Jim Snyder

will you be providing a waiver to sign? Drysuits required?

I read back over this thread and confirmed that the positions of many of us (including me) evolved over the last week or so. But to be fair, even at the beginning I don't think any of us were second guessing public health experts. We were looking at what we do and saying in effect, that's easily adaptable to be no more impact than solo paddling. That being said, I have come around to the position that if I paddle with anyone else it will be meeting one other person on the water and keeping plenty of distance. If I see any other boater on the water in trouble, I will assist.

Count me in for cocktail hour!

This thread is to post pictures from solo trips during coronatime where you don't want to bother with a new thread, or pictures of other things you're doing to stay fit and sane. I got out on Winnisquam recently to search out the edge of ice. Found this guy in the water, couldn't tell if he was dead or just too cold to move...

The amazing thing about that model is the relatively modest difference between doing nothing and social distancing. On the other hand the difference between social distancing and shelter in place is staggering. I am rethinking my position.

I think kayaking is one of the few group activities that can be adapted to legitimate distancing. On the water it's a no brainer. For everything else: Don't park right next to each other. If you can manage solo paddling you've figured out how to get your boat from the car to the water and back without help. If a rescue is needed, it's because someone really made a mistake. Rescue them. I cringe at going to the grocery but I'll paddle with any of you.

Look, most of us are old enough to have experienced a lot of crazy stuff. We'll get past this. Kayaking is something we can do at minimal risk. It's good for our mental health, which you're going to hear a lot from soon. I'll paddle with you until they start pulling us over for having boats on the rack and we'll be careful and responsible and go home and look forward to the next time. Full disclosure, PWI.

This was a great trip. I was experimenting with trying to take video with my phone tucked in my pfd: Always try to get a picture of the boats taking their lunch break:

I'll call from the road if you guys want to adjust the launch location.

If we want to avoid the sticky stuff we could try Singing or White Beach. I have no local knowledge but it looks like there should be plenty of parking on a cold March day. Alex, you should call it.

I've been watching Sunday too, haven't given much thought to where yet...

I'd be in... Currently less wind predicted both at Nahant and north of Hampton. Not trying to hijack (again Prudence), I'll go wherever.

I started a guide to New Hampshire but then decided to expand it to the entire Mass to Maine shore and leave it open for anyone to add to. All members should feel free to play around with it and add any information you deem appropriate. I so far have been frustrated in my efforts to upload photos. https://earth.google.com/web/@43.06743163,-70.70878851,6.13838134a,20984.29831141d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=MicKJQojCiExaEdITWl5aWN0NVlkRmJjcFQ4Y0NESVdwWGFpUVV2aWY

Joe, if you're open to the idea of a collaborative map, there has to be a way for others to log in. When I open yours, it comes up as "view only".

OK I got it, it's only in the browser version, not the application.

Joe, I'm looking at Google Earth and not seeing the tool to do this. Also, your links open in a browser window. Do you know if there is a way to open them directly in Google Earth? This could be a great resource if we started a group project where members could add detail to local features all in one place.

I want to cheer this on. This is exactly what a club like this should be about. Thanks to Bob and Joe for organizing!

Light off shore winds are predicted with air temps in the high 30's and water in the mid 40's. I anticipate a conservative close to shore paddle planning on a 10 am launch and land by 2 pm to avoid the difficulties getting out at Odiorne with low tide. HT 9:45 an, LT 4:11 pm. Post here or pm if you'd like to join me.

Worth watching although the narrator came off as somewhat naive to me. I still maintain we were statistically safer paddling among whales than we were on the long drive up to the Bold Coast.

Paul, first let me thank you for always being on top of these legislative idiocies in New Hampshire. Second, I was only kidding about pool practice with a flag. In the unlikely event this bill passes, I expect to proudly practice civil disobedience, and incidentally it won't be my first time. Third, for those of you who want to be prepared just in case, I found this: https://www.austinkayak.com/YakAttack-VisiCarbon-Pro-Light-CPM/ACK7483P.html Who doesn't like carbon fiber? It says it can be removed in seconds! What about a practice roll where you go over, remove the flag and tuck it in along side your paddle, then roll up and reinstall it???

I had a nice talk with representative Conley. He says they've been getting a lot of input on this, mostly negative. He said the bill was a response to a constituent concern about kayaks creating safety concerns on the Piscataqua. He incidentally doesn;t think the bill has a chance of passing in it's current form. Just in case though I might mount a four foot pirate flag on my boat and see if I can roll it in the pool.

So is this trip happening or not?

In the 1970s, hoping to rediscover the art of navigating without tools, a hodgepodge of Hawaiian anthropologists and adventurers built a replica of a traditional sailing canoe, which they named the Hōkūleʻa. (Hōkūleʻa translates as “Star of Joy” and is the Hawaiian name for Arcturus, a star which—at the latitude of Hawaii passes—directly overhead every 24 hours.) Leading the way was a man named Mau Piailug - a fisherman from the tiny atoll of Satawal in Micronesia who still knew the traditional art of navigation. http://outsideinradio.org/shows/ep19?rq=canoe

John, not positive I'm going yet but assuming I do you can use my Cetus HV if no-one has anything that fits you better.

You couldn't ask for better conditions in late December. Cloudless sky, temps around 50, water at 46, light offshore breeze. Present: Me, Bob Levine, Kevin Beckwith, all in NDK Explorers. We launched into the river just after high tide and drifted out to head south along the coast. There was medium sized surf in the mouth of the river and just outside but we passed it up to look for rocks. This section of coast is spectacular and even with half a foot of predicted swell, there was plenty of action around the rocks. Sadly, pictures were only taken in the tamer sections. As we rounded Bald Head the winds picked up and the chop was developing. We decided to retrace our steps and check out the rocks with the lower water level. We tried to get Bob to do some cliff diving of the 30 foot face at Bald Head Cliff but he didn't want to risk it in his new drysuit. Lunch on a pebbly pocket beach on the way back. We did a little surfing at the mouth of the river on the way back in. Good rides were possible if you were patient. Then fighting close to a 3 kt current to get back to the put in point. This could have been timed better but we would have been riding a tide in at near dark. Thanks to Bob and Kevin for an enjoyable day. Looking back over my reports for the year I feel fortunate to count 34 voyages on the ocean in 2019. Not ruling out one more but thanks to all of you who helped make that possible! track-122319-103008am.kml