dwman53

I'm planning to attend both the event and post race paddle

Doug W

(the other doug)

I'm planning on being there, assisting at the event and post paddle

Doug W (the other doug)

It's a "No go" for me today

Dwman53 ( the other doug)

I'm in. Hope the weather and a trip can come to agreement

Dwman53 (the other doug)

Made a trip from the new Fort Point Kayak launch and headed thru the locks then to Esplanade and then back out to USS Constitution.

A nice easy way to get to the harbor ( parking $5.00 all day on weekends)

Now... want to head the other direction

Can you stop at Castle and get out to look around the fort?

Does anyone know if you can stop on Long or Spectacle Islands?

Is there a better Route, or better Islands to paddle to/by?

Doug (the other Doug)

I'll be joining the trip

Doug W

Bob,

I'm in...

Doug W

Impex Susquehanna

Looking to launch from Seabrook /Hampton Harbor around 2:00-2:30 and heading out along the beaches

Weather says Sunny 70F with light winds and seas 2-4ft

Ocean temp 49F

High tide @ 5:46 PM

Doug W

Thanks for the info. Went early and got a spot in the main parking lot.

This was my first race, but managed 13th in Masters class and 35th overall. The down wind leg was fast thanks to the wind, but you know you gunna pay when you turned and headed for home. 6 Miles 1hr 21 m 39 sec

Next up is Essex River race @ the end of May

DougW

Anyone racing in the 6 mile sea kayak race on Sunday?

Anyone have any good insight into a parking location, if DCR Artesani Park area, Brighton (start of 6 mile race) is full?

I know about Magazine beach, but it's kinda far away and heard there's a 4 hr parking time limit

I'm paddling an IMPEX Susquehanna Yellow/white...coming thru...

Thanks

Doug W

Ran across an article about the latest radio features

http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?609

Enjoyed my first trip around the "BIG" lake.

Great pictures...they're good way to share the experience with those land bound folks

Thanks to all for the opportunity

Doug W

:yippie:I'm planning on joining in

Doug W

It was a fantastic way to spend a bonus day of summer weather.

Seeing the shoreline from a kayakers perspective just gets better and better

Appreciate the opportunity to join in

Thanks to Doug for organizing the trip

DougW

Sound Good....Count me in

DougW

I'll be there

Doug W

Great trip..the opportunity to observe "rock play" and "follow the leader" were beneficial experiences. Even took on surfing.. apologies again go to Blaine, who was the recipent of my first surfing collision. I'm now rushing out to get a helmet

the pics, as always, are great

Doug W

I've upgraded from rec to fiberglass over the last three years. Agree that Craigslist is the second spot to check out, but The first thing is is to try boats out. Consider Charles River Kayak, in Newton MA and/ or ContoocooK River Kayak up in NH. They both have a large selection and you can test drive them free, on site.

Count me in

Doug W

I'd like to join the trip

Doug (the other Doug)

A few random thoughts in no particular order.

Don't select a radio on the basis of power, floating, battery life, "nifty" features, etc.

All the good radios are roughly equal in performance and battery life. If you look at all the reviews on the website Neil listed you can check out models of interest.

Do select a radio based on how it fits your hand, how easy the controls are to use with thick neoprene gloves on, how easy it is for you to see the display, how well it seems to pick up WX stations as that is a rough test of sensitivity you can make in a store, how loud and clear the audio is, look at the manual to see how easy it is to use various features.

Radio choice seems a rather personal matter and some have very strongly held views regarding some models and brands. Both Icom and Standard make nice radios, there are exceptions, and in particular some of the lower priced Standards (270SX/280SX) are very tough and have excellent performance, but tend to be more "brick" like than say the Icom M72 which is a great radio. If you want to wear the radio on the PFD shoulder strap as many in NSPN do, then size is important and the M88 seems popular amongst that group.

Ed Lawson

Thanks for the info, looks like I'm going to spend some time @ West Marine to check out all of your suggestions

Doug W

Looking to gather suggestions, commentary and/or recommendations as I'm looking into purchasing a handheld VHF radio

Appreciate your feedback

Thanks

Doug ( the other Doug)

If the weather holds, I'm looking to join in

the other Doug

See you there

We Level 2+ paddlers will be paddling over to Salem Willows and back, weather permitting. We will follow the western shore of Marblehead harbor and round the point then make the crossing to just north of the power plant, then follow the shore again to the landing at The Willows. The trip length is about 8 nm, and we will time it to be back in plenty of time for the fabulous NSPN post-paddle pig-out.

Further details to follow.

Please respond here if you are interested in joining us.

Cheers,

Rob

Count me in. See you Sat AM

the other Doug