Come to Jesus Moments Most of us have had at least one “Come to Jesus” sea kayaking experience. That watershed moment where your paddling life is “re-born”. Perhaps you were at death’s door either figuratively (sucking in aerated water while your boat is mercilessly “windowshaded” in a big wave) or literally (on a swim in …
Category Archive: Kayaking Instruction
Jan
19
Kayak Rolling lessons-3 is the magic number
Rolling. That oft mystified kayaking skill that eludes, amazes and delights. People want to learn it. But how many sessions should it take? Working on your own? This is fine for some folks. Some can watch a video and nail it on their first try. For most people, a bit of instruction is needed to …
Nov
23
Package Deal for Kayak Pool Sessions 2012
Buckle up paddlers and rejoice, here is the chlorine-filled, upside down deal of the new year you’ve been waiting for! Spend your Black Friday hanging out in your jammies, rather than camping out in front of a big box store waiting for a plasma tv. Do you want to learn to eskimo roll your kayak? …
Nov
21
Kayak Pool Lessons 2012 Announced
Our sea kayaking course calendar for Winter 2012 will consist of Pool Sessions with Rolling and Rescue Sessions by appointment. What: Kayak Lessons are by appointment, please email me prior to showing up for lessons. me @ gokayaknow dot com. When: 5-7pm on Sundays starting in 2012. The dates are as follows below. 1/15/12 1/29/12 …
Nov
06
Greater Duty of Care Part II Risk Assessment
In the past few weeks, there have been a number of incidents on the Great Lakes, and on the west coast. Some were fatal, some merely ended in rescues. Sea kayaking as a sport, at least among non-kayakers has a bit of a reputation for being careless. Among water sports, we are more vulnerable to …
Oct
26
Body Boat Blade Sea Kayak Rescue DVD Review
Body Boat Blade has released their new Sea Kayak Rescue DVD. Shawna and Leon showed a brief preview of the video at Canoecopia at the beginning of the year. The premise of the video is really simple, but also really cool. From a coaching perspective, this is usually the case. The premise is that rescues …
Oct
18
Greater Duty of Care Part I
The Gales Storm Gathering has now concluded. A lot of my effort over the last few months has been directed at making the event a success. I am not ready to stick a flag in the hill and declare victory. But I was very very happy with how the event was attended and received by …
Jul
22
Sean Morely virtual coach power paddling
Sean Morley was feature on the cover of Canoe and Kayak Magazine this month. The magazine has been doing features with some great paddlers, including Shawna and Leon of Body Boat Blade shot by Bryan Smith. This feature on power paddling, shows Sean rocking through a rock solid demonstration of good forward stroke form for …
May
26
Two new St. Joe Kayak Classes Announced
In partnership with the Berrien Paddlers Group, Go Kayak Now! will run the wildly successfull Paddling in Current Class again. It will be held 3-5 PM Saturday June 18th. We are still picking a launch spot on the river, so stay tuned on that. Cost is $25.00 per person. Rentals available from Lee’s for $10.00 …
