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Richmond Kayaking - Articles
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 t ...
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Kayaking Tips - Sea kayak tips
by
WhiteWhaterLovers ..
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:33pm
Practice riding offshore swells. These waves dissipate slowly without breaking, and give you a welcome push. It helps you get where you are going
Set up caches. On out and return trips, set up resupply caches along the way to lighten the load. Hang supplies in a sturdy drybag our of reach of animals
Supplement your backcountry diet with nat ...
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Kayaking Tips - Whitewater kayak tips
by
WhiteWhaterLovers ..
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:33pm
Basic gear. The basics include boat, paddle, sprayskirt, helmet and lifejacket
Get the accessories. Wetsuit, drytop, booties,gloves, float bags, throw ropes, and a large net bag to store it all.
Learn basic skills. Learn are bracing, rolling, and wet exiting in calm water, then eddy turns, peel outs, ferrying, and surfing in moving water
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Sea Kayak Georgia Sea Kayak Symposium
by
derrick m.
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 ...
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Kayaking Tips - Choosing a kayak
by
WhiteWhaterLovers ..
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:33pm
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 for beginners who fear being trapped in a cockpit, and for fishing. And they won't swamp if it rolls
Fishing kayaks. Fishing kayaks should be 12 - 16 ft long and wide enough to ...
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How to Choose a Kayak
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Dr. John H.
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 2:48pm
Between May and October each year in New England, the sum of the water temperature in the Charles River plus the daytime air temperature exceeds 100 degrees, reducing the risk of hypothermia in the case of submersion. For me, that's kayaking season.
At least 3 times a week, on my way home to western suburbs of Boston, I stop at the Char ...
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That’s Not A Kayak?
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derrick m.
Posted
Thu 15 Nov 2007 12:00am
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
2 : a portable boat styled like an Eskimo kayak
The definition of a kayak above is pretty typical of what you’ll find in any dictionary. The “k ...
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Kayaking for a cause
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Kristen D.
Posted
Sat 06 Sep 2008 7:33am
Check out this video from CNN.com:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/09/05/smith.artic.kayak.itn
It tells the story of a man who took an arctic kayak trip to measure how quickly ice was melting there. Pretty insightful.
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Kayaking 101
by
Ellie
Posted
Thu 06 Nov 2008 11:41pm
My last weekend in New Hampshire was a rainy one. Not quite as much rain as last spring in southern NH, but enough rain to destroy roads, flood houses, and generally make a mess. I drove around on the second day of rain trying to get pictures of a nearby river, but all the roads around it were closed due to its flooding. The next day, I went ...
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