I’m very excited to hear that the GLSKS, Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium brochure is live. You can download the brochure from Downwind Sports in PDF Format. To get into the history of this symposium is a bit like trying to figure out who can build houses in east Jerusalem. Stan and Emma Chladek started …
Tag Archive: Sea Kayaking
Sep
12
South Manitou Island Sea Kayak Trip
View of crystal clear Lake Michigan over the shoals on South Manitou Island from my Nigel Foster Sea Kayak The Manitou Islands of Lake Michigan are the Lower Peninsula’s greatest treasure. Michigan, funnily enough get’s a reputation as an industrial rust-belt state, that frankly it doesn’t deserve. I hope in some way, it keeps this …
Aug
14
Perched on the crest of a wave
Perched on the crest of a wave, originally uploaded by Go Kayak Now. On our day downwind from South Haven to Saugatuck we used a lot of edging while on the critical point of the wave. The idea is you wait for your bow to release from the wave, and when you start to feel …
Aug
14
Paddling in Following seas can be challenging
Paddling in Following seas can be challenging, originally uploaded by Go Kayak Now. This is one of the best shots of the day with John Fleming in the trough, paddle vertical for positioning. While under way and in moving water, the best way to ensure you are not wasting energy and stable is to blend …
Aug
08
South Haven to Saugatuck Tomorrow Route Map
08/08/2009 RouteFind more Kayak / Canoes in South Haven To Saugatuck, Michigan Winds 30 knots out of the South West. Should be one hell of a ride!
Jul
30
Full Moon Paddle Lake Michigan August 5th
Where: Dog Beach 13 Ave Put in South Haven. View Larger Map When: August 5th 2009 8:00 PM. Distance: Up to you. What to bring: Some form of Coast Guard Approved lighting to ensure safety on the water. Usual safety gear. (Lifejacket). Libations for afterward on the beach. Please watch the weather, August can be …
Jul
09
Full Moon Sea Kayaking South Haven
How many times have you kayaked under the full moon? How many times have you paddled a sea kayak under the stars on the Great Lakes? How many times have you chased a wave in the dark on Lake Michigan? In the end these will be the questions you ask yourself as you go to …
Jun
23
Full Moon Paddle July 7th 2009
We have such a limited time frame in Michigan where night paddling is fun, warm and enjoyable, rather than scary, deadly and cold. So I thought I would start an annual July full moon paddle in South Haven. The idea is to show up for sunset and to paddle until moon rise along the Lake …
Jun
20
Breaking out in the Nigel Foster Silhouette
Breaking out in the Nigel Foster silhouette, originally uploaded by Go Kayak Now. It’s always funny to see pictures of yourself breaking out. Keith turn that paddle wavelength ways! Also it is sooo much easier to break out in a sea kayak than a surf kayak. You have so much more hull speed. No comparison. …
May
28
20th Annual WMCKA Symposium Guest Speaker Jeff Allen
Jeff Allen co-owner of Sea Kayaking Cornwall visited this year to instruct and speak. Jeff came a day early to give an instructor update for the WMCKA instructional staff. The topic this year was incident management. Jeff has written a series of articles for Ocean Paddler magazine. Jeff is also writing a book on the …
