How To Kayak & Canoe With Your Dog, Steps For Taking Your Dog Kayaking & Canoeing
A note before I continue - I'm not a dog trainer, I just love my dog and being around my dog. These are the things I did and I think that anyone considering taking their dog kayaking or canoeing should at least do these things, plus anything else you feel is right.Gales on the Irish Sea
Tiny sounds outside. And warnings of gales in Malin, Rockall, Shannon, Fastnet and Irish Sea. Rain beating against the window panes. Laural leaves shaking crazily. And our green curtain swelling out and a light slicing the room. - J.P. Donleavy, in that most dirty of books The Ginger Man (Charles Bukowski meets James Joyce)Hey, buy me something from my Amazon wishlist.copyright 2010 Just Another
Channel 16 Mayday Audio: Fishing Vessel Determined off Nantucket
Listen above to an excellent example of how to make a mayday call on vhf channel 16: exact location, exact situation, narrative of what is happening as it happens.Problem is the caller made the call from his house..The caller, Brian Feener, a Fairhaven, Massachusetts commercial fisherman (East Coast of the US), made the false mayday call to the Coast Guard Woods Hole, Massachusetts a few years
The VHF Radio Mayday One to Ten Count
Above: Coast Guard aircraft search vector pattern for a New England sea kayaker who perished during a midwinter 7-mile open water crossing to a cluster of remote offshore islands. Note how the pattern tightens in the lower souttheast corner of the grid, where drift models indicated the paddler was most likely to be found. Should it turn out you have to call the Coast Guard on channel 16 but can't
How to Use a VHF Radio: VHF Channel 16 Securite Calls at Night and In Fog
One of the more valuable non-emergency calls to make on a marine vhf radio is the securite ( "say-cure-ee-tay") call.Make your call on low output on channel 16 in heavily trafficked areas or reduced visibility. State who you are ("kayak fisherman", "yellow sea kayak"), where you are ("off Thachers Island, Rockport"), where you're going ("making a transit from Thachers Island to Pebble Beac"h)
How to Use a VHF Radio: The Securite Call at Night and In Fog
One of the more valuable non-emergency calls to make on a marine vhf radio is the securite ( "say-cure-ee-tay") call.Make your call on low output on channel 16 on your vhf radio in heavily trafficked areas or during times of reduced visibility. State who you are (kayak fisherman), where you are (off Thachers Island, Rockport), where you're going (making a transit from Thachers Island to Pebble
Video: Greenland Rolling
Andrew Elizaga performs a range of traditional Greenland kayak rolls in his skin-on-frame Greenland kayak identifiable by its low gunwales, overhang at bow and stern, and flare in the shearline. The six-minute video, long by web standards, subtitles the English variations of the names of each roll. The music score emphasizes Greenland rolling's ease and grace, even if Andrew's tuliq makes
Kayak & Canoe Trip Planning: Ohio River Way Paddlefest Registration is Now Open
Registration for the Ohio River Way Paddlefest 2010 is now open! Event organizers suggest you save money and take advantage of the special "Early Bird" rates.Oklahoma Winter Warm Up
As Oklahoma's winter high temps reach into the 60's, many recreational kayakers grab at the chance to sneak in a little winter paddling. My buddy Al Want (of OKC Flatwater Paddlers fame) met up with a few OKC area kayakers this weekend for a minor river adventure on the North Canadian. I've been trying to sneak away for some lake kayaking for the last several days, but I haven't made it yet. Thankfully, I've gotten to enjoy reading about he river adventures of other folk. Check out the tale of the June 2006 San Juan River trip in Enokidancer's Blog. If you can't go paddling at least you can enjoy the exploits of others.Been Kayak Shopping, Lately?
Many folks buy their kayaks in the winter. Some choose this season to take advantage of sales and other folks just like to be ready for Spring well in advance of the warming weather. I noticed someone in Norman, Oklahoma has put their kayak for sale on Craig's List: http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/boa/1557235716.html, $200 for Old Town 16 foot kayak is quite a bargain if you looking for long, touring style kayak.
Canoe Across Missouri
Sign-up is now open for the 2010 Missouri River 340 canoe & kayak race. More details on this 340 mile canoe race across Missouri are on our Oklahoma area news blog. Canoes & kayaks are both allowed, but all boats must be paddle-powered ONLY. If you do head over to our Taste Oklahoma site, stop by the home page to check out the January 2010 list of Oklahoma Eagle watching events.
Now is a great time to start making plans and reservations for your Spring and Summer paddling trips. The best cabins is great kayaking areas like the Buffalo River, Broken Bow, Tahlequah will sell out fast later in the year.
Winter Trails Snowshoeing Recap
Yesterday, Phil worked helped dozens of folks into their first snowshoes at the Estes Park Winter Festival’s Winter Trails event. I volunteered at the registration booth and then went up to Emerald Lake with our friends John and Meghan in the afternoon. It was their first time out on snowshoes and first time in the national park in many many years. I skied in and kept my skins on for the way out because there were so many people on the trail.
