Garth & Sean & too many paddlers.
When French explorers first charted the waters of the Great Lakes, they called them the “mers douces”— the sweet seas…and not without good reason. There aren’t tides or salt water, but there are just under 11,000 miles (17,500 km) of coastline to paddle, and when conditions are right, we can get some awfully good surf.
Nick and Marius and awfully large wave!
When the winds are right, kayakers compete for space with surfers, kiteboarders, and windsurfers right off downtown Cleveland.
Me getting pushed around a bit in the Lake Erie surf.
Picture of Ben Lawry sitting by a lake with his cappella and his Lendal paddles and his P&H cap.
Captain Penguin launches off of Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay.
Interesting News from the sea kayaking world:
Mark Rainsley the exulted ruler of the massive internet community that is Uk Sea Kayak Guidebook & Uk Rivers Guidebook has started the painstaking process of writing a Sea kayaking guidebook for the uk’s southwest.
He’s blogging these exploits at http://seakayaksouthwest.wordpress.com
Head over and have a read..
