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Mini report on 10km downwind paddle on Loch Earn in Ski. 25th May 2025 243 0
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Mini report on 10km downwind paddle on Loch Earn in Ski. 25th May 2025
Old Morty found it a bit tricky. Handling the boat not so easy with age – reflexes, balance and strength, all in decline. So it’s inevitable there will come a point when it starts to become too dangerous. Last year I packed in paddling the Nelo K1 before I started falling out of it, and I want to do the same with DW paddling. I’d rather be proactive, than reactive.&...
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Paddle from Stirling to Port Edgar. 32.5 miles in 4hrs 21mins. 30th March 2025 360 0
Started by Andrew.Morton
Paddle from Stirling to Port Edgar. 32.5 miles in 4hrs 21mins.
30th March 2025
I’m not a sea kayaker, although I do paddle on the sea a lot, and have done so since 1962, when I started canoeing at the age of 15. I’m 78 now, to save you the calculations. All my canoeing since 1968 has been done in racing boats: K1s and River Racers (RR). I’ve paddled round St Kilda, Gigha, Fair Isle, Rathlin Island, Iona, and Scarba, to name but a few, always in a ...
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01 Apr 2025 04:08 PM |
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Bike or Trike? 386 0
Started by Andrew.Morton
Bike or Trike
Sounds a bit like ‘trick or treat’ I guess, and you are wondering what on earth this has got to do with kayaking.
It has always struck me that there is a magic moment when you find yourself suddenly able to ride a bicycle, after many months or years of riding a tricycle. When you are on a trike, the wheels keep you upright, but when you are cycling a bike, the wheels are useless; it’s what you do with them that counts. Can you break down your ac...
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10 Dec 2023 01:06 PM |
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Paddles or Propeller 393 0
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Paddles or Propeller
In another article, I offered the choice of Bike or Trike. This time, it’s Paddle or Propeller. Again, you’ll be wondering what I’m talking about. Am I suggesting fitting a battery electric motor propeller and setting off for an easy paddle, a bit like an electric bike Actually, that’s the basis of an article on its own, don’t you think I know it has been done already, and I’ve always had the notion to...
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10 Dec 2023 12:56 PM |
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