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    Nutrition for Sea Kayakers, a NSPN Zoom Event, presented by Dan Carr 2/15/24 at 7:00 pm.

    in Past Trips

    Posted

    Good stuff, Dan. Thank you very much for making the effort and recommendations. Your presentation is very inspirational for this chronically hopelessly underfueled paddler. 

    For those who listen to John Chase’s “Paddling the Blue” podcast, the latest episode #106 with Tom Daly is very much on topic. Reminds me of 8 hour childhood hikes in the Alps with 2 oranges, a chocolate bar and 1 liter of unsweetened black tea with lemon juice between my dad and me. Seems like I haven’t learned much since then. Looking forward to integrating your recommendations into my longer days.

    Thanks again!

    Andy

    Spray skirt question

    in General Message Board

    Posted

    Near entrapment happened to me once during a pool session. I think I just brute-forced myself out of the cockpit. It was a wake up call.

    I wrap electrical tape tightly around the entirety of the soft loop of my extremely tight-fitting Snapdragon skirt. It creates a very stiff loop - almost a handle - that is easier to feel for than a floppy loop. I use yellow to make it visually conspicuous underwater.

    I am guilty of not practicing despite above event ~ 10 years ago. It is especially important with gloves during cold weather paddling. I am making at least a mental checklist of the wet exit procedure. Very helpful to keep Bill’s skirt-caught-on-the-other-side-of-the-cockpit-rim episode in mind during urgent submerged troubleshooting!

    Hey Joe! Solos are dangerous😜

    KAYAKING THE FAROE ISLANDS - An Exploratory Experience; August 29-September 17, 2023

    in Trip Reports

    Posted

    Fantastic trip and report, Pru! Well worth the wait ?

    We all continue to vicariously paddle through your worldwide adventures. What’s next? Shetland I.?

    I dare say, it’s naked lady and XL(rated) hot dog overload on the Faroes!

    You seem to go into increasingly challenging conditions from one trip to the next and it seems to faze you less each time.

    What’s the story behind the Viking ship replica in Tórshavn?

    Did you get feedback from “the boys’” tide race trip?

    Last resort communication

    in General Message Board

    Posted

    Hi All

    I'm interested in what people are using as last resort means of communication.

    I’ve resisted wearing a PLB on my person mainly due to size of available locator beacons. I bought an ACR years ago, never took it out due to its size. I recently purchased an Ocean Life PLB-1, small in size and reasonably good reviews. I carry a cell phone, VHF, whistle, laser flare and rocket flares in my PFD, now also a PLB-1.

    Unfortunately, or fortunately, I just read an FB post of a kayaker who had a PLB-1 failure after a few immersions while rolling (it’s rated waterproof to 15 m). Not entirely sure what her test protocol was but I’ll just assume she followed manufacturer’s instructions. I’m vacuum sealing my PLB-1 now.

    Please share your setup.

     

    Andy

     

    Phishing attempt or spam attack?

    in General Message Board

    Posted

    I received 3 genuine appearing messages from the NSPN message board from sender forum@nspn.org and I'm not sure what to make of them.

    My apologies to "ellaelizabeth", who was the author of all 3, if I am doing wrong by you.

    The subjects of all 3 mails seemed somewhat off-topic for an NSPN discussion: "What does a security grade C mean?" and another one titled "Why is it important for orthopedic patients to go through rehabilitation?" and a third asking "What exactly does a construction worker do?".

    While all of these questions are extremely important and keep me up at night as well, I was wondering whether we are the subject of a spam attack.

     

    I'm aware that the title of my new topic may itself seem to be a phishing/spam attack to other NSPNers and land in the trash...suit yourself.

     

    Will my VHF let me down when I need it?

    in General Message Board

    Posted

    I bought an ICOM M73 2-1/2 years ago. I charged it once after purchase. I only turn it on 5 seconds on occasion to check its battery status. It always announces a full charge. I’ve never done a radio check with it, so have not transmitted to challenge the battery. I have listened to WX on a few occasions just to see if doing that for 20 minutes reduces the charge. It has stayed stubbornly at “all bars”.

    Has anyone else made this experience and then noticed a precipitous decline in charge once they started transmitting? Do my “all bars” give me a false sense of security? Should I just buy a fresh battery after 2 years?

    Thanks for any insight!

     

    Andy

    Paddling the Blue

    in General Message Board

    Posted

    I’m not sure how many of you know of this podcast series by John Chase, “Paddling the Blue”. I discovered it around series # 8. He has built a collection of amazing and inspirational interviews with well known and not so well known paddlers from across the world. John just published episode #64!

    I envy anyone who has the whole collection to listen to yet, although I have listened to and enjoyed several episodes multiple times. Special bonus: Prudence is featured, if only indirectly so. Go find that episode if you can!

    https://paddlingtheblue.podbean.com

    Enjoy!
     

    Andy

    Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum "KAJAK!" exhibition

    in General Message Board

    Posted

    Good stuff!

    I particularly enjoyed Peary’s “how not to roll a kayak”. Not sure if he was just naive or arrogant to think that he could sit in a kayak and roll after observing a few rolls by an Inuit. Could have easily ended up in “Deep Trouble” without rapid help from the rowboat. I guess that’s the trait that made him a true explorer, chapeau!
     

    Fascinating museum, especially for the boat builders among us (not me).

    Christmas gift

    in General Message Board

    Posted · Edited by Inverseyourself

    I thought I’d share the quite impressive art work I received from my nurse practitioner for Christmas this morning. It also shows my own diagnosis with its ICD-code. Happy Holidays to everyone!

     

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