Joo!BB - Joomla Bulletin Board http://learntokayak.ca/ Fri, 18 May 2012 11:23:45 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.joobb.org/images/logo.png http://www.joobb.org/ This feed is provided by joobb.org. Please click to visit. http://learntokayak.ca/index.php?option=com_joobb&view=topic&topic=213&Itemid=#p802 Hello Everyone. I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't be ok to ask on here: I'm looking for a new-condition (used is fine, but very well maintained please) Boreal Designs Ellesmere kayak. A Fiberglass or Kevlar, in White, please. Specific, I know, but I know they're out there. So I'm putting out the word :) Thanks, and enjoy the water. (Burlington) dan808 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:33:59 +0100 http://learntokayak.ca/index.php?option=com_joobb&view=topic&topic=212&Itemid=#p801 So, to date I have purchased two pairs of neoprene gloves. Six years ago I bought a pair of preformed (curled fingers) gloves from Whites with a honey comb pattern on the palm for grip. They are as slippery as oil. You need a cramping death grip on your paddle shaft so that it won't spin in your hand. Then, a year and a half ago I purchased a pair from level six. ""Anti-Freeze") They are little different in the grip department. Has anyone found the same thing? I mean, they are just gloves, so what could I be doing wrong. Anyone have a good pair of neoprene gloves... and by good I mean a good grip? Please, I have to get a grip! Slipping Stephen steve Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:57:24 +0100 http://learntokayak.ca/index.php?option=com_joobb&view=topic&topic=211&Itemid=#p799 Anyone paddled near or around Bay Du Vin New Brunswick? I am looking at property and am wondering what the paddling is like. MikeC Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:08:33 +0100 http://learntokayak.ca/index.php?option=com_joobb&view=topic&topic=210&Itemid=#p796 I am interested in snowshoeing over to Beausoleil Island this winter to do some CAMPING! This will be a three-day trip (two nights), probably in February. Yes, this involves carrying most of your gear on your back and/or pulling a sled. Our days will be spent snowshoeing the trails on Beausoleil and beyond! In order to participate in this event you MUST HAVE a good winter-rated sleeping bag and a 4-season tent. But for your selection of clothing your gear necessities mirror those you use for kayak-camping minus the kayak gear and any liquids/food items that freeze. For more information on how to survive, I mean enjoy, this trip please email me or contribute to this thread. So, who's in??? Ciao! Carla CARLA Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:28:53 +0100 http://learntokayak.ca/index.php?option=com_joobb&view=topic&topic=209&Itemid=#p791 This is not so much an invitation as much as reflection on my part and possibly inspiration to those of you who might not do as much winter kayaking as you would like. Yesterday morning I ventured out to the Niagara River for a tour around Navy Island. The shore ice extended a mere foot or two out from shore, a far cry from the half-foot thick, 20 foot long field of ice I was chopping through at this time last year. After bedecking my kayak with safety and self-rescue gear and stowing delicious baked goods that were surreptitiously bestowed upon me in the middle of the night (another story) I made my way to the island. Within 10 seconds of my arrival I was welcomed by the sweeping majesty of the resident bald eagle in flight. Watching him until he was no longer in sight I progressed to the most northern tip of the island where I am forever wowed by the mist of the falls and the towering skyline that seemingly appeared overnight. Venturing further along I am serenaded by the tinkle of paper-thin sheet ice as the ripples created from my kayak swim underneath. For me, that is a sound that makes winter kayaking irresistible. Pure motivation. Before long Kingfishers provide competition for the ice. Their exuberant chatter is reminiscent of children tearing the wrapping paper off of their presents on Christmas morning. Now heading south along the east shore I am where, if there is wildlife to be viewed, it shall be there. I am not disappointed. I happen upon a deer sipping at the water’s edge. My presence would typically send the deer running for cover but this time she stayed and eyed me with curiosity and interest that paralleled my own for her. Paddling on, sheet ice still making it’s crystal chandelier-in-the-wind tinkles, I am within view of swans making their way upstream and various other waterfowl going about their business. Reaching the south end of the island I stop to indulge on the goodies tucked below deck. With the full glory of the warm winter sun on my face under windless, blue skies I am aware of sights, sounds, tastes, the serenity and I am more than aware of how lucky I am. From where I moored for lunch to my takeout across the river is facilitated by the flow of the river. It is most appealing to cut almost straight across the river yet still end up at the car almost a kilometer downstream. For me, the highlight of kayaking this area comes when the ice boom in Fort Erie is removed and the pack ice that often covers the entire surface of Lake Erie makes its progression down the river, over the brink of the falls and into Lake Ontario. Perfection comes when the sky and water are jet-black and the sun, at a low angle, illuminates the ice floes like white strobes, and there I am, in heaven paddling in between them. -Carla CARLA Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:20:47 +0100 http://learntokayak.ca/index.php?option=com_joobb&view=topic&topic=208&Itemid=#p787 Has anyone tried the Delorme inReach? It is similar to the Spot devices but uses the Iridium network instead of the Globalstar network (Iridium network claims better coverage) Both use GEOS search and rescue. The big differenes is that the inReach is two-way communications and you can compose custom messages in the field on your android device or Delorme GPS. You can also receive messages on the device allowing your freinds and family to contact you if needed. One application for two way custom messaging is sending detailed discription of your issue so first responders can be prepaired for your exact situation and or get medical advice to help treat someone before help arives. Another interesting product are the new "man over board" devices that send a VHF DSC mayday with GPS coordinates of your location (and voice mayday on channel 16). It will be interesting to see if any PLB manufactuers replace the 121.5 MHz homing beacon with the DCS mayday in the future. This would allow local boater to assist in the rescue. khockin Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:30:02 +0100 http://learntokayak.ca/index.php?option=com_joobb&view=topic&topic=207&Itemid=#p785 Polar Bear Paddle January 1st 2012 to go watch the brave/foolish swimmers that take part in The Courage Polar Bear Dip, www.polarbeardip.ca, at Coronation Park in Oakville. Put in at Bronte Beach (35 West River St. Oakville, ON) Meet between 12:00 and 12:30 On the water by 1:00 Polar Bear Dippers dip promptly at 2:00 Return to Bronte Beach 3:30ish Coffee/drinks/etc afterwards perhaps Please keep in mind the water and air temperature for Lake Ontario this time of year. Drysuit is STRONGLY recommended. Change of clothes in dry bag in boat and also back ups in car necessary if you do not have drysuit. VHF, SPOT, PLB recommended if you have one. Please RSVP here if you are coming. alanrdrummond@hotmail.com Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:23:15 +0100 http://learntokayak.ca/index.php?option=com_joobb&view=topic&topic=206&Itemid=#p780 A couple of us are planning a paddle on the Niagara River on Sunday Oct 30 (yes three days from now!). We plan to be on the water at 10:00 a.m. The launch site is the boat launch just north of Central Ave. on the Niagara Parkway and we will paddle 2-3 hours exploring the area with lunch afterwards. tomfroese Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:43:55 +0100 http://learntokayak.ca/index.php?option=com_joobb&view=topic&topic=205&Itemid=#p773 Hello All, My first post to the forum! I am rounding up folks to paddle with me on Saturday, October 22nd. We launch from Cherry Beach at 3:30 p.m. and will paddle around the Toronto Islands till we decide we're done. http://g.co/maps/hkxb3 Hope you can also stick around after the paddle for hot cocoa, beer, or your other beverage of choice ;) -Heather hrwadams Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:39:14 +0100 http://learntokayak.ca/index.php?option=com_joobb&view=topic&topic=204&Itemid=#p771 I'm thinking about getting a PLB and am debating between the ACR AquaLink and the ResQLink The AquaLink floats, has a longer battery file and i think a brighter strobe but is considerably larger and heavier. The ResQLink is much smaller but does not float. They do have an available flotation pouch but it looks like you need to remove the radio from the pouch to deploy the antenna and activate the beacon. There is always a chance that you could drop the PLB while trying to remove it from the pouch and I'm pretty sure being at the bottom of a lake would prevent the PLB from working. Is it better to go with a larger unit that may not fit in your PFD and won't necessarily be on your person if you get separated from your kayak. or go with a smaller unit that may sink to the bottom of the lake. jay Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:36:33 +0100