<object width=”400″ height=”300″> <param name=”flashvars” value=”offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkeithwikle%2Fsets%2F72157622199160082%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkeithwikle%2Fsets%2F72157622199160082%2F&set_id=72157622199160082&jump_to=”></param> <param name=”movie” value=”http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649″></param> <param name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true”></param><embed type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” src=”http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649″ allowFullScreen=”true” flashvars=”offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkeithwikle%2Fsets%2F72157622199160082%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkeithwikle%2Fsets%2F72157622199160082%2F&set_id=72157622199160082&jump_to=” width=”400″ height=”300″></embed></object> Ile Aux Galets (Island of Pebbles), aka Skillagalee, is a very small island about 7 miles offshore from Cross Village, near the NW tip of Michigan’s lower peninsula. The island sits atop a large shoal. On the …
Monthly Archive: August 2009
Aug
31
New Guest Blogger, John Fleming
I’ve been paddling with John for almost a year now. John has a great sense of adventure, and comes to kayaking from a wide experience in skiing, climbing and mountain bike racing. John holds a BCU 3 star award for sea kayaking. John was also a participant in the aptly named, 2008 survival paddle in …
Aug
31
Uncommon Adventures Lake Michigan Surf Kayak Fest
Michael Gray Sent this along. I plan on attending. Sleeping Bear Surfest 2009 Endless Summer Summer seems to have crept in and out without much fanfare or heat, but has still left us with a pleasantly warm and refilled Lake Michigan. Most of us in the paddling world don’t give up on summer easily and …
Aug
28
How to describe surf kayaking to your friends
Are you troubled with the need to talk about your surf Kayaking experiences? Don’t bother! As humans, we have the need to contextualize our experiences. To explain them. Often when it comes to our physical endeavors, words fail us. Hemingway was a master at taking a niche sport and converting it into simple symbols and …
Aug
14
Bow of the P&H Sirius coming over the wave
Bow of the P&H Sirius coming over the wave, originally uploaded by Go Kayak Now. I love downwind days on Lake Michigan 25 knots over 25 miles. That’s the sort of free ride everybody loves.
Aug
14
Perched on the crest of a wave
Perched on the crest of a wave, originally uploaded by Go Kayak Now. On our day downwind from South Haven to Saugatuck we used a lot of edging while on the critical point of the wave. The idea is you wait for your bow to release from the wave, and when you start to feel …
Aug
14
Paddling in Following seas can be challenging
Paddling in Following seas can be challenging, originally uploaded by Go Kayak Now. This is one of the best shots of the day with John Fleming in the trough, paddle vertical for positioning. While under way and in moving water, the best way to ensure you are not wasting energy and stable is to blend …
Aug
08
South Haven to Saugatuck Tomorrow Route Map
08/08/2009 RouteFind more Kayak / Canoes in South Haven To Saugatuck, Michigan Winds 30 knots out of the South West. Should be one hell of a ride!
Aug
03
World Surf Kayak Championships 2009 Portugal Results
Results are in for the World Surf Kayak Championship in Santa Cruz Portugal. Surf Kayak Championship 2009 Results available via SurfKayak.net. The boys from Jersey took it home the men’s HP division. David Speller from Jersey Channel Islands placed first. Though Chris Harvey did not have the showing amongst his team, he was consistent in …
