Jeff Allen co-owner of Sea Kayaking Cornwall visited this year to instruct and speak. Jeff came a day early to give an instructor update for the WMCKA instructional staff. The topic this year was incident management. Jeff has written a series of articles for Ocean Paddler magazine. Jeff is also writing a [...]
Looking west across the South Haven Pier, originally uploaded by Go Kayak Now.
Another great view of the South Haven pier. This is my local break for surf kayaking. I typically surf about 100 yards off this pier. Sand builds up on the bottom from the storms forming a nice sand bar [...]
South Haven Pier in Storm May 9th 2009, originally uploaded by Go Kayak Now.
Great shot of Lake Michigan in the storm. The sky had been overcast for most of the morning while I was surfing, and then suddenly the whole sky cleared and went blue. The water is churning up the [...]
Go Kayak Now! Lake Michigan Kayak Surfing May 9th 2009 from Keith Wikle on Vimeo.
Sticky pod with the knuckle mount second take. Great surf day, waves 4-8 feet. Wind was gusting 25-30 knots. Water was warm. I surfed the inside of the South Haven pier to have a wind break. The waves on [...]
Here are the winners for the top ten alternate paddlefloat uses contest.
10. Used as a pillow when touring. 9. Wrist immobiliser for paddlers with repetitive strain injury. 8. Sea anchor – use tow system hooked up to paddle float to reduce wind drift. 7. Stuffed into one’s wetsuit as a curve enhancer. [...]