As I pulled one of our kayak straps down to secure a kayak onto the roof rack today it snapped. Luckily I was pulling downwards and not diagonally. Otherwise I’d have take a nasty fall. The strap looked okay except that it hard torn apart...
Read moreA great day afloat in St Brelade today doing BCU 3 Star training. Wind came up a bit and Keith ended up doing his “International Rescue-Thunderbirds are go” bit to help a lad on an Stand Up Paddle-board (SUP). 3 SUPs had headed into...
Read moreA new law is about to be debated in the States to update the old regulations for Boats and surf riding craft. This is now lodged for voting in the States on 1 May 2012.I learned of this by chance and was concerned as it requires kayaks to be...
Read moreI’ve discovered this excellent Online tide stream and swell data resource produced by Ifremer/Marc in France. This French and English site has tide streams for Jersey, Guernsey and the English Channel. It is possible to see hour by hour...
Read moreBig swells and storms today in Jersey. Ferries stuck off the east coast of jersey for 6 hours because it was so rough to get into St Helier harbour. These images show both the size of the waves and also the effect of the coastline/ deep water off...
Read moreWhat happens if the ‘watertight’ compartment on your sea kayak starts to leak… If you paddle a sea kayak with bulkheads, most of the time you only have a few items of gear in each hatch. That’s an awful lot of empty space...
Read moreStarts 21 Feb. 6 weeks 7-9.30pm. FULL. Call for extra dates. Essential trip planning skills for kayakers. Kayak navigation course
Read moreArticle about our popular Sit-on-top kayak skills course written by Andy Benham in Sea Angler Magazine. The course is designed for paddlers of Sit-on-top kayaks who want to develop their skills. Opportunity to be assessed for the BCU 3 star sea...
Read moreHow visible are sea kayakers? I recently came across one of those dark green coloured kayaks. The sort that people buy because they think it will not scare the fish away. What surprised me was just how hard it was to see them in comparison to...
Read morePeople often wonder how they can check their PFD (or buoyancy aid as we call them in UK) is still ok and meets flotation standards. Somewhere deep in the BCU website is this document on how to test PFDs (buoyancy aids). It dates from 2000...
Read moreThis 8 hour First Aid course meets the requirements of the BCU Coach update. Suitable for any sea kayaker who wants to be trained in First Aid. Details
Read moreOver the Summer we ran Sit-on-top kayak test days. The aim was to enable paddlers to get a better idea of what Sit-on-top kayak to buy. There were a few surprises when we tried out different designs. The key message is to: Decide what sort of...
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