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:Y^idg^Va Ocean Paddler. Established in 2007 Welcome to the first issue of the New Year, we wish you all a happy new paddling year. What a rush the Christmas and New Year period has been for us, our
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RTM Tooka `Manufactured by possibly the world's most experienced and successful producer of high performance composite watersports equipment ISO 9001 – 9002 guaranteed, the TOOKA range combines the
TRANSPATAGONIA THE IDEA WAS TO CROSS THE WHOLE OF PATAGONIA, FROM PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC OCEANS; IN DOING SO OUR DOUBLE KAYAK WOULD SPLIT IN HALVES AND WORK AS TWO SLEDGES TO CROSS THE ICE FIELD, FOLLOW
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MdcA6R^OahVO8NEgVD^\ 28 | OCEAN PADDLER T A D WS SE N E ER GE R S IN O HE STORM STILL RAGED ROUND THE REMOTE ISLAND OF AILSA CRAIG, ALL OUR FOOD HAD GONE T SHORE FISHING HAD RESULTED IN ONLY CATCHES OF KELP AND LOST LI
AILSA CRAIG, AN ISLE OF THE SEA BIRDS This is a tale of two expeditions to Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde on Scotland's west coast. My ?rst was in an age prior to mobile phones and affordable VHF
Onthe?rstday(ofmy?rstexpedition)wecrossed to Ailsa Craig on a glassy golden sea as the sun was setting. We ?shed for mackerel on the west side of the island in the twilight. We had to pull the ?sh in
as they passed. This time we carried the kayaks right to the top of the storm beach of discarded granite cuttings. Ailsa Craig granite, which was once sculpted by ice, is now cut and polished into
On the third day, we were due to return to Girvan but the slate grey sea was a mass of breaking and wind-streaked waves. The crossing was clearly going to be impossible; so at low tide we circled t
ESSENTIAL INFO DISTANCE: 33km day trip LAUNCH SITE: Carleton Bay, Lendalfoot: NX122894. There is no toilet at the car park. GETTING THERE: From Glasgow, head south for Stranraer on the M77, then t
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=danAVcY Paddling in the I'VE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE SINCE I STARTED KAYAKING NOT ONLY TO OBSERVE SOME AMAZING COASTLINES AND SPEND SOME MEMORABLE TIMES ON THE OCEAN, BUT ALSO THROUGH KAYAKING
OCEAN PADDLER | 27 A I landed at Ben Gurion airport after a pretty rough?ight.Aswecameintoland,heavywinds and turbulence buffeted the plane; causing it to plummet so suddenly I thought we must have been dodging ground to
standard of paddlers as they don't always have a syllabus based structure to refer you to. The swell was about one to one and a half metres high and as we paddled out from behindamixtureofbothnatu
copy. There were some good 3* passes later on that afternoon and several people who didn't quite make the standard, but that was to be expected, everyone went away with a good understanding of the st
OCEAN PADDLER | 31 ARC VOI ONE OF THE DEFINING PARADOXES OF AN ALTHOUGH THERE MIGHT BE A PLAN, THI AS PLANNED. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE A EXPEDITION FROM TUKTOYAKTUK TO KU EXCEPTION. RICHARD CREE CERTAINLY D ++ TIC CE
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As previous articles by Glenn Morris and Richard Cree have explained, the Arctic Voice Project is an initiative to connect schools and communities in the Arctic and UK so that they can exchange
types of visitor to the Arctic, mercenaries, missionaries and mis?ts. I wondered at length which category I ?tted into. It says a great deal about people who visit for a time and then go, having
have the answer you are looking for! Inthe1920'sand30'sthefurtrade, which was controlled largely by the Hudson Bay Company, brought prosperity, of a
?nally the high cost of living in the Arctic. There are mixed views about the project. Some, notably those who are best placed with skills and most comfortable with the waged economy, think it is a g
with an added complication, fog. Off the Tuktoyaktuk peninsula the monotonously ?at tundra landscape went on for miles at just a few feet above sea level. It was possible, in many places, to wade u
mostly carrion in the form of dead whales, seals and caribou. Being omnivores they also eat a lot of roots and plant material as well as digging out a favourite food, Sik-Siks, which are large grou
on beaches, now every beach had at least one set of fresh tracks below the high water mark and many more above it. Moving on was not an option, we, like the people in the isolated Arctic communities
we had encountered. After a time, to the accompaniment of shouts of glee the whole area lit up. We wondered where they had got the fuel from that they had obviously set light. In the morning we fo
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OCEAN PADDLER | 43 DAY ONE: ARDUAINE TO GARVELLACHS 25KM The name `Grey Dogs' apparently comes from rock formations on the north of the gap that are said to look like the heads of two dogs. It has also been said the g
rewarding us with a glorious view north to the lighthouse on Fladda. This was when I had my Duracell bunny moment. We'd stumbled across another tidal phenomenon lurking on the North end of Rubha
3@<=MD@ADIB Much of the published information about this area is the very end of the ebb or start of the ?ood designed for owners of yachts and power boats, so before we went I discussed t
OCEAN PADDLER | 47 SPLUDANDBLUNDER ALL THIS ROLLING, SUPPORT STROKE AND RESCUE PRACTICE! EVER WONDERED WHAT HAPPENS IN REAL LIFE? BY MIKE THOMSON The scene is a trip to the Small Isles. With our usual acute sense of
and I are abo the rocks an swim the boa (for the boa untangle and disappears r Mick (bless much else lef me in tow. ut to be dashed to fragments on d I consider it timely to start to t offshore.
ConnemaraWest-Co.Galway Oileán AGuidetotheIrishIslands !efollowingpagesfeatureanexcerptfromPesdaPress'fantastic `Oilean-aguidetotheIrishIslands.'WrittenbyDavidWalshOilean
ConnemaraWest-Co.Galway Sl of G land the sout of t the na b "e County Galway Slyne Head - Ceann Léime yne Head is a major headland and divides the west coast
ConnemaraWest-Co.Galway diesthatdeveloponthedownstreamsideofthearchipelago. SPA Storm Petrel, Sandwich, Arctic, Common & Little Tern, BarnacleGoose. Illaunamid - Oileán Imill L514-412 Sheet 44
exploration. Duck is higher and craggier than its immediate neighbours. Tides?owstronglythroughitsmanythinchannels,whichwould confuseanynavigator. !ere are breeding Shag and Black Guillemot on
ConnemaraWest-Co.Galway LandingonChapelIsland,Co.Galway-SéanPierce wasmostlyonthenorthernshore. TwoCorncrakesangin2003. Eeshal Island - An tOileán Íseal L562-529 Sheet 37
including in a lagoon between the main island and a smaller island on the western side,where one may step out onto tidal peat.Freaghillaun South is worth a visit.!ere are ?sh cages to the E of the is
ConnemaraWest-Co.Galway Inishark,Co.Galway-SéanPierce On the eastern side of the cove is a hard-rock landing for boats,atwhichsurgeislimitedandthescrambletotheplateau above is muc
sheep-grazed, short-grassed, and altogether quite a pleasant 3/4hectares.!ereisalovelysandybeachonthenorthernside. ApebblebeachintheSEhasthebestcampingpotential. Inishskinnybeg - Inis Scine Beag L512
!# Rock gardens, gulleys, caves and reefs are wonderful places to explore from a sea kayak. They will sometimes permit a safe passage, a
FEATURES AND NAVIGATION OF ROCK GARDENS A golden rule is to `Always allow yourself sea room'. Allowing for wind and wave, and enabling you space to manoeuvre, this is the distance between your positi
As those ?rst large swells roll in and break across the outer rocks, piling up against cliff faces which stand stubbornly solid in their resistance to the oncoming waves, throwing back the energy hel
Wherewillyourun,outtosea,todeeper safer water, or is this a place you enjoy, sharing your energy with that of your surroundings,matchingyourskillstothe challenges about you. Experience is the key,
There is no point in attempting to land on anything too steep, you will invariably slide straight back in. If possible a ?at, slightly sloping ledge is good. Consider the surface; is it going to
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BY RICHARD CREE TRY BEFORE YOU BUChYoosingyour?rstk ayak As soon as you mention to anyone that you are thinking about buying a sea kayak, they all jump in with the same suggestion: `try as many as p
SPEED `My paddling mates always leave me behind; it must be the boat that's not fast enough'. Most kayaks cruise around the same four knots (four to eight km/hour). needed, and it's no too har
COMFORT We humans are all different, we come in all shapes and sizes; it's what makes the world what it is. This means that building the perfect kayak for everyone is impossible.
EXPEDITION Are you buying for an expedition? Howeasilycanyougettheboatwhere you need it? Plastic boats only come in one piece. Glass boats can come in one, two or three pieces (two piece glass boats
CONCLUSION Hopefully you now have a shorter list. You have come a long way; you have hopefully selected two or three `candidates' from an ever-increasing list, but how are you going to effectively co
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H GETTING YOUR HANDS ON A HANDHELD VHF RADIO IS RELATIVELY CHEAP AND EASY, AND MORE AND MORE OF US ARE CARRYING THEM WHEN WE GO SEA KAYAKING. HOWEVER, RECENT OBSERVATIONS FROM, AMONGST OTHERS, THE RN
TO ASK......2 ICO MIC-M33 WHAT'S WHAT 1. Press to talk 2. Channel 16 distress button 3. Scan 4. Tag 5. Squelch 6. High/Low Power. Press and hold to
the C vesse How numb For t areas or co of the TOO AFRAID oastguard, beach lifeguards, commercial ls, pleasure cruisers and other paddlers. everinmoreremotelocations,thesecould er less than a handf
T O ASK...... two or aerials, t position will ask time, ty Mayday In certa more bearings from differently placed Once switched to channel 67, it is usual to he UK Coastguard can triangulate you
technique i n the ?eld repairs YOU ARE ON A MULTI DAY TRIP AND THE WEATHER HAS TURNED FOR THE WORSE, WITH BUILDING SEAS AND THE WIND PICKING UP, IT'S TIME TO GET OFF THE WATER. WHILE LOOKING FOR A SU
ON THE WATER Let's go back to our scenario. Your boat's taking on water, but it's impossible to land; the next safe landing is at least a miles paddle. Action needs to be carried out on the water.
technique BEACHED REPAIR ADVENTURE ELEMENTS James Stevenson owns and runs Adventure Elements (www.adventureelements .com) an outdoor activity business who specialise in t
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TESTED THE PRIJON T-470 PRILITE THE PRIJON T470 DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY MAKE YOU THINK OF IT AS A WORTHY SEA KAYAK; IT LACKS THE GRACEFUL LINES OF MORE `CLASSIC' LOOKING CRAFT AND AT 470CM LONG AND 60CM
So, first impressions when picking it up from Avoncraft (the UK importer) went something along the lines of “it's not going to win any beauty contests”, to “how light is this thing?” to “why is it se
TESTED amount of secondary stability, which comes on progressively as the hull is leaned over to one side - very comforting for the novice/ intermediate paddler. In terms of manoeuvrability,
Importer's response The T470 ?ts into our `allround touring' category and with the Prilite construction we feel suits it's purposewell.Prijonpridethemselvesinproducing quality kayaks based on comfort
REVIEWED LOMO ELEMEN POLAR FLEECE UNDERS In Weymouth, every Christmas Day, kayakers from around the area gather in the cold gloom of the early morning, knowing that in the next few hours the quality
PALM KAIKOURA B/A This is a fantastic buoyancy aid; possibly one of the best bits of gear ever designed for the sea kayaker. It's well thought out, well designed and well liked amongst the OP reviewe
REVIEWED GO PRO CAMERA The Go Pro Camera is a fully waterproof, 3MP, digital camera with video recording capability – it's a neat little package. The camera is everything you'd expect from a simple p
PALM TASMAN EXP LS PADDLE JACKET The Palm Tasman is a dedicated sea kayaking cag that's ideal for day touring, coastal paddling and multi-day trips. The Tasman is stylish, lightweight and features a
Letters NATURALLY, WE RECEIVE A GOOD DEAL OF EMAILS AND LETTERS FROM OUR READERS, AND WE'VE BEEN THINKING OF RUNNING A REGULAR LETTERS PAGE FOR A WHILE, SO THAT YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A SA
on black backgrounds since using it. We have also tried to use other colour combinations also. On the subject of `aggressive digital editing' of photos, we plead `Not Guilty'! We d
COMPET ITION WIN A BUOYANCY AI AND TOURING JACKET FROM PEAKUK! Those nice people at PeakUK have given us two competition prizes this month, an Adventure Vest buoyancy aid and a Tourlite Long pa
canoe po The UK's Largest Canoe & Kayak Show 16-17 February 2008 Stoneleigh Park, Coventry ;l[hoj^ d] oek d[[Z je ademWXekj 97DE; D= A7O7A D= EDB?D;J?9A;JI 97DE;NFE9EC =H;7JFH?P;I C7II?L;A?J;CFEH?K
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What's On JERSEY SEA KAYAK SYMPOSIUM, MAY 2008 Bookinghasopenedforwhatwillprovetobeanotherfantasticseakayaksymposium in Jersey. The event will start on the Friday evening (23rd May) with a welcome re
experience the 2008 WOEC kayak symposium. With such a wide range of workshops you can get wet and wild or stay in our heated classrooms and test your theory. Don't miss the helicopter wet winch re
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