Sea Kayaking
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- Sea Kayaking and Kayak Fishing: The White Gas Stove (Coleman, MSR, Etc.) Priming CupWhite gas is a cheap and ubiquitous camp stove that creates high heat and burns clean. They key is to heat and prime the fuel first to yield a blue, hot flame. Here's how.
- Sea Kayaking: When It's Time to Paddle at NightSea kayaking at night is rewarding: you can paddle longer distances, catch bigger fish, and sharpen your paddling skills. Here are pointers.
Repairing a Damaged Sea Kayak Part 6: Apply Gelcoat, Buff, and You're DoneHere's the final step in fiberglass sea kayak repair: applying gelcoat and buffing the gelcoat to a high gloss.- Repairing a Damaged Fiberglass Sea Kayak Part 3: Back and Fill and Patch AgainRepairing damage to a fiberglass sea kayak is a straightforward if time-consuming process well within most kayak owners' grasp.
- Repairing a Damaged Sea Kayak Part 2: Rasp, Grind, SandYou need to rasp aggressively to gain access to the fiberglass mat beneath the glecoat damage on a fiberglass sea kayak. Also you need to rasp aggressively to assess how extensive the damage is.
Quebec Sea Kayaking: Winter Ice Floes and Greenland Sea KayaksVideo by JC Vaillant: Greenland sea kayakers paddling the frozen waters of Quebec's Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Sea Kayaking Navigation and NOAA Chart MarkupsMarking up your chart before you go sea kayaking forces you to examine in close detail not only the waters you plan to paddle but the nature of its coastline.
Massachusetts Sea Kayaking: Thachers Island, Gloucester and RockportA 3.5 mile from Granite Pier in Rockport, 2.5 miles from Bearskin Neck in downtown Rockport, well-preserved Thachers Island includes two granite lighthouses visitors can climb for views that extend from Boston to Portsmouth, N.H.- How to Plan a Sea Kayaking TripWhat should you do to properly prepare for a sea kayaking expedition?
Sea Kayak Rescues: VHF RadioKeys to making a vhf radio mayday call from a sea kayak are to give a description of your kayak and location.- Sea Kayaking: How to Surf Inshore Beach Waves, Swell and Offshore ChopEvery photo series that shows how to surf a sea kayak includes each of the eight steps.
- Sea Kayak Rescues: EPIRBs and Personal Locater Beacons (PLBs)EPIRBS and personal locater beacons are two rescue items useful to sea kayakers and kayak fishermen. PLBs are cheaper. Both need to be registered (free) to be useful.
Sea Kayaking, Kayak Fishing: Submersible VHF RadiosBe sure to buy a radio with multiple power output options. Don't skimp by trying to buy a radio that doesn't include WX (NOAA weather frequencies).- Sea Kayaking in Greece: Bring a SailGreece is a popular sea kayaking vacation destination. With good reason. The island chains are intricate and unspoiled.
- Sea Kayaking Roughwater in Maine, Massachusetts, New YorkTidal races are one of the better places for sea kayaking, whitewater paddling and kayak fishing enthusiasts to refine, test, and develop their roughwater kayak skills
Sea Kayaking and Fog: How Foghorns WorkFoghorns are a useful navigational aid to sea kayakers. Learn to recognize their sound and you can use them to reach your destination.- Sea Kayaking, Kayak Fishing in Massachusetts: Rescue PreparationRecently two men sea kayaking off Ipswich, Massachusetts were rescued by a Coast Guard flight crew coast after the two, sea kayaking in rough seas, capsized and lost one their sea kayaks to the heavy surf.
- Sea Kayaking Self Rescue: An Alternative to the T RescueNext time you capsize and decide or discover you can't roll, don't wet exit. Instead, remain in the sea kayak, sprayskirt attached, and dog paddle your head to the surface.
- Sea Kayaking: Rolling a Sea Kayak and Carving a Greenland PaddleSea kayaking enthusiasts looking to save money on their kayak paddles and interested in learning how to roll a sea kayak with less strain on their joints do well to carve a Greenland paddle.
- Sea Kayaking, Kayak Fishing Block Island, Rhode IslandOne place to find striped bass and bluefish is the tidal rip off the northern shores of Block Island, Rhode Island, especially during the late fall migratory run.
Core Strengthening Exercises: The Medicine Ball Lunge and TwistKeep in mind that this core muscle strengthening exercise also works your glutes, and that if you run the drill twenty or more times in a row, you'll give your cardiovascular system lively workout!- Sea Kayaking, Fishing and Paddling at Night or in FogRegardless of what kind commercial or homemade radar reflector you used, your not likely to show up in radar unless you're in a group of four or five paddlers or more.
- Sea Kayaking and Fishing: Fiberglass and Gelcoat Damage RepairYou'll need sandpaper, base gelcoat, gelcoat tint, more sandpaper, wet sandpaper, and finally, if you're the fussy sort, buffing compound.
- Sea Kayaking, Fishing and VHF Radio UseAmong the calls you can listen in on -- for those who go sea kayaking or kayak fishing in New England -- are a grounded fishing vessel's call first picked up by two Coast Guard stations.
Sea Kayaking and Fishing: Safety at Night and in FogSea kayaks and fishing kayaks are rarely if ever visible on radar. Use a channel 16 securite call in fog and at night to alert boaters of your heading, destination, and estimated transit.
Skiing, Snowboarding, Sea Kayaking: The Plank Pose for Core StrengthThe variation described is straightforward: you add to the plank an angled element that works your pectorals, triceps and deltoids.
Sea Kayaking and Fishing: Strengthening the Core with a Balance Ball PikeHere's an advanced core strengthening drill, the balance ball pike, that helps kayakers gain awareness of their core muscles and strengthen them.- Carbon Fiber and Wood Sea Kayaking Paddle: Build One YourselfYou can make a 32-ounce ounce wood and carbon fiber kayak paddle in a weekend. Handy about the method and design is that the project's not beyond the skills of anyone who has a home workshop.
- Sea Kayaking and Kayak Fishing with Google Earth and NOAA ChartsWhat's most handy about Google Earth for sea kayaking and kayak fishing is that you can save maps as emailable files or as clickable files on message boards, or as jpgs.
- Core Strength Drills for Sea Kayaking, Torso Rotation, and Other SportsRead any sea kayaking magazine or talk to any kayaking instructor and you'll soon notice that the consensus on the best way to improve your sea kayaking forward stroke is by learning to paddle from the core.
- Sea Kayaking and Kayak Fishing Cape Cod: Cuttyhunk and the Elizabeth IslandsThe keys here while kayak fishing: time your trip according to the tides (Eldridge is the best resource for tidal data), fish the rips with care, and carry a compass and vhf radio should the fog settle in for the afternoon.
- Kayak Fishing, Sea Kayaking: Marking Latitude and Longitude with Google EarthGoogle Earth is free, easy to use, and useful: it automatically generates latitude and longitude coordinates for easy gps integration.
- Sea Kayaking and Kayak Fishing: Navigation, NOAA Charts, and Trip PlanningOne way to make trips safer and more enjoyable is to spend time marking up your charts with various notes and reminders.
Sea Kayaking Woods Hole, Massachusetts on Cape Cod in Vineyard SoundOne way to make sea kayak navigation easier is to mark your chart to avoid the overuse of magnetic compass numbers for headings, and to rely more on the names of directions.
Sea Kayaking, Fishing and Using Charts to Navigate and Measure DistancesMeasuring distances quickly, simply, and accurately in a kayak has a lot of advantages.- Sea Kayaking: Make Navigation Easier by Marking Charts with Grease PencilMarking up charts before you go sea kayaking a is a good way to make sea kayaking safer and more enjoyable. Here's how.
- Sea Kayaking: Paddling at Night with Lights and CompassFederal laws ubiquitous enough to be considered worldwide require that all boats under 18 feet long need to be able to show a white light. That includes kayaks, obviously.
- Massachusetts Sea Kayaking: Chubb Island, Manchester and Beverly FarmsChubb Island lies a scant 1/8 mile off Beverly Farms and provides the gateway to the nearby beautiful and uninhabited Misery Islands in Salem Sound.
- Sea Kayak RepairBy assuming that gelcoat and fiberglass repairs are the provenance of experts only, you give up a lot in terms of customizing your kayak for safety and convenience in addition to repair.
- Sea Kayaking Safety and Navigation: Of NOAA Charts, Powerboats and Rough WaterRemarkably many sea kayakers, especially those for whom sea kayaking marks their first exposure to the marine environment, don't know how to read charts.
