The PSK Hub – Performance Sea Paddling Stuff
by John Willacy This gives you an idea of one of my training sessions in the Swellies. Today it is a low-intensity session working the technical aspects of Taran boat handling on moving water – ferry glides, breakouts, crosses, climbs and surfing. The aim running throughout the session is accurate positioning on all of these …
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The Taran was designed from the outset as a performance sea kayak for paddling on moving water. To gain the best of that performance in the moving water environment I believe you need a snug fit with good physical contact inside the boat. You want the boat to respond instantly and with accuracy to your …
Here we take a look at the fitting of Bow and Stern guards to the Rockpool Taran. Before we get in to the ‘how-to’, maybe we should take a quick look at the ‘why’ too. The Taran is a long-waterline kayak (5.0m+) with a relatively low rocker. It is designed as a performance sea kayak …
These are the slides from the presentation of my 2nd (counter-clockwise) GB Circumnavigation. These are just the ‘bare slides’, no explanatory notes or text.
These are the slides from the presentation of my first (clockwise) GB Circumnavigation. These are just the ‘bare slides’, no explanatory notes or text.
The Menai Straits: Back in July 2020, someone decided to celebrate the NHS by lighting up the Menai Straits bridges for an evening. A worthy idea for a fantastic organisation no doubt, though just after the longest day seemed a little strange scheduling. Of course this was a unique paddling opportunity for an unusual perspective. …
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A short snippet from a play in Puffin Sound. Paddling with Mirco. YouTube: Facebook:
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:
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 …