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Kayaking Tips - Choosing a kayak by WhiteWhaterLovers .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:33pm , with a tighter turning radius for navigating more "active" waters Get a touring kayak. Also called sea kayaks, these are best for travel on open oceans and lakes. Go for experience...Choose a comfortable seat. Look for good back and hip support, and take the kayak out for a try before buying Cockpit versus sit on top. Sit on top kayaks are great Read on »

Kayaking Tips - Kayak fishing by WhiteWhaterLovers .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:33pm Don't buy everything at once. Get used to your gear before adding the fishfinder, live bait well, adjustable rod holder, and GPS Get a good seat. Invest in a thermal molded seat (not foam cushion) for maximum comfort Get a gunwale. Having a gunwale on a fishing kayak will let you mount a rod holder, fish finder, compass, and so on Get Read on »

Kayaking Tips - Whitewater kayak tips by WhiteWhaterLovers .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:33pm take lessons, you will be doing a lot of swimming as you try to whitewater kayak You don't have to be in top notch shape. But it helps. You do have to have good upper arm Read on »

Kayaking Tips - Sea kayak tips by WhiteWhaterLovers .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:33pm Use rudder to steer. If you put the kayak on edge, you go over. Use a strong stern rudder to keep going straight. Use sheepskin boots. They dry out, and keep you Read on »

Sea Kayak Georgia Sea Kayak Symposium by derrick m. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 14 Oct 2007 12:00am Oh Savannah you know we can’t wait Cos it might be too late If we wait any longer – gary brooker Sea Kayak Georgia will be hosting their Symposium and BCU Week October 28th through November 1. This year they are featuring master classes with Gorden Brown, and of course Nigel Dennis and Fiona Whitehead will be there for BCU 5* Training Read on »

That’s Not A Kayak? by derrick m. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 15 Nov 2007 12:00am turned into a debate over what makes a kayak a “Kayak”. Implying of course that these larger ocean crossing vessels are not so much kayaks as they are recreational vehicles. (You... Kayak (Merriam – Webster) 1 : an Eskimo canoe made of a frame covered with skins except for a small opening in the center and propelled by a double-bladed paddle Read on »

The Olympic Kayak Experience by Dr. John H. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 23 Sep 2010 3:00am During the Summer, I kayak the Charles River each evening using performance and fitness kayaks. Depending on wind and weather conditions I'll chose the Epic 18X (a fast, stable sea kayak optimized for ocean racing), the Epic V10 Sport (a faster, moderately stable surfski) or the Epic V12 (the fastest, less stable surfski). However, I've Read on »

Kayaking with a Shark by Ellie Patient Expert

Posted Fri 09 Jul 2010 4:21am picnic lunching spots as we perched on the top of a hill overlooking the bay, the ocean, and all the way back to Skye. It was great kayaking too, propelled by changing tides... fin and all. We kayaked for the day around Arisaig bay which after nine months of life on dry land almost fulfilled my kayaking needs. We were with a group of eight others Read on »

Do Androids Dream of Electric Kayaking Rabbits? by derrick m. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 25 Mar 2005 12:00am “Now I’ve been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come” – Cat Stevens Oddly I don’t plan kayaking days, (as disjointed as this post is you can see I don... on a rather blustery day. We actually planned a kayaking day at Lake Columbia, our only liquid water play spot this time of year. Spending the first day of spring on the water seemed Read on »

Kayak By Air by derrick m. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 19 Jul 2007 12:00am with arrangements. What a complete angel she has been. They will head off to hang with out new friends at KayakScuba a couple hours from the launch point. Carrie the owner and resident... better to just crash and enjoy a last shower in the morning. Now here’s something cool. Mike at Rockpool tells me that the new issue of Ocean Paddler just came out in the UK Read on »