2012: Post 33 – Another Sunday afternoon

Last Sunday (see previous post) it was windy and so we went to St. Philips for a little fun in the cove.  This afternoon Tony and I went to St. Philips again, but decided to paddle to Topsail Beach once we got there.  The weather was calling for 30 km wind from the south so we would be fairly protected for most of the paddle... and there was a nice swell coming into the bay so there were a few places to enjoy some clapitus...

Some pics to share....

I have paddled this stretch of the shoreline many times.  But the conditions we had this afternoon took away that 'just another paddle down to Topsail Beach' feeling... 

Another excellent day on the water...

2012: Post 32 – A Sunday afternoon

It was windy today.  Supposed to be 45 kilometers from the west this afternoon, but it certainly felt like a bit more than that.  A good day to go to St. Philips for a couple hours in the afternoon....

Some pics to share....

It was all good fun...

2012: Post 31 – The British Invasion

Hazen, Clyde, Tony and I met at St. Philips this morning.  i was looking forward to trying Clyde's Nordkapp RM again...  We paddled down to Topsail Beach, had a little break, and then paddled a little further before turning to head back.  On our way back we could see three other kayakers coming toward St. Philips.  It was Des, Malcolm, and Gerard out for their own morning paddle...

A few pictures…

Hazen

Tony

Take-out on Topsail Beach

Clyde

Gerard washing up in the river at St. Philips

Hazen making sure Clyde and Gerard
do a good job rinsing off the gear...

Back at the slipway...

On the slipway it looked like a British kayak invasion... There were seven paddlers all paddling Valley kayaks.  There was an Aquanaut LV RM, a Nordkapp RM, two Nordkapp's, and three Nordkapp LV's (one of them a carbon/kevlar).  

Seeing all these Valley kayaks in the picture above, I remembered a posting on the newsgroup a while back.  I did a search and found it...  Someone was looking to buy a kayak and was asking for recommendations.  Part of a response posted by Malcolm said  "Forget the rudder. Forget North American design. The war is long over. The British have won!"  I know some will disagree, but I think a lot of people just might be of the same opinion...

2012: Post 30 – Impromptu Paddle

There had been no e-mails going around about paddling this weekend.  I woke up a little early this morning and looked outside.  Not much was happening in regards to wind.  I checked the weather; it was calling for a bit of rain in the morning but only 15 km wind from the northwest.  A good morning to go for an impromptu paddle.  So had some breakfast, threw my gear together, loaded up a kayak, and headed out to St. Philips for a short paddle to Portugal Cove.

A few pictures…

 

  

Today was a rather excellent paddle, for today I was paddling Clyde’s Nordkapp RM... Hmmmmm!!