Apr
27
Go Kayak Now! will be hosting a directional control strokes clinic at Long Lake from 1-3:30 on Sunday May 2nd 2010. We have video footage and stroke analysis from the forward stroke clinic that will be posted shortly for attendees of that workshop. This clinic will focus on the ability to position your kayak laterally, …
Apr
26
Every day of your life people tell you what you can and can’t do. Parents, spouses, children, doctors, teachers, and bosses all exist to tell you what is possible and what is not. Most of us view our lives rolling ahead on fixed rails like a train. One rail is possibility, the other is limitations. …
Apr
19
John Fleming and I made it down to South Haven to go Surf Kayaking on Lake Michigan this saturday. Wind was 20-25 knots on shore with 3-5 foot waves at the buoy. We managed to try and grab some rides very close to the pier based on how tame the conditions were. Plenty of wind …
Apr
16
posted by John Fleming Last week I took a kayak trip, I mean family vacation, to Tybee Island, Georgia. Tybee is home to the infamous Triangle and monstrous sharks, but will soon be better known as the location of the new Miley Cyrus movie. Yehaw! To combat inertia setting in, we jump-started the trip …
Apr
14
Sea Kayak Stroke Modeling Analysis from Keith Wikle on Vimeo. This is a reshoot of some footage for my ACA Level 4 Instructor Certification. The following strokes are demonstrated: Forward StrokeReverse StrokeBow rudder turnLow Brace turnHanging DrawSculling Draw Sweep Stroke turn (pivot turn alternating reverse/forward)Low Brace High BraceEskimo Roll Many thanks to Alec, Sharon and …
Apr
14
I was pleased to learn my Sea Kayaking ACA Level 4 Open Water certification will be official this week. So I ask myself how do I feel about it? I feel like I am really just beginning. I’ve been exposed to enough people, conditions, and experiences to know that I have really only scratched the …
Apr
12
This Sunday we will start our first of the Go Kayak Now outdoor lessons at Ramona Park at Long Lake in Portage Michigan. Cost is $15.00. If you need any equipment please contact me ahead of time so we can get it arranged with Lee’s. Lesson Starts at 1PM and ends at 3:00PM. I decided …
Apr
03
The swell definitely picked up for the final day of the surf kayak contest, there were some nice steep faces for the final day. It looks like there was a bit of an onshore wind, but you can’t have everything. Galen Licht might have won the Santa Cruz Surf Kayak contest, but from what I …
Apr
01
Jon Turk wrote a nice article on the benefits of wetsuits vs drysuits some years ago for Sea Kayaker magazine. I wanted to put together some of my own empirical assessments based on real world tests over this spring to perhaps figure out for myself if wetsuits and paddling are really a bad investment. And …
