EDITORIAL
Welcome to Issue 12 of Ocean Paddler – it's a cracking
issue full of articles from some of the most respected
kayak coaches in the UK. A big thank you to all of them.
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012 Vancouver Island Circumnavigation II
Part two of Keirron Tastagh's record breaking circumnavigation of Vancouver Island
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The Rockpool Isel
The latest development from Rockpool Kayaks has now
completed testing; the production version is now on the water
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EDITORIAL Welcome to Issue 12 of Ocean Paddler – it's a cracking issue full of articles from some of the most respected kayak coaches in the UK. A big thank you to all of them. I won't list the artic
CONTENTS012 006 News 012 Vancouver Island Circumnavigation II Part two of Keirron Tastagh's record breaking circumnavigation of Vancouver Island
nlatesetsewakayasking The Rockpool Isel The latest development from Rockpool Kayaks has now completed testing; the production version is now on the water and causing a bit of a stir around the waters
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InternationalKayaking VANCOUVER ISLAND PART 2 CIRCUMNAVIGATION Jeff and I paddled out from Port Hardy, late the following day. Evening sunshine strengthened our resolve and the joy of being back in
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InternationalKayaking scenic wild camping R elaxing later, perched on once we had passed Cape Scott), the Mighty
InternationalKayaking protective `reef' we glided beside a mother and two cubs ambling along the sand and shingle, stopping to paw for delicious morsels in the silt and rocks. Time again lost i
InternationalKayaking Improvised Skeg and another ten minutes of work brought us round onto a line through the surf and dry land. It had taken close to an hour of battling to paddle a mere mile, an
clear. If we got this wrong, it would be a three week hike out again. Between us and the ideal springboard to the brooks, was a reasonable paddle, and we were listening intently to the forecast and j
InternationalKayaking our burden, by strapping the monstrosity to the stern deck, and couldn't wait to get to a populated town so we could swap it for a small fortune and buy some decent food! With
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M ADAGASCAR There's a small bar in north Wales, right out on the outer fringes of mainland Britain, called The Paddler's Return. I'm sure many ocean paddlers have drunk there. For years it's been the
onalKayaking Internati for Nigel Dennis in Holyhead for several years now. He's rock solid in a kayak, but more importantly he is probably one of the easiest guys in the world to get along with, a q
InternationalKayaking to the challenges of life –humour – helped to settle our nerves... we were going to need it! We set about preparing ourselves. P
InternationalKayaking northwards, the coastline was dotted with many small islands, most of which were deserted, which made a pleasant change to the
InternationalKayaking from a wave trickled down the spray deck were we able to guess at each other's discomfort. After a few weeks of paddling with this condition and trying as hard as we could to w
InternationalKayaking natural ability, whilst we struggled in their dugouts; neither Phil nor I could work out what everyone was laughing about until they pointed out that we
InternationalKayaking the next morning word had got around the surrounding area and we were seen off by a large crowd of onlookers. After 22 days of the routine of
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InternationalKayaking MEDITATION IN CELTIC PADDLING AROUND IRELAND I couldn't tell what I was dreaming about at night. I was not sure whether I forgot my dreams when I got up, or I just didn't have
InternationalKayaking `Alon?' `Yeah, I've heard it.' We were stealing a few more precious minutes of sleep, lying wrapped in our cozy sleeping bags. Day after day,
InternationalKayaking the open sea waters from Ballidavid Head to Loop Head, on the south-west coast. It was not going be easy, especially because the seas were calm
InternationalKayaking tuna cans, Indian pittas, slices of fairly disgusting sausage and a chocolate bar – four bricks per paddler. While we were gulping our foo
InternationalKayaking a stone layer cake. Dozens of stores, long Was it an of?cial entrance to the bakery that thatshesolopaddledamongtheGreekislands sills densely inhabit
InternationalKayaking with Inna we ended up with a chilling bath in the waters of Atlantic. So we didn't complain that much when Inna completed her part of the expedition and went back h
InternationalKayaking kayaks ahead. Our extraordinary progress made us give up the idea of having lunch on the shore – we wanted to take advantage of the remarkable seas. W
ANATOMY MATTERS A AND WE'VE GOT IT IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES B C D A PERFORMANCE CORE B # Lighter, buoyant feel on the water # Buoyancy assists in easy rolling and bra
playingintideraces Irish Sea, its tidal range, its geology and its exposure to the elements. This article looks at how, where and when to play in the races off the island. However, it d
playingintideraces SOUTH STACKWorks on both the flood and the ebb. Five knots at springs, three knots at neaps. Under the bridge the tides changes ten minutes before Holyhead, but in the outer race t
playingintideraces RHOSCOLYN E This race is a little slower and tends to form smaller waves than the other three. Although the tide flows all around Rhoscolyn Head, the most consistent surfable w
playingintideraces NORTH STACK Works on the ebb, not the flood. Six knots at springs, four knots at neaps. Due to a back eddy that forms in Holyhead Bay during the flood, the ebb flow starts two h
COMPET ITION WIN A PEAK UK ADVENTU As you will have read in the news pages Peak UK's Adventure Vest and Zip Worldwide Standard. Peak UK are the ?rst company to have their entire line up meet the
Passionate Kari-Tek aPbaodudtling ·E H ·T S ·S K ·P ·C ·E ·C i a asy Load Roof Racks, now with igh Lift version for high-top vans he
IncidentReport LESSONSLEARNT III You don't expect a near death experience when you go a?oat for a simple paddle or do you? PART 1 A CHILLING WINTER WARNING This is an account of the danger cold
accelerate down through valleys in the hills and between the islands in the Largs area. Sometimes over-familiarity with an area does breed a lack of caution. Also, within a group, peer dynamics m
IncidentReport Now at last, some of the planning began to go right. I got him into my four-man Pertex emergency shelter. Steve and I got his wet clothes off and he put on the Buffalo pile
We were now nearly disappearing from eachotherinthethree-footswell.Wepaddled south towards the great sweep of Croy bay. We nearly landed at the north end of the bay, but the surf there were already
theforwardstroke THE MOST IMPORTANT STROKE IN SEA KAYAKING: THE FORWARD STROKE BY NIGEL DENNIS This stroke causes more discussion and sometimes arguments than any other. The following inf
theforwardstroke down the wave. Once the wave starts to run on and the bow starts to rise, the kayaker slowly comes back up to his/her normal paddling position ready for the next wave. WEIGHT DIST
theforwardstroke back. This table should be used as a guide for paddle choice. If you are purchasing a paddle with a variable centre joint then you have a far better chance of ?nding a suitable padd
theforwardstroke (see table). Large-framed people sometimes get tendonitis in their control hand. This is often due to the shaft having too small a diameter. This can easily be recti?ed by padding o
theforwardstroke If you mark the deck of the kayak with tape it will encourage you to lean forwards. If a graduated scale is drawn along the tape, you can train yourself to lean
theforwardstroke in the paddle blade, although exiting the water late, being raised and exiting the water in a vertical position with the face of the blade facing the s
Tooafraidtoask by bands for its load-carrying capabilities and get-away drivers for its road-handling and performance, the Transit van can often be seen at weekends dragging kayak trailers
Tooafraidtoask or and head out into the tidal ?ow, using the transit to give instant feedback on whether A transit to determine speed A transit to determine my p
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TESTED THE P&H SCORPIO We were excited to get our hands on the new Scorpio, P&H are keenly pushing it as the PE `cousin' of the composite Cetus, which we reviewed and fell in love with some time ago.
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REVIEWED KOKATAT SEA02 BUOYANCY AID I RECENTLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REASSESS SOME OF MY IDEAS ON A CERTAIN ASPECT OF SEA KAYAKING EQUIPMENT. BELOW ARE SOME OF MY THOUGHTS AND RECENT EXPERIENCES ON
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