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Hi Does anyone know if Long Wharf is open to out-of-towners for parking? Thanks Andy

No matter what hi-tech I wear, I sweat like crazy and rapidly cool off and get cold again. Rolling seems to be the best thermoregulator for me.

Agree with Janet, great day and good to reconnect, great meeting Stephanie and finally meeting Nancy and Wayne in person. Added bonus: announcement at lunch break ?.

I’m a decent probable, unless the trip is already full.

Personally, I prefer the term plutonic gabbro (but I may be misinformed)

Also good to have additional communication options to contact the Coast Guard by fax or via e-mail in case of emergency.

Fantastic Joe! Well deserved!

Well put!

? Jim, my working class brain just realized that you referred to s c h e d u l i n g the trip on or after Tuesday 20th. Didn’t mean to offend the NSPN-retirement community.

In other words, as a working person I can’t paddle Tuesdays.

Tuesday is only for the retirement community ☹️?

Interested!

Are people just more vigilant or are there just so many more GWS around Cape Ann?

Full fathom five thy father lies;Of his bones are coral made;Those are pearls that were his eyes:Nothing of him that doth fade,But doth suffer a sea-changeInto something rich and strange.Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:Ding-dong.Hark! now I hear them—Ding-dong, bell.

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For those of us who already own every imaginable communication device on the water: https://shakespeare-ce.com/marine/

I am so sorry! It's unfortunately a classic. Tom Berg always tells the story of exactly the same occurrence at a paddling symposium (Autumn Gales?). It's one of those famous "it's only a short distance" last words incidents. I hope that you can save the Nordkapp !!!!!!!!!

Jonathan, Kelsey and I paddled this stretch with really good energy in the water a few years ago to the tide race below the light house. I remember it as one of the most enjoyable stretches of coast in conditions I have paddled yet. If you time the flow and catch max, the rock gardens below the lighthouse offer superior park-and-play.

I’m totally on board w countrywide aggressive containment and cutting out the anti-science BS.

You mean Bakers-style permanent social distancing? Yeah, how utterly convenient that would be!

I had a slippery-issue as well. Unfortunately, surf wax disappears after a while, at least in my experience. I used self-amalgamating tape, which regularly completely shredded my hands, especially during time trials where I just didn’t pay attention to that. Major calluses. I switched to using it on one side only and am getting more used to it on the side I’m not using it on. I created stops that Matt referred to with yellow electrical tape, fairly thick so that I can easily feel it. The yellow also gives me a peripheral visual aide to see where my hands are.

I think a shark breached off Rockport next to David Mercer’s boat a few years ago. He can speak more to it. I wonder what type he saw.

Interesting presentation about Cape Cod having newly emerged ca. 2009 as one of the less than a handful worldwide Great White hubs (at 11:45 min).

Much good advice above. I won’t repeat but will just add my OTC: In a safe environment, being absolutely sure that you know how to wet-exit or even better have an experienced kayaker on stand by, feel out the “point of no return”. Because of your “irrational fear”, you probably stop your edging and leaning long before you reach the limits of secondary stability. The tipping point thus remains an unknown that will arrive suddenly and unexpectedly, undermining your confidence. Aggressively find that point - if you go over you wet exit and try again. You should try without spray skirt first, with spray skirt only with a competent paddler next to you. Youtube “How to edge an lean a kayak” by Gordon Brown (paddling.com within Youtube). There is a whole series of edge and lean drills if you follow that lead. The Inside low brace turn is extremely helpful in finding out how much you can lean a kayak into a turn. The outside low brace turn gives you support when finding how far you can edge. Both are fun and dynamic maneuvers that’ll go WAY beyond primary and also secondary stability and will boost your confidence. You can theoretically flood your cockpit with each maneuver if you don’t use a sprayskirt, they can be executed that aggressively. Both maneuvers should be properly demonstrated to you in-person, though. You can make a lot of significant mistakes. A summer lake session with seasoned paddlers would be ideal. Good luck and don’t buy a freighter! Andy