The PSK Hub – Performance Sea Paddling Stuff
There’s a lot to this one! For sea kayakers the use of GPS units is rather ‘marmite’ – it’s either love or hate. For a Performance Sea Kayaker you could argue that the GPS is an important, if not essential tool. Some avoid GPS because they’ve always managed without – others avoid because, frankly, they …
To paddle the 100K Day Challenge, you may need to tweak your GPS settings – both to save battery life and to optimise memory usage. Here’s a quick look. Work out how long you think the 100K is going to take – in paddling hours. It’s useful to anticipate required memory settings. Set your GPS …
Here we go for a paddle to Puffin Island, Anglesey to see the seals. They seem to take an interest in the Taran’s rudder. YouTube: Facebook:
A short snippet of a ride on the Ribble Bore – this is a 360 video – drag the image to change the point-of-view YouTube: Facebook:
In the Menia Straits once again, this time to surf the Swelly Rock Wave. Today, for a change, I chose the Rockpool Taran 16 over my usual Taran 18. The 9.9m spring tide meant a rapid level rise and constantly changing conditions, a great way to get the day off to a start. YouTube: Facebook:
A look at a simple but effective spraydeck hole repair. Now allow the adhesive/sealant to cure and then apply to the reverse side too. Job done – a dry deck! Sealant: I used Sikaflex here, but I also use silicon sealant. A free-flowing one works well, but standard bathroom-grade does the job. You …
Standard Construction for most sea kayaks is Polyester Resin with Chopped Strand Mat (CSM – or ‘fibreglass’) – a ‘glass’ kayak. Polyester/CSM combination is easy to work with from a manufacturers point of view and relatively cheap. It provides a tough, stiff and solid kayak, though to do this it requires enough material to make …
by John Willacy The debate whether to choose the Rockpool Taran 16 or the Taran 18 rages at the moment. A decade ago I designed the Taran 18 and then the Taran 16, and of course I’ve been paddling Tarans ever since. This piece is not aimed to be a ‘which-Taran-should-I-buy’ guide. That decision is …
Another run of the River Ribble Bore in the UK. Not the best one this though, higher river levels and strong winds meant it was never going to be a ‘clean one’. Missing the front wave didn’t help either… All said, it was still worth getting out of bed for. YouTube: Facebook:
A time-lapse video of a steady downwind run of the Menai Straits, from the Sea Zoo to Menai Bridge. YouTube: Facebook: