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Tag Archives: kayak
Going Wild In My Kayak #3 – Cool Arctic Buzz
Going Wild in my Kayak #3: Cool Arctic Buzz on our Pacific Shores By Jacques Sirois in Victoria, B.C., Canada’s Kayaking Capital. Have you seen or heard any “Quilliquliaq” “Ahaanliq” and “Ookpik” out there lately ? This is how the Inuit call the Black-bellied Plover, Long-tailed Duck, and Snowy Owl, respectively. These Arctic breeders winter [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Courses, Tips & Tricks Also tagged course, gary doran, kayaking, learning, ocean river adventures, rolling, teaching 1 Comment
Good bye Ocean River! – Matthew Ferguson
Mathew Ferguson of Nunavut bids farewell to Ocean River by recapping his adventures on Vancouver Island, Victoria and at Ocean River Adventures. Matt will be spending this winter in Fernie, BC – ski coaching and ski touring in the back-country of the Southern Rockies.
Posted in unclassified Also tagged adventures, arrowsmith, b.c., back, cain, country, ferguson, fernie, guide, marathon, mathew, matt, mount, nunavut, ocean, river, skiing, victoria Leave a comment
Going Wild in my Kayak #2 – A Perfect Winter Day.
Jacques Sirois, Canadian naturalist, scientist and Ocean River Adventures blogger writes winter paddling on his kayak and observing birds, seals, sea lions and river otters off the shore of Victoria, B.C. Canada
Have Kayak and Paddle – will travel!
Local paddler Mike Jackson takes his Northern Light Paddlesports Greenland Paddle and Feathercraft Wisper Kayak to the UK to do some paddling in the Medway river in Kent.
Welcome Mike Jackson, new Blog writer at Ocean River
Mike Jackson, Victoria resident and paddler from the UK is high school teacher with a love of nature will now contribute kayaking articles for Ocean River.
Going Wild in My Kayak #1: James the Human Otter and Eskimo Roll Master
Going Wild in My Kayak #1: James the Human Otter and Eskimo Roll Master Along with encounters of playful otters, frisky murrelets and stealthy fish, I occasionally meet remarkable kayakers on our coastal waters. Meet James Manke, 34, for example. He grew up in the interior of British Columbia, in Kamloops, and moved to Vancouver [...]
A Love Affair with Kayaking. Review of Sterling Kayaks
I’m having a love affair with Kayaking. I guess it is more serious than that, perhaps you could say we are life partners. For what is a paddler without a kayak, or a kayak without a paddler? Paddling is a mode of transport and source of pleasure that’s operating parameters seem to be ever-growing. You [...]
Seal Launches, Savage Rocks, and Sniveler’s Slit
Earlier this month, I flew out to Ontario to take part in the Georgian Bay Storm Gathering, from October 13-16, in Snug Harbour (just north of Parry Sound). I had been invited to lead some on-water sessions and to give a talk about sea kayaking on the West Coast. The Storm Gathering is open to intermediate to advanced [...]
Posted in Courses, Events, Reviews, Trips Also tagged adventures, David Johnston, gary doran, Georgian Bay, kayaking, Savage Rocks, seal launch, Sniveler's Slit, Snug Harbour, Storm Gathering, Tim Dyer 1 Comment
Leadership in Sea Kayaking: From Buried Grab Loops to Bee Stings