Well I am now supposed to be taking things easy after an operation for a collapsed disc in my lower-back, so no paddling for a while, but a few images from a summer trip to Orust in Sweden with my son and a friend & his son. We have been on lots of canoe trips together, but this was the first kayak trip for William, Morton & Søren.
Taking off were Bjørn left off in his recent post… a little car loaded with 2 kayaks, a Quest LV for me & a Cetus LV for William:
Our campsite:
Great paddling weather:
The boys waiting for the old men….
Lunch at a rocky landing spot:
Pancake time
I am hoping to get back into a kayak just as the water temperature is about to nose dive below 5C…..
Spring has finally come to us here in the U.S. of A. and 2009 is looking pretty awesome. Not only are we at P&H rockin’ some of the best boats in the world to date but here on the home front we have assembled an unbelievable team of paddlers hitting the waters and smiling big for the camera’s. In the next few weeks you will be hearing from these folks, getting to know them a bit better, and sharing the excitement they have for the sport of kayaking.
So stay tuned to you computer screens for the latest P&H Team antics from here and abroad!!!
Coach Kelly signing off until next week at this very computer station!
January 9th, 10th & 11th will mark the first Symposium of it’s kind on the west coast. With a quiver full of Professional Coaches and a format of the finest instruction possible, this event will rock the US Sea Kayaking Community with professional education and enthusiasm everyone has been waiting for.
Don’t miss this one of a kind event, in a one of a kind location!
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 stretches about 70 miles out into Lake Michigan, dividing Green Bay to the north from open water to the east. It’s a picturesque place to paddle, dotted with small fishing towns, B&B’s, rocky harbors, and bluffs.
One highlight for me was the chance to test paddle the new Scorpio.
P&H Sea Kayaks was on hand for the Mountain Equipment Co-op Paddlefest in Toronto, Canada June 13-15. The P&H Great Lakes Squad was mobilized for a border crossing, as Kelly Blades and I made the trek to this always fun event.
Happy 2008 to all of my fellow paddlers! Sorry I have been a little absent on the Blog this winter and it appears that my fellow bloggers have been as well. I have been on the water just as much as always (3 to 5 days a week) and I’ve had my hands full with opening another Kayak Store in Rocklin, CA. Penguin Paddlers Pro Shop – Rocklin
I am very excited for 2008 and I think this will be the best year for the kayaker & kayak industry ever. (more…)
It’s a little less streamlined than the rest of the P&H fleet, but according to Ben Lawry, the Kelly Blades Inflatable Man-Yak is “fun to paddle, responsive, and surprisingly gentle.” (more…)
On the way home from a long weekend of instructing at the Door County Sea Kayak Symposium, I took a detour up to Lake Superior to meet up with friends and paddle Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, 40+ miles of sandstone cliffs, dunes, sea caves, arches and waterfalls.
It always seems that no matter how much preparation you do beforehand, the last few days before a big (or even little) trip are filled with more lists, last minute purchases and some anxious moments when you fear you must’ve forgotten something.
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