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Hello Paddling Friends,
We have some early season British Canoeing training opportunities scheduled for April and May, along with our signature courses. All can be found on our on-line calendar at www.kayakwaveology.com .British Canoe trainings and assessments are fantastic check points against an international gold standard as you journey along in your paddling career. Great for club paddlers and trip leaders and for those who just want to enhance their skills and knowledge.
BCU 3 Star Sea Training. Saturday April 25Th. Lower Narragansett Bay, URI Bay campus. http://www.kayakwaveology.com/event/bcu-3-star-sea-training/
BCU 4 Star Sea Leader Training. Friday - Saturday May 15Th-16Th. Eastern CT - Newport RI for venues selections. This is based on sea states for the area. http://www.kayakwaveology.com/event/bcu-4-star-sea-leader-training/
BCU 3 Star Sea Assessment. Saturday May 23. Lower Narragansett Bay. http://www.kayakwaveology.com/event/bcu-3-star-assessment-ri-2/
BCU 2 Star Training. Friday May 29Th. Chester CT. http://www.kayakwaveology.com/event/bcu-2-star-training-ct/
Feel free to email or call for inquires.
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LOL! Thanks guys! Though now I have to explain to Greg what an Entwife is (he gets the ape-wife).
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Greetings All –
It has been a banging year and we are closing out with some great end of the season events.
Kayak Waveology is offering a BCU 4 Star Leader Training and 5 Star Leader Training Nov 5th – 7th (this includes the navigation course). A 4 Star Assessment is also being offer Nov 6-7th, for those who need this.
The 5* training will be provided by Nigel Dennis and Peter Jones both from Anglesey North Wales. Eila Wilkinson, also from Anglesey, and Greg Paquin will be running the 4* programs. This is an opportunity to learn from very talented coaches without having to travel across the pond. The area in Fishers Island Sound is especially suited to 5* with its strong current flow and predictable rough water conditions.
Then, starting on Friday Nov 8th through Sunday Nov 10th, is the main event – Autumn Gales. This is a rough water training event based out of Stonington Borough, CT.
Check out the website here for more details and registration forms http://www.autumngales.com/ or http://www.kayakwaveology.com/
Peace & Cheers,
Greg & Paula
Email Contact: coach@kayakwaveology.com
Phone: 860-304-4000
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Hi All -
When Phil Clegg, a BCU coach from Wales, was over here recently, he mentioned he was doing an ergonomic study of sea kayakers and their equipment as part of his Coach 5 project. He’s put together a short, 13 question, anonymous survey and would like to get feedback from as many sea kayakers as possible. If you would like to participate in the survey, below is the link. You will need a tape measure and measurements will need to be in cm. Thanks for your time!
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Kate -
Thank you for a wonderful report and spectacular pictures. What magical memories it brings back. A few friends and I were in the area a couple of years ago and, again just this week of Labor Day. We crossed over to Grand Manan and paddled around the island then down the NB coast from Blacks Harbor to Lubec. My hat's off to you for dealing solo with boat/gear in that tidal range and also the eventual thick fog which can make navigation confusing.
It is truely an amazing area to paddle.
Peace & Cheers,
Paula
(who also loves her Exped and Explorer LV)
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In case anyone has an interest about people actually out paddling, according to grapevine Glenn spent the past weekend on an island north of Isle Au Haut amongst some folks who enjoyed meeting/visiting with him. He is doing well. Don't know if he got to see the wonderful Fourth of July IAH parade or not. A great pity if he did not.
Ed Lawson
He did get to see the parade on IAH. A wonderful scene of small town Americana. Lots of fun with the locals and fellow kayakers alike. And really tasty scallops to be had from the little general store there.
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Dear Sir C -
The door to the house on the hill is aways open for you whenever you want to paddle the warm waters south of the Cape
P.
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Hi John,
Thank you for sharing this thought provoking presentation. Many wonderful bits of information and fodder for discussion.
After reading the presention, I was curious why, on the 1st slide, dead reckoning would be considered the simplest and most common means of navigation. Wouldn't piloting also be considered a simple and comon means of navigation since it involves using landmarks? The person navigating, of course, would have to know what the landmarks are either from map, chart or other source (i.e. local knowledge). From my general experience on land and sea, most people will use a combination of the two. Straight dead reckoning ususally comes in when there's a significant lack of visibility (i.e. fog or nighttime) or when out of site of any landmarks (e.g. major ocean crossings) . Even when hiking out in woods without a map and no trail and wanting to get back to starting point, I will make mental notes of landmarks passed. (E.g. I passed by that funky looking rock formation going out, so if I pass by it coming back, I know I'm heading in the right direction).
Thanks again for sharing this.
Peace & Cheers,
Paula
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I cannot say I recognise either of those paddlers -- I'd say they look like Cuban refugees?
I don't know about the Cuban part, but they definitely look like boat people.
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Did you play in The Old Sow? I witnessed the sow but it was at night and not at it's peak. It still looked pretty damn cool.
Nope, the old sow was sleeping when we crossed over. (Not a bad thing). Did find a really cool reversing falls that generated whirlpools in Cobscook Bay near Pembroke that we played in. Lot of current in that area.
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Maine in late June on our way to Campobello. Greg, Ron, Bro-Ski and I were going to the island as a starting point for a week's paddling trip. Driving by the IGA supermarket in Lubec, we spied a SVU decked out with rep insignias and a couple of P&H boats on top. Seeing those kayaks and that ride way down in downeast Maine is not an everyday sight. "That's got to be someone we know." So we pull a u-ee , park next to the SVU and roll down the window, as did the person in the SUV. "Hey, nice boats" started the conversation.
Turns out we did know the person, but by reputation only. He was featured in TITS 2 at the Schooks and produced Pacific Horizons. Yup, it was Brian Smith along with his partner Lise-Anne and golden retriver Chuya. They had been filming along the east coast for a new sea kayaking movie Eastern Horizons Eastern Horizons.
They had been on the road almost two months, from the barrier islands up to Virginia, New York, Maine and Newfoundland. While in Maine, they visited with John Carmody in Boothbay and Mark Schoon / Mel Rice in Bar Harbor. After chatting for about 1/2 hour, we exchanged emails and offered to take Brian paddling in CT when he was passing back through the area. (Lise-Anne was flying back home).
Fast foward to this past Sunday. The plan was to go to The Race for the late afternoon flood. After waiting out a pretty impressive t-storm in some scrub brush on Fischer's Island, we had a window of opportunity and made a bee-line for The Race. The storm winds were knocking down the waves and we had missed the better part of the flood while crouched in the scrub brush. But Brian, with film gear, still scrambled out of his boat onto the rocks and climbed up to the deck around Race Rock Light. We played for a short time while Brian filmed. Rides were hard to catch, but it was still fun playing in the jobbly water. Then the distance rumble began again and we packed it in and caught the last bit of flood back to Esker Point. Not sure if it will end up on the A or B reel, but regardless it was pretty cool to meet Brian and his partner and to know that a movie of our beautiful east coast is in the making.
Peace & Cheers,
Paula
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So I've known this guy for, what.. 3 years now, and ya think by now he would have shared all his favorite play spots. Well the other weekend, I discovered he was holding out on me. Not the race, not the reefs, not the narrows, not the cans, not j-cove, not plum gut, not nappa tree, but a place he hadn't brought me before. A true park n' play with a 3 minute paddle to fast moving current and sweet standing waves. There was a bit of swell still coming in and when that met the current - whoa nelly - it was a bury your bow fun fun fun bucking bronco ride. Thanks Greg, I forgive you!
Hope you enjoy the photos courtesy of our friend Ron. He also took some video that will hopefully make it to utube or something similar soon. (PS - Rick S - for your sake it was terrible day
)Greg Burying the Bow
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Assuming the launch would be from Odiorne Park, using the ruler tool in Google Earth I get 6 miles from there to the closest point in the Isles, Appledore.
Blaine
There is a marine lab on Appledore and stopping on the island requires permission. Cedar and Lunging are private. Duck is a bird sanctuary. Smuttynose, Malaga, Star, White, Seaveys OK to land.
If heading to Smutty, shortest distance is to launch from Rye Harbor. On north side of harbor is small lot (no fee) that can accomodate a number of cars. From Rye Harbor to Smuttynose approx 6nm. Nice rock gardening out there.
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Hope this works!
Thanks for the Flickr pointers.
Thanks for the pics! That was a fun day.
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(sunday scared me outta my explorer...i've decided to only paddle ponds.
)Yeah right. And I dye my hair blonde.
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I agree. It was also a fun hour or two on the water. The mild conditions weren't too mild for me, as evidenced by my unexpected swim.
We're all between swims
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Hi All -
Just a reminder that the Greenland class is upcoming next month on June 14th. NPSN is bringing the class to you so you don't have to travel far to a symposium for the experience. (It's good to save on gas these days and be kinder to the environment!). There's room left in both the morning and afternoon sessions. Please check out the events calendar here: http://www.nspn.org/forum/index.php?act=ca...mp;event_id=629
You don't need to have any prior Greenland skills - this is open to all abilities and you don't need to have a roll either! Cheri and Turner are wonderful instructors and their wealth of traditional kayaking knowledge really adds to the experience. Their philosophy is that bracing and rolling are not an advance skill set only for imtermediates and above. But a basic skill set that provides the recreational paddler with a fundamental and useful set of skills that develop body and boat awareness.
Here's an except from Jennifer Pivovar's website (http://www.jpivovar.net/Gallery/GW06main.htm) who was a student of Cheri & Turner's down in Sweetwater:
"The second day I had a morning of one-on-one rolling lessions with Cheri Perry. Cheri is not only one of the best kayak rollers anywhere, she is a teacher of the highest ability. There is no nuance of any roll that escapes Cheri, and she is able to communicate that understanding in words -- and with a little poke here and there as necessary. I also think she has x-ray vision, as she knows exactly what you are doing under water, even when you don't! Within minutes (no, really) I had a balance brace, side scull, standard roll, and crook-of-elbow roll. On both sides. We tried butterfly and stick rolls, without total success, but hey not bad for a first timer. Later that same day I had another one-on-one rolling session, this time with Greg Stamer. It is really interesting to get another's perspective. Greg reinforced my "portfolio" and then had me doing shotgun (armpit) rolls. What a day!"
So if you're interested in the class, please contact me at fatcat@metrocast.net
Peace & Cheers,
Paula
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Thanks to everyone that dropped by and to Tom for hauling the boats down from Peaks. The day turned out much nicer than expected and conditions were mild for the afternoon surf session. It's always amazing talking with Tom about boats. The man's a walking encylopedia. Kevin, Gillian - we missed you in the Triton. I would have paid to see that!
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NSPN is bringing Cheri and Turner back this year on June 14th for a Greenland Paddling skills class.
This is always a fun class and a great way to experience traditional kayaking.
Please check out the calendar of events here for more information and how to sign up for the class.
Peace & Cheers,
Paula
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Hey-ya -
Need relief from day job. Mind a little company? That is if my AA still floats (LV lives w/ Greg). AA spent winter outside. Sorry sight to see. Chipping 'er out just the other week. Will be good test of VCP seam tape methinks.
Peace & Cheers,
P.
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Hi Folks -
Despite the cold and snow recently, another paddling season is right around the corner! Pretty soon there'll be longer days and warmer weather.
Each year during the paddling 'high' season, NSPN offers a variety of professional instruction to our members. We'll soon be scheduling coaches/classes for the upcoming season, but we need your help. We want to offer classes that NPSN members are interested in and want to take. To help with that, please take a moment to respond to the poll. If there is a class you're interested in that's not listed, please feel free to respond to this post or send me a note. Your input is very much appreciated.
Peace & Cheers,
Paula
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Sssssswwwwweeeeeet! Nice to see the sticks out there in the moving water.
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Sweet! My neck gasket is being stretched so I can be properly dressed for the next surf session
PS - good music selection!
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Nice job guys! Next stop Wales!
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7th Autumn Gales & British Canoeing & ACA Courses
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Hello All –
Even though it still feels like summer out there, the 7th Annual Autumn Gales is right around the corner. We have quite a line of up coaches and courses happening.
Check out the website here for all the info and how to register.
Prior to the Autumn Gales main event on Oct 30 – Nov 1st, there are a number of British Canoeing trainings and assessments:
And new this year, we are offering the ACA Level 5 ICE October 28th – Oct 30th
The Autumn Gales main event features a variety of classes including advanced boat handling skills in conditions, tide race courses and incident management.
For coaches, Nigel Dennis, Eila Wilkinson, and Phil Clegg are back this year. Peter Jones, who couldn’t make last year, is also back. We also have some new faces to the Gales – Keirron from the Isle of Man and Dale Williams from Georgia. And, of course, our rough water local guides will be there to help.
It’s sure to be a rocking time so hope to see you there!
Peace & Cheers,
Paula & Greg