Cathy's daughter was coming for our Wednesday evening practice at St. Philips. It blew pretty good all day. I was apprehensive about a novice paddler coming out under those conditions but by evening the wind dropped Then we had my favourite paddling conditions - big swell and no wind. And by the smiles on Larina's face, her's too.
Eleven of us at times just hung around floating in the broad open swell in between ...
... paddling north into a swell of ...
... a meter to a meter and a half. Jen in front of me in her sweet looking new Etain by Valley. The black hull and white deck separated by a red line was very eye catching.
No wind meant it was just paddling into massive amounts of water without breaking waves.
Mother and daughter. Impossible to tell who was the novice paddler!
The 11 of us paddled into the swell with the hopes of catching surf rides back but, without the wind, the waves didn't steepen making it difficult to drop in. I felt lucky to catch two rides of any distance.
Back in the cove the moveable swell met the immovable rocky shoreline and ...
... exploded skywards. Brian ...
... Neville and I hung out just on the periphery of the chaos practicing boat control in the confusion.
The evening ended with a little rescue practice and a game of frisbee after one of the gang found one floating in the water.
It was a fun evening with smiles all around, most notably by Larina and Cathy, happy to have her daughter share some time on the water.
Thanks Tony for the pix, little Rikki,and the gear for Larina... what great fun and super treat to have her there! Thanks Gary for the boat.... thanks Terry for the entertaining spill off her bow *lol*:)... Always awsome!
ReplyDeleteThank you too Cathy and everyone who was there. Its always more fun with others to share.
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Loved it!!! Thanks for the excellent kayaking company :)
ReplyDeleteI could tell you loved it by the big grin on your face. Awesome skill in some big swell.
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Hi Tony, love your blog and the idea of chasing icebergs is very exotic from where I am in Perth Western Australia! I am writing a family history book about my ancestors who came from NFL and would like your permission to use one of your coastal photos, thanks Julia Gross
ReplyDeleteYes Julia no problem, feel free to use any shots you like. I reduce the size of the original pictures for the blog. If you want a better quality picture let me know which one and I will send the original. As you know my blog is moderated so if you send your address I will ensure its not published. If you're happy with whatever you download then there is no need, just help yourself.
DeleteThanks for you kind comment about the blog and glad you enjoy the pictures from a part of your ancestry.
Tony :-)
Looks like a great time. Beautiful photos. Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, your photos are amazing! I've never been able to capture good photos while aboard any type of sea craft! I would love to know what type of camera you used for these shots. I have never been sea kayaking, it looks fun. Is it better than river kayaking in your opinion?
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