Introduction to Nick Nick has been kayaking for over 40 years. He started designing and building high performance wooden sea kayaks over 30 years ago specifically to enjoy the waters and coastline of Frenchman Bay and Schoodic. Nick brings a rich knowledge of how kayaks work and how they interact [...]
Yesterday I gave a brief safety lesson to a group of Stellar Dealers and paddlers in Virginia Beach, Va covering the remount and the benefits of a paddle leash over a leg leash when demonstrating a remount. I will use a recent real example that I had three weeks ago [...]
As a sea kayak instructor years ago, I learned the value of having the proper safety gear. This has carried over to my surf ski days. I have been paddling surfskis since 2003. I am an early adopter in marketing terms, so I tend to have the latest gear. A [...]
What started out as a routine training paddle for Tim Dwyer, myself, and novice surfski paddler Tim Hudyncia(Tim H) got interesting due to a combination of benign circumstances. These circumstances surrounding our paddle could have easily happened to most of us. Tim H, the good sport that he is, said [...]
If you have been paddling long enough you will have your own "sea stories". I certainly have quite a few. I will share with you briefly three of my stories and please read Karen and Rob Mirlenbrink' recent post sharing one of their stories from last year. (Now in the [...]
