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Category Archives: Tips & Tricks
Learning and Teaching Rolling
Learning to roll your kayak is like learning a new dance: you need to do the right step at the right time, then practice until your movements become rhythmic. Learning to Roll Rolling is the ultimate self-rescue technique for kayakers. There is no real mystery to learning how to roll; it is simply a matter [...]
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Kayaking and Fitness in the Off-Season
While you can still get out kayaking at this time of year, the ‘off-season’ is a good time to consider starting or restarting an individual conditioning program to increase your fitness and get you ready for next season’s paddling excursions. When I first got into kayaking over 20 years ago, I remember thinking that it would [...]
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Kayaking in BC and Ontario
Each fall, on the weekend after Thanksgiving, Ontario hosts the Georgian Bay Storm Gathering, a time for experienced sea kayakers to paddle together in what are expected to be stormy conditions. This year, I was asked to speak at this upcoming event about what it's like to paddle on the West Coast of BC, compared to paddling on the Great Lakes in Ontario. This has made me reflect on some of the interesting differences--and similarities--between paddling on the Great Lakes and paddling on the West Coast of BC.
Kayak Fishing Lands the Big Ones!
The fish is a spring salmon that was caught last week off of Neck Point in Nanaimo by Stephen Morgan. It weighed in at over 16 pounds. Caught while trolling using the rod holder and deep line installed in the kayak. As you see from the pictures the modifications have been to add two rod holders, deep line, and have space to place a portable fish finder. The rod holders have to be set forward far enough from the deep line so that you can paddle. Also mounted so that any strike from a large fish would not cause the platform or kayak to pull to the side. The platform will also allow storage of fishing lures, knife, cups, etc without getting in the way of your legs.
Getting Started in a Kayak
Let our Big Kahuna (Brian) show you how to get started in a kayak!
Maneuvering Your Stand Up Paddle Board
In part two in our stand up paddling series Yannick will show you how to maneuver your SUP board. This is especially important in the winter, as the water is cold!
Getting Started with Stand Up Paddling
Stand up paddling is not just a summer sport, and a great way to stay in shape through the winter - just dress warm! Let Yannick show you how to get started, and in only two minutes you'll be on your way!
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Shapely Curves in the Outdoors
It’s got to fit right! For years women suffered the ill fitting design of men’s outdoor clothing when hiking, paddling or playing in the outdoors. The ‘unisex’ design of outdoor clothing was really a modified men’s style and that didn’t fit right for many women. Men don’t have the same shapely curves as women. Women’s hips don’t fit into men’s pants.
Winter Camping on the Wet Coast
By Sarah Duhamel Camping and hiking on Vancouver Island is plentiful during the winter. The beaches are less populated, the trails less trodden, the coastal storms intriguingly ferocious. From snowy mountaintops to sandy beaches, we are blessed to live in this temperate ʻwinterʼ play land. To truly enjoy the outdoors at this time of year, [...]
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Leadership in Sea Kayaking: From Buried Grab Loops to Bee Stings