This presentation is being given at WMCKA, and a few other locations this summer. I thought this might be interesting for those that have e-mailed me and asked about surfing sea kayaks, or white water kayaks on the Great Lakes. If you have any comments or suggestions please let me know I am interested in …
Monthly Archive: May 2010
May
26
21st Annual WMCKA Symposium This Weekend
WMCKA Symposium is this weekend. If you’re sick of your inlaws and want to stop by the best gig in town, come on by to big Blue Lake for the 21st Annual West Michigan Sea Kayakers’ Symposium. Nigel Foster will be our guest speaker and instructor this year. This is the second time Nigel has …
May
13
Directional Strokes II
Directional Strokes II the awesome but unexpected sequel to Directional Strokes part I. This class will feature lots of explosions, car chases, and gun play. Come on out and see what mayhem Go Kayak Now is up to! We will be headed out to Long Lake @ 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM for more turning …
May
11
Johnson Outdoors finalizes sale of Lendal to Nigel Dennis
on May 6th Johnson Outdoors finalized it’s sale of Scottish Brand Lendal Paddles to Nigel Dennis, aka Celtic Paddles. This is a great step in getting the venerable and respectable Scottish paddle maker back on track. There were a lot of rumours early on about the demise of Lendal and the ongoing future of the …
May
11
Kayak Surfing South Haven May 8th 2010
Kayak Surfing South Haven May 9th 2010, originally uploaded by Go Kayak Now. John Fleming and I managed to hit the water on May 8th to go surfing on Lake Michigan in South Haven. Winds were reported at 30 knots. Waves were 7-11 ft at the buoy. We never saw an 11 foot wave. Though …
May
10
New Kayaker Cameras Released by Sony and Panasonic
Panasonic and Sony both recently released two new waterproof digital compact cameras. Panasonic released the Lumix TS1. And Sony released the Cybershot TX5. In the beginning there were far fewer choices for paddling with a compact digital point and shoot camera. Pentax and Olympus were the two choices. Recently the market has opened up to …
