Inland Sea Symposium, This Weekend
Published June 16, 2011 | 
Everyone is beginning to slide up onto the beach of Washburn, Wisconsin for this weekend’s Bi-Annual Inland Sea Kayak Symposium. Well, almost everyone.. I’ve got to stay around here and get some work done. It’s the only way I’ll justify heading out for nearly 2 weeks for both the Door County and the Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposiums coming up in the very near future as well. The big name at ISS this year is world-renowned paddler, coach and owner of Sea Kayaking UK, Nigel Dennis. Back in the day, Nigel and Paul Caffyn completed the very first sea kayak circumnavigation of Great Britain.Nigel has also taken part in expeditions in Antarctica, Easter Island, around Cape Horn and elsewhere. I’ve met Nigel more than a couple of times and will never comment on his choice of underwear again.. promise.
Oh, and by the way, if you have any questions about your Kotatat gear at this symposium just hunt down Kelly Blades or Megan Kress. Either of these folks will be glad to talk to you!
Posted in Events & Symposia, Paddle Gear, Paddling, People | 
kelly blades, kokatat, Megan Kress, Nigel Dennis | 
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Published March 3, 2009 | 
Lastly for today I want to share with you a new website from Brian Day. Bryan is a P&H team paddler and is published quite often in Sea Kayaker Magazine. He began his paddling adventures way back when the “Gales of November” was something of a Nordic myth. Brian paddled the Aleutian Islands with Stan Chladek, traveled to Mecca. . ah, I mean Wales, and most importantly as he stands at the right hand of the singular being we call Kelly Blades. (You thought I was going to say Sean Morely didn’t you!!)
Posted in Enviroment, News & Print, Paddling, People, Web Stuff | brian day, kelly blades, P&H Kayaks, stan chladek, Valley KayaksSerious Fun
Published July 14, 2008 | 
Robin Nelson is one of the more “serious” new coaches on the scene. . . .
For every time I’ve had a student express their fears and then watched them escape that black pit, I’ve leaned further into the realm of play as a teaching tool. Play as I mentioned in the last post is a stealth learning technique. It helps me bypass fear without addressing it directly. Of course it’s not only fear that you can bypass but preconceptions as well. Each year as my experience grows, so it seems do those little successes that make it all worthwhile. Those moments are my inspiration. Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Learning, Paddling | Coaching, fear, kelly blades, Leon Somme, Rowland Woolven, Shawna Franklin
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