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 …
Tag Archive: Kayaking Instruction
Jul
26
Sea Kayaking Risk Management Course
Go Kayak Now will be hosting a Risk Management Course in St. Joseph Michigan this weekend July 31st to August 1. July 31st On Land Risk Management Course The on land portion of the class to create a background for the on-water section will be four hours at the St. Joseph Library starting at 10:00 …
Jun
09
More Kayaking Instruction Clinics Announced
More Kayaking Clinics Announced! Check the Kayaking Lesson’s Page for the two clinics before the awesome Great Lakes Sea Kayaking Symposium in Grand Marais. We will be working on strokes and rescues through the next two clinics, hope to see you out there.
Feb
04
Kayak Rolling Instruction-What Works for You?
As the kayak pool session has progressed with the students, each of them has become curious about an eskimo roll. We had one dedicated rolling lesson last saturday with 10 students. A few came close to rolling, some were closer than others to getting the concepts. Rolling, in my opinion is a basic or a …
Jan
05
Kalamazoo Kayak Pool Sessions January-March
The Kalamazoo Sessions have been off to a grand start. Attendance has been awesome with 12-15 people for each session. Many thanks to Ken Nesbitt and the Great Lakes Adventure Club for the enthusiastic support of Lee’s and Go Kayak Now! A pool is often a difficult place to work on strokes. Forward strokes in …
Apr
20
Sea Kayak T-Rescue Video Analysis
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Apr
06
Re-enter and roll self-rescue video demonstration
Alec Bloyd-Peshkin and I shot several rescues in the marina on Lake Michigan this weekend. This is the first of these self rescue techniques. The re-enter and roll is probably the best self-rescue technique after a roll has failed. It is simple and relies on no special equipment. The paddler simply re-enters the cockpit and …
Dec
17
Sea Kayaking Orca Island with Body Boat Blade
Fortune smiled on me when I was able to make a trip north from Seattle to paddle Orca Island with Shawna Franklin and Leon Somme, (aka Maurice Leone Somme). Leon and I had spoken on the phone before I arrived in Seattle about the weather conditions. Leon described in dulcet tones while wearing a rosy …
May
29
WMCKA Sea Kayak Symposium 2008-My Home is The Sea
WMCKA Sea Kayak Symposium 2008 My Home is the Sea Every year I attend the WMCKA Sea Kayaking Symposium it takes me a few days to absorb the impact of what it means to me. It is easy to say this happened and that happened. It is also easy to say this is the one …
Apr
09
WMCKA Symposium 2008
WMCKA Sea Kayak Symposium Memorial Day Weekend 2008 Our West Michigan Coastal Kayakers’ (WMCKA) Annual Sea Kayaking Symposium is fast approaching. Memorial day Weekend at Big Blue Lake North of Muskegon. We will be heading out to Big Blue Lake to endure the wind, the rain, and hopefully the sunshine. There will be three days …
