Qajaq Training Camp 2010 & More
Published March 31, 2010 | 
Couldn’t you just
Let me go down and do my stuff?
– fleetwood mac
The email from Nancy Thornton came in today to remind us all that it’s just about time again to register for Qajaq Training Camp for 2010. You can register for the August 27-29th traditional kayaking event online April 1st. This year they will be offering a paddle making workshop with Don Beale of Beal Paddlemaking. Guests will include Adam Hansen who is actively promoting Greenland as a travel destination and Heather Lamon, and emerging US star in rope gymnastics. Our friends Turner Wilson and Cheri Perry will be there as well as all the regular suspects. I’d like to attend this year myself, although I don’t know in what capacity.. or what boat for that matter. 
For more information and registration go here.
Posted in Events & Symposia, Paddling, Traditional Paddling | 
Cheri Perry, michigan, QTC, Traditional Paddling, Turner WilsonWhere would you most like to paddle Hadas?
Published March 30, 2010 | 
When all words fail she speaks
Her mix tape’s a masterpiece
Walks through the garden
so the roses can see
Oh I…have you got nothing to say
– ben folds
Today’s title was a question first raised by British Sea Kayaker extraordinaire, Jeff Allen. When I first read it over on the Sea Kayaking Cornwall website I supposed the sentence was deserving of a comma, something like, “Where would you most like to paddle, Hadas?” One way or the other, it’s always about the punctuation. You can read more about how that question (which ever way it went) lead to a 6500 kilometer paddling adventure here. That of course brings me to this…
Hadas Feldman of Israel will be a featured speaker at the Ladies of the Lake Sea Kayaking Symposium held Aug 12-15th in Marquette, MI. Hadas has an amazing paddling resume. Along with the the 2004 circumnavigation of the 4 main islands of Japan with Jeff Allen, she & Jeff joined Nigel Dennis and Pete Bray Continue reading
Unstable
Published March 26, 2010 | 
Tonight I’m tangled in my blanket of clouds
Dreaming aloud
Things just won’t do without you, matter of fact
Ohh ohh ohhhhh, I’m on your back
-foo fighters
So here it is, Friday and I was going to write something about something but then I totally got lost trying to figure out what I was going to write about. Then before you knew it, I was off to a business meeting. Of course when I got back I forgot what it was I had in mind to write about in the first place. I think it had something to do with stability. Some days are just like that.
Skined
Published March 25, 2010 | 
Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
– coldplay
Let me begin today’s story by saying again, I’m not a “Greenland” kayaker. Whew, I’m glad THAT’s out the way…. Which brings me to yesterday when I drove over to Milwaukee to take a look at my friend Silbs skin-on-frame kayak. The boat is a bit special, at least to me, in that he built the kayak himself in 2005 at a class with Mark Rogers of Superior Kayaks. Honestly I knew I’d buy it.. Well, if I fit.
Dead Rising 2
Published March 24, 2010 | 
And now for something completely different – A man with chainsaws taped to his kayak paddle. I think I’ve seen this before somewhere.. Maybe it was one of those fun evening events at the Door County Sea Kayak Symposium! (In my head, the voice of Robin Williams says, “Oh, your gonna burn for that one.”) Actually this illustration came from a recent Gameinformer review of Dead Rising 2. Dead Rising has a bit of a reputation for coming up with new ways to kill zombies. This is certainly a unique one. I’m not sure what the “DD” is, but they sure look like Lendals to me!
Jewel
Published March 23, 2010 | 
‘just take off my red shoes | Put them on and your dream’ll come true
With no words, with no song | You can dance the dream with your body on
And this curve, is your smile
And this cross, is your heart
And this line, is your path
– Kate Bush
Novorca Paddles has been a sponsor and supporter for quite some time now so Read At Your Own Risk!!
This is a beautiful paddle. It was created for me by Ron at Novorca. As you know Novorca paddles are carbon fiber Greenland, or “traditional” style paddles. What makes Novorca paddles unique is more than just the amazing colors, but also the fact that each paddle is essentially handmade while at the same time using modern engineering, materials and technology. Continue reading
Delphin Spy Shots
Published March 23, 2010 | 
Check it out! Here’s some more of those secret shots of the rumored “Delphin” being tested at the P&H Kayak’s secret ocean proving grounds. Our spy on the inside (cough, cough, Brian Day, cough) had this to say about the new craft; “From what I saw of the workshop images (and you can see some of this in the action photos) the stern has been reworked to be a bit more plumb that in the first proto(type). Longer waterline length for more speed. The chines have been reworked, too. Continue reading
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