10 Sea Kayaks You Should Paddle Before You Buy
Published April 26, 2011 | 
Oh well, there’s Flo on my left and there’s Mary on my right / And Janie is the girl with that I’ll be with tonight
And when she asks me, which one I love the best? / I tear open my shirt I got Rosie on my chest
‘Cause I’m the wanderer / Yeah, the wanderer / I roam around, around, around – Dion
Sea kayaks are expensive. To be honest, reading alone won’t tell you what you need to know before you drop $3,000 or more on a top-of-the-line kayak. You have to paddle them to know how they feel to you. What’s more, how you feel in a particular kayak may be nothing like what someone else feels in that same boat. That means, no one can really tell you what the right kayak is for you. From there you can infer that what I’m about to tell you.. is worthless.. but read on if you like! Continue reading
Valley Nordkapp
Published June 21, 2010 | 
Who’s gonna ride your wild horses?
Who’s gonna drown in your blue sea?
Who’s gonna taste your saltwater kisses?
Who’s gonna take the place of me? – U2
Saturday after coaching an introduction to sea kayaking class at Rutabaga in Madison, WI., I had the opportunity to test paddle a beautiful “almost new” fiberglass Valley Nordkapp. Apparently the story behind this sharp black and red kayak is that the owner only had it for a short time before deciding was a bit too much horse. I can see that… Continue reading
Coming Up
Published June 20, 2010 | 
After class yesterday I did two things I’ve never done before in my whole life… I went to Starbucks for a latte.. and I paddled a Valley Nordkapp.. Not much to say about Starbucks other than “Meh”… The Nordkapp? Well, let’s talk about that tomorrow. Happy Father’s Day!
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