Aug
31
Sea kayaking consumer trends as viewed through insights for search I took a look at a few tools to see where some of the big Brands in Sea Kayaking stood in comparison with each other. Some of the results were surprising, others were not so surprising. Looking at data like this can sometimes be misleading, …
Aug
11
It’s 8am on Cannery Beach, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. It’s me, a chain smoking heavy equipment operator, and nobody else. He says that no overweight tourists will be at the beach until about 11, and he wants to lift the cannery up off the ground before they get there. By the end of the day, my body and physics degree will both agree that the crane and I have each expended about the same amount of total energy. To which my liberal arts education replies, “but I have been across the sea.”
Aug
06
This ancient Peruvian crossover between stand up paddle surfing, and kayak surfing looks pretty sweet. It’s essentially a reed boat and a giant log. How simple could it get? I like the primitive simplicity in this type of paddle surfing. No carbon fiber, no shaped paddles, you get to use a log to paddle out …
Aug
04
Sunset at Chapel Beach Pictured Rocks Lake Superior, originally uploaded by Go Kayak Now. When I do a wilderness kayak camping trip, I always ask myself is this worth the hassle. When I look at a picture like the one above, the answer is easily yes. That said, having done traveling for kayak surfing, there …
Aug
03
I had an interesting discussion with a number of paddlers as I was assembling information for my Risk Management class this past weekend. It led me to a couple of good questions? The first is, what is the riskiest thing you do all day on average? Is it kayaking? Or is it something else? And …
