It’s every kayakers worst nightmare and Joey Nocchi experienced it first-hand this past weekend while kayaking off the coast of Cambria. Joey and some friends were enjoying a day of kayak fishing when a fourteen foot great white shark attacked his kayak from the bottom, throwing him five feet into the air. Luckily, Joey was [...]
Between-The-Rain Kayaking Skaha Lake Mar30_2012
After-work paddle. Rain in the morning sunny with clouds in the afternoon and rain after we got back. Today I was out in just a T-shirt for the afternoon paddle but on the way back the cold front came and had to bundle up a bit. Overall was a great day to relax in the [...]
The Basics of Technique
A couple of friends of mine have both taken the plunge and bought K1 race boats. When I say ‘plunge” I mean it quite literally – there are very few people who manage to stay in them easily. It is winter in NZ and gets pretty cold so I would rather them than me! I [...]
Talking Trash
Most people who read this blog or subscribe to kayaking.org are probably not the culprits of the thoughtless act of littering because most paddlers believe, like other outdoor enthusiasts, “If you packed it in, you pack it out” and leave no trace. There’s nothing more sickening than to see trash on the shores, trails, and [...]
Training Day
As the title of this bog implies, what is it we do to get into kayak shape? After coming off the Winter season our thoughts turn to visions of dangling branches, eddies, shoreline wildlife, fresh air, rejuvenating our love affair with water and nature, and the sense of accomplishment towards being physically active. However, the [...]
Who are these kayakers?
So, just to reiterate: we have established that I am a) scared of the water, b) lacking in any natural talent when it comes to paddling and c) training for a race that has a 70km paddle in the middle of it. Uh oh. Luckily, somewhere along the line I had a flash of insight [...]
Kayaking: Robin, GuyThaLizard & Outrigger Girls (Mehrnaz & Bev) Skaha Lake Penticton [March24/12]
Had the pleasure of meeting a couple great ladies (Mehrnaz & Bev) out paddling their Outriggers on Skaha Lake today. They wanted their photos taken. See the video
Falls Lake, NC
My favorite local lake to paddle would be Falls Lake. It’s located between Badin Lake and Lake Tillery on the Yadkin Pee Dee River near the towns of Badin and Albemarle, North Carolina. What makes this lake such a gem? It’s a rather small lake with little power boat traffic and with only two access [...]
Weekly Kayaking News Update – May 4th, 2012
Hello everyone and welcome to another Kayaking News Update here on Kayaking.org. It has been a very exciting week for us with some great new writers coming onboard and contributing some absolutely incredible articles. If you didn’t have a chance to read them yet I highly recommend you take a look, these are real paddlers [...]
Rapids vs Flat Water
For me, this has been a dilemma of some significance throughout my kayaking experiences of less than one year. During this first year, my girlfriend and I have been on more than fifty different kayaking adventures consisting of both types of paddling. Well, let me clarify that statement. Our experience to date with “white water” [...]
