For a few years I had the privilege of coaching at the Simposio de Kayak Pacifico del Sur, near Valdivia in Chile. It was a
sea kayak crossings: an aegean odyssey
In Autumn 2005 I spent two weeks sea kayaking with Rod Feldtmann of Sea Kayak Milos, a personal trip across the Aegean Sea from Athens
white water: alpine adventures
I may spend much of my time in sea boats these days, but I do enjoy my white water kayaking! Through the 1990s and early
sea kayak crossings: downwind to Dublin
In May 2009 I grabbed the chance to sea kayak across the Irish Sea from Holyhead to Dublin. It was a fantastic experience and I
safer sea kayaking: guiding principles…
Large numbers of sea kayakers paddle in UK waters throughout the year. Almost all enjoy incident-free trips, returning safely without troubling the emergency services. However,
crossing the line: moving water skills…
It seems that sea kayakers are never far from an eddy line – our tidal waters are full of headlands, islands, channels and river mouths
sea kayak essentials: blade awareness…
Kayaking is a simple sport; sit in a boat, hold a stick, dip it in the water and pull. That’s it really, isn’t it? Want
sitting comfortably: dynamic posture for sea kayakers…
In the last article we took a closer look at changing the sea kayak’s hull shape to influence its manoeuvrability. The key aim was to
free the kayak, feel the performance…
In the last article I introduced a way of focusing on the components of skilled sea kayak performance in rough water by identifying ‘five essentials’:
sea kayaking skills: the 5 essentials…
I’ve been coaching sea kayaking for about twenty years in the dynamic and challenging waters of the UK. During this time I’ve also coached white