhode Island. I launched from my familiar Jamestown site, Bay Voyage Inn. I did a 6 mile Sakonnet River tempo paddle yesterday, so today was an easy paddle to get use [...]
Bill at start of 19 mile Rotc. Tom Kerr in back and Beata. Bill Baker had been on the New England paddling scene for as long as I can remember. One of my memories is similar to many other New England paddlers who knew Bill. We would show [...]
FIT The bucket design of the 560M is an ergo design, it's a narrower fit for smaller hips but it's tapered to also accommodate larger hips. HANDLING SPEED Flat water speed was the easiest to compare: The 560M is amazingly faster: I don't feel bored, and it doesn't feel like [...]
My Search of the "Perfect" Surfski My search since 2003 for the "Perfect" surfski has gotten easier with so many surfskis brought to the market since then, most notably in the last two years. Before 2003, I paddled and raced sea kayaks since 1993. My surfski experience started off with [...]
