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EDITORIAL
Welcome to the belated and all-new bimonthly `Ocean
Paddler, the sea kayaking magazine. Some of you will
have heard of the changes behind the scenes, some of
you won't – co-publisher Bertie
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006 News
014 Vancouver Island Circumnavigation I
Keirron Tastagh shares his memories and OCEANPADDLER THE SEAKAYAKINGMAGAZINE VANCOUVERISLANDCIRCUMNAVIGATIONI SEAKAYAKSCANDINAVIAII PALAWAN-ISLANDPARADISE
the canoe shop www.desperate-measures.co.uk SNEAKER length 259cm | width 61cm | depth 29cm weight 9kg | the mini-mal for surf kayakers, from £1195 STORM length 239cm | width 62cm | depth 33
EDITORIAL Welcome to the belated and all-new bimonthly `Ocean Paddler, the sea kayaking magazine. Some of you will have heard of the changes behind the scenes, some of you won't – co-publisher Bertie
CONTENTS011 006 News 014 Vancouver Island Circumnavigation I Keirron Tastagh shares his memories and
nlatesetsewakayasking Vortex Support The Thames Challenge with an Advanced Elements Convertible Kayak Vortex, UK Advanced Elements dealer, is supporting The Thames Challenge, a fundraising kayaking e
of?cial suppliers of: Images by: Thilo Brunner. Mark Raeburn. Glenmore Lodge All Condition Paddling Wear... Adventure Zip PFD ISO Approved. High performance cut. T
nlatesetsewakayasking On the Water and On the Web! South Skye and Lochalsh Kayak Club have just launched a new website: www.skye-lochalsh-kayaking.co.uk. Club chairman, John Phillips, said, “From it
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
nlatesetsewakayasking Of?cial inauguration of the Îles de la Madeleine Water Trail Îles de la Madeleine, June 25, 2008 – On Saturday June 28, 2008 we will be celebrating the of?cial inauguration of t
Lendal paddlok... ...harder than nails Our patented locking system has revolutionized the world of take apart paddles. Lendal Paddlok™ achieves the feel of a 1 piece in the water while
nlatesetsewakayasking New Kayak Sail Systems from Johnson Outdoors UK Paci?c Action Kayak Sail Systems from Johnson Outdoors UK are versatile, lightweight sailing rigs designed for sea kayaks, sit-on
South Island of New Zealand Circumnavigations This year three separate expeditions successfully circumnavigated the south island of New Zealand. Before this year, only three people had ever circumna
VANCOUVER ISLAND CIRCUMNAVIGATION NEW RECORD TIME FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS PADDLING TEAM Setting off from North Beach in hot sunshine, we felt the elation of `opening
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InternationalKayaking O ur mission was the Leon Somme had driven up to meet ci
InternationalKayaking Looking at Cape Scott, just after Port Hardy, 4am. in every situation we found ourselves in. Given the physical attain
InternationalKayaking Open crossing round Brooks Peninsula our efforts would highlight, we launched the kayak and tore off into the fresh breeze. Following Jeff's powerful form (a shade fast
InternationalKayaking Myself with Teriyaki beef Jeff and me Brooks Peninsula rapidly heating water for our freeze-dried `evening meal', hanging the food supplies away from the tent in bear cache and
InternationalKayaking Typical loggers camp setting, inside passage loggers' camp on the left (smoke from a fire, general lack of trees nearby, and a track with a truck parked on it) it was lik
InternationalKayaking also very humbling. Almost the opposite occurred at Seymour Narrows, a constriction between Quadra Island and the main island
InternationalKayaking Sunset over Vancouver Island on last evening of trip on, the long sleeved fleece was worn, no matter what the temper
InternationalKayaking DON'T MISS THE SECOND INSTALLMENT IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF OCEAN PADDLER coastline. Lessons had been learnt, routine improved and
InternationalKayaking ALAWAN- I ' SLAND PARADISE ve always preferred to paddle solo, partly because I don't ant to endanger anyone else's life as I have a recurring abit of getting myself into “unf
InternationalKayaking A saprofessionalwildlife/nature great ease as they swarmed around my
InternationalKayaking enormous potential for sea kayaking. But I wanted to get a glimpse of how it must have been before the environmental degradation accelera
InternationalKayaking duty he couldn't wait to hear all about my proposed kayaking adventure in Palawan. After informing him that I had spent many years kayaking with humpback whales in Alaska he pr
InternationalKayaking following gathered reverentially around the TV set. On the lee side of my bunk-bed the stars sparkled above the tranquil waters of the Sulu
InternationalKayaking tread of each replacement tyre; if any more replacements had been required it would have probably been a case of running out of road before running out of tyres! I was struck b
InternationalKayaking was heading for Helicopter Island, a much smaller island near Cadlao, named after an incident when a helicopter crashed whilst trying to ?lm it; not the most authentic of names
InternationalKayaking What next, I thought to myself. Maybe rats … like the pitched battles I fought with clubs and missiles to defend my food on a beautiful deserted island off the coast of
InternationalKayaking that would be perfect for keeping my food cool. As well as a fridge, the campsite was even well equipped with furniture; just in front of the trees there was a large log on the
InternationalKayaking unsupported. The heavens suddenly opened up and the overhanging rock provided perfect shelter for myself and a few small bankas that were in the area. The rainy season was
SEA KAYAK SCANDINAVIA II KRISTIANSAND TO STAVANGAR I think that it was Bill Tilman who said that an expedition should take no more planning than what you can write down onto the back of a cigarette
Internati onalKayaking potential threats you can do something about, but with others you have to rely on your skills and keep a constant
InternationalKayaking on the water or too far from medical help, and if it does you try and prepare by taking a medical kit with you and training for treating and evacu
cross-country before and what downhill I had done was 25 years past the sell-by date, but having chosen the challenge of skiing from Kirkenes to the Gulf of Bothnia I figured this as good a time
InternationalKayaking for coffee. I meandered through the town, headed back to the tent I decided She couldn't talk,.I could hear stifled no real h
InternationalKayaking of coastline. I tried to focus on things to sleep in for the night. and face the task of rebuilding my home, with more
VIVA GIGHA! It's a miserable wet day and you are trying to cheer yourself up by planning your next sea kayaking trip. I want you to imagine your dream sea kayaking island destination. What will it be
ng UKKayaki paddling between Gigha and its tiny southern neighbour, Cara, when all of a sudden, a bottlenosedolphinleaptcleanoutofthewater infrontofus!Therewasalargepodofabout15 adults and young abo
UKKayaking the next day. We had been tempted by Well, the same Atlantic swell hits the south a forecast of wall-to-wall sunshine and and west coasts of Cara and Gigha and li
UKKayakingreaders of Ocean Paddler will appreciate by now that we consider buildings with names worthy of further investigation. We pulled our boats up the dazzling white sands and entered its porta
UKKayaking the Brownie, who is not a malevolent spirit. That is, as long as you keep on his right side and as long as you have no Campbell blood in your veins! Re
UKKayaking THE BROWNIE'S CHAIR #2 We chose one of the innumerable machair backed sandy coves to camp. After getting a ?regoing,Iwenttothekayakforanotherstool. As I made spac
UKKayaking ESSENTIAL INFO: DISTANCE As described: a 35km day overnight trip. Alternative: for paddlers looking for a really excellent longer trip with a difference, leave the car at Portavaddie ferr
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HighBrace THE HIGH BRACE If you have lost your balance big-time and you don't have the time to perform a low brace, the next step before an Eskimo roll is to do a high brace. Just like a low brace, a
HighBrace 2 Since your hands could be exposed to a heavy pressure in quite unusual positions, it is necessary to keep them as close to your body as possible. Start to unwind your upper body and
HighBrace 4 As the kayak starts to move, pull your upper body out of the water, quickly, and keep pressing the paddle down. Again, think of it more as if you were pulling the kayak back underneat
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playingintideraces P It used to be that tide races were obstacles for planning would be taken to make sure that you to avoid them altogether. How things have cha timing it just right to be there when
playingintideraces IN TID E RACESWHAT IS A TIDE RACEA tide race is an area of fast tidal flow created when the tide is forced around an obstacle, such as a headland, resulting in the formation of fas
playingintideraces HOW TO SURF A WAVE Once you catch a wave the easiest thing to do is to surf straight down the wave and try and keep the boat straight with steering strokes that are towards the
playingintideraces P ERFORMANCE SURFING Once you are happy with surfing straight, try carving from side to side, a little. To do this use a rudder-brace, a combination between a stern rudder and
OpenCrossings OPEN CROSSINGS HOW TO... Crossing large areas of open water is probably one of the biggest challenges a sea kayaker can face. It not only requires stamina, good planning skills and go
OpenCrossings mouth and my modesty was restored! If you are paddling through the night you will need torches and light sticks. The sea always feels more sinister and choppy and I always think it's
OpenCrossings CLASSIC TRIPS Still one of the big tests, you can do the shorter crossing from Fishguard, but the longer crossing from Anglesey is still a big experience. You have to deal with
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TESTED SKUK ROMANY S The NKD/SKUK Romany is an established classic; a kayak for all paddlers in all conditions, and since its inception in the early 1990's it's become hugely popular in the UK and be
apparently wanted to improve the wave. This probably has a lot to do with performance of the Romany when the increased volume in the stern, from surfing in either following seas
TESTED POINT 65N FIVE-O-FIVE SEA KAYAK Following on from the last issue of OP when we looked at the Point 65°N Sea Cruiser, we follow it up quickly with their Five-O-Five sea kayak, which the UK imp
The Five-O-Five is clearly built to a straight direction, and in any form of to progress quickly. Whilst it's a shame that accommodate relatively large paddlers; there side/
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