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Tag Archives: kayak
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 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 Island a decade ago. I first [...]
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
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.
Help Camp Thunderbird Get New Kayaks
Camp Thunderbird needs new kayaks to replace some of our older sea kayaks. We take kids out on sea kayak trips of 5 to 29 days every summer and we are in the process of replacing our fleet. We have been given a generous offer by Ocean River Sports, a locally owned and operated outdoor gear store, to help us with the purchase of two kayaks.
Winter Kayak Trip to “The Cabin”
My son Graham and his girlfriend were visiting on reading break from University. It was Tuesday of last week in mid February, and they decided it would be a good adventure to kayak out to the family cabin in the Gulf Islands. Our cabin is on Ruxton Island, just off of Yellow Point and the weather was quite unsettled.
Posted in Trips Also tagged cabin, girlfriend, gulf islands, kayaking, paddling, rough weather, ruxton island 1 Comment
Boats on the Colquitz River
I am writing you from the Colquitz River, which meanders down from Elk and Beaver lakes and flows into Portage Inlet, just under the new Admiral’s Street bridge.
This tiny tidal waterway has been traveled frequently by paddlers this past summer and fall, and although we want to share every bit of this beautiful area with you, we ask that you do not enter the river now.
Going Wild in my Kayak #2 – A Perfect Winter Day.