» Retreat from the Mull of Oa
20/08/08 12:41 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» White tailed sea eagles, a swim and a can of Guinness
19/08/08 20:38 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» The State of Texa
18/08/08 19:24 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» Olympic Games - Dutch pride
17/08/08 21:25 from Kajaksport op groot water
Video at: NOS-Olympische Spelen 2008 Some deceptions with swimming, but the Dutch athletes were very successful in the water sports disciplines this weekend: Gold and Silver in rowing (double sculls Women, eights women), Silver in sailing (..

» Saturday, August 16th, 2008. Palm tubular tape.
17/08/08 01:56 from On Kayaks
  Not the one to be drawn back from the limitless bundle of kit that the sport asks for, I placed today a new order to Brookbank Canoes for a 4 metre roll of 25 millimetre tubular safety line. The tape rolls compactly and it is e..

» Beheerplan Voordelta - new rules for seakayaking
16/08/08 15:46 from Kajaksport op groot water
Over the past two years I have regularly written about the upcoming new rules for human activities in the Voordelta and the consequences of these rules for seakayaking in this popular stretch of the North-sea coast (near the isles of the Du..

» Nearly but not quite
14/08/08 07:18 from South West Sea Kayaking
After 19 paddling days and about 450 miles covered, I'm now camped within sight of Cape Wrath - splendid! Most importantly, I'm still having fun and managing to endure my own company. However I have to take a little time out to call in at ..

» Polar times in The Hague
13/08/08 19:41 from Kajaksport op groot water
It's a good Dutch museum-season for people interested in polar (wild)life and Inuit culture. In Leiden the exposition "The big thaw" is still running (when you haven't visited "The big thaw" yet: hurry - it's in the last month). And in Jul..

» Olympic Silver for Florence
12/08/08 01:01 from Peak UK - News
Peak UK Slalom Team Athlete David Florence won the Silver Medal at the Beijing Olympics today. Check out this BBC Article for more. Congratulations to him and Good Luck to Fiona Pennie who races in the Womens Kayak tomorrow.

» Squirt Bronze for Claire O
11/08/08 01:01 from Peak UK - News
The European Freestyle Kayaking Championships 2008 took place on the Mino River in Ourense North Spain last week. 12 countries entered over 150 paddlers to compete at the event which showcased a display of the best in freestyle kayaking fr..

» Parlez-vous français? ... Espagnol?
10/08/08 16:56 from Kajaksport op groot water
Baccara was a female vocal duo, formed in the mid 70's by two Spanish flamenco artists. The duo peaked at the music charts with their debut single "Yes Sir, I can boogie", soon succeeded by another cult-classic: "Sorry, I am a lady". The co..

» Steve goes solo on the Zanskar
10/08/08 01:01 from Peak UK - News
Team Peak UK Expedition kayaker Steve Brooks is just about to set off on an 300km adventure through the Grand Canyon of the Himalaya. Not only is the Zanskar and its tributaries one of the remotest places on earth, Steve will also be runnin..

» Saturday, August 9th, 2009. Meet the Ringo Kid.
09/08/08 22:30 from On Kayaks
Reading Greenland style blogs do pay. Somewhere out there there must be hidden an hypnotic trigger phrase that prompts me into have noteworthy success in new rolls as if by default. I am naturally modest, so I am keeping it under my hat. Y..

» Amiralty warning: "Rollers break on the beach".
09/08/08 08:09 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» P&H Skeg System
08/08/08 04:29 from P&H Paddlers
Last year, P&H launched their new “kink-free” skeg system. The system combines the best of both worlds: the ease of maintenance of a rope skeg with the precise trimming found in cable skegs. Moreover, the system is lightweight ..

» Eastern Horizons Film!
08/08/08 04:24 from P&H Paddlers
After producing the award winning film Pacific Horizons in 2007, everyone kept asking “so what are you doing next?” This is always a difficult question to answer right after a big expedition, film project, or trip, but we had a..

» Mulling it over with a dram of malt on Islay
06/08/08 08:17 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» The great Gargoyle, the tides and eddies of the Mull of Kintyre
05/08/08 21:23 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» Tuesday, August 6th, 2008. It must be an angel.
05/08/08 13:24 from On Kayaks
With the help of some wee surf, last Sunday I managed to accomplish the angel roll. Three times. One after another. Having succeeded in the Greenland equivalent to wiggling my nose, I expect here the overwhelming feeling of reverence that ..

» Greg Rocks
04/08/08 01:12 from alison dyer
"Following are my trip statistics. I’ll also put a gear list together, along with a list of what gear worked and what gear didn’t make the grade. Total distance paddled: 2102K (1306 miles) Daily average: 60.05K (37.3 miles) Longest day..

» Late winter snow in the Alps.
04/08/08 01:01 from Peak UK - News
The boys in the Alps have been busy making the most of the late winter snow and melt! They managed to get a road trip Eastwards from their base just outside of Landeck in Tirol. With the rivers all high they caught some class V classics li..

» Shaggy dogs on Eilean Imersay, Islay
03/08/08 08:22 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» Friday, August 1st, 2008. Congas.
02/08/08 00:44 from On Kayaks
Carme Adell, the early herald of Bcu training in this afflicted country phoned me yesterday, and told me about Armengol Tolsa Badia, an Argentinian expatriate living in her home town where he draws the cartoon strips in the local newspaper,..

» Losts in the mists of the Mull of Kintyre
01/08/08 22:29 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» Thursday, July 31st, 2008. Yes, we can.
01/08/08 00:03 from On Kayaks
Saint Ignatius. Name day. Dear Obama! Off to celebrate it with three paddling days.

» Sand, sea, sun and blue sky on Islay!
31/07/08 20:57 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» God Knows in the mists of Innean Glen
30/07/08 19:34 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» Cumbria to Cape Wrath
30/07/08 15:23 from South West Sea Kayaking
Well, I'm still alive and well, but currently pinned ashore by strong winds at Machrinhanish. The good news is that (by playing join-the-dots with a series of headlands) I've actually made it out past the Mull of Kintyre to the true west co..

» Caplin Roll in Caplin Cove
29/07/08 01:45 from alison dyer
Carpet of iridescent green, writhing. A thin fog half-heartedly obscuring cliffs, solemn, battle ship grey with their longitudinal lines. Impressive, but the veil of mystery soon lifting, peeling back to show true blue. This past wednesday..

» Mull of Kintyre happened this time!
28/07/08 20:46 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» Pennies from heaven in Kildalton church yard.
28/07/08 19:38 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» Sunday, July 27th, 2008. Keep on burning.
27/07/08 02:35 from On Kayaks
The official rolling hymn by the the rawest, most sensual of rythm & blues ensembles. I like the idea of Tina prancing and the the Ikettes pulsating and gyrating at each recovery. I shall leave the rest to your imagination.

» Saturday, July 26th, 2008. Highland Games.
27/07/08 01:59 from On Kayaks
Cailean Macleod sent me this report issued on July 22nd, by the Press Office of The Maritime & Coastguard Agency. Here there is a delightful excerpt: Missing Canoeist turns up wrestling at Highland Games. From midday today Clyde Coastguard..

» Landfall at Claggain Bay, Islay
24/07/08 20:35 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» Big skies above Proaig Bay, Islay
23/07/08 20:32 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» Door County Sea Kayak Symposium
23/07/08 16:19 from P&H Paddlers
For the fifth year running, I've had the pleasure of working with the midwest's largest paddle shop– Rutabaga in Madison, WI–at the Door County Sea Kayak Symposium (July 11-13, 2008). Door County is narrow finger of land that s..

» Lake Superior
23/07/08 03:01 from Justine's Web Journal
BARRY AT SPRAY FALLS, PICTURED ROCKS SARAH AT DEVILS ISLAND, APOSTLES DAMON AT DEVILS ISLAND, APOSTLES I've just got home to Wales after a fun week on Lake Superior. Barry and I were guests at the Grand Marais symposium, organised by River..

» McArthur's Head lighthouse and the mouth of the Sound of Islay
22/07/08 16:58 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com

» Monday, July 21s, 2008. Angel.
22/07/08 03:32 from On Kayaks
After the shipping law examinations, the port authority held a pleasant graduation banquet. Strangely, my suggestion to drink ourselves blind and then sneak with energetic vulgarity into the harbour hoodlums for some heavy whoring was met ..

» Of an Islay bothy, fishing rods and buoyancy aids.
21/07/08 20:42 from Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com