Touring Kayak: Touring kayaks are longer and narrower than recreational and whitewater kayaks. They are designed to slice through open water very efficiently, thus enabling the paddler to travel faster and with less effort. If you plan to paddle over large lakes or in the ocean these kayaks are perfect. ...
The next day at the put-in there is an explosion of gear: pots, pans, stove, miscellaneous food items bought en-route, tent, and all the other “toys” that need to go along for the weekend cover the ground. After filling your boat for about thirty minutes you realize there is no way all this ...
A good kayaking instructor, on the other hand, can make the whole process much easier – and safer – and it doesn't have to be a formal instructor from a paddling shop or business.
If you have friends or family who are experienced paddlers, consider asking them for some informal instruction. ...
The Bass Strait, three words that had been looming in my consciousness for years. Four years ago I had missed out on joining a group making the crossing due to other paddling committments. Other trips came and went in the intervening years but crossing 'the Bass' was becoming my holy grail. I knew we ...
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It was 8am and we were standing on Blanket Bay beach near Cape Otway. Looking out to 92km of salt water we were about to embark on one of the best paddling trips I have ever done. The weather observations earlier that morning were recording 5.5m swells off C. Sorell, winds 10-15 knots from the ...
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