Pool Session

Had a good pool session tonight. Figured out how to roll both sides with a single hand on the paddle. Very exciting for me, as I'm wanting to learn the hand-roll that ~G kindly showed me, and I can see a progression toward it now.

Tried out my $20 aleut paddle and was impressed by it's versatility and performance. Funny how nine feet of paddle can make Pawlata rolls slow and graceful ;O)

Time on water - 3.5 hours
Time instructing - 1 hour

Full Moon Paddle

Paddled from Six Mile to Albert Head, and back, under a beautiful, glowing-white full moon.... sprinted as much and for as long as I could endure on the way out, and took my own sweet time coming home.

Ahhhhhhhhhh... feeling much more balanced now... :)



Time on water - 6 hours

Sigh...

I've been inches from the water all day, all week, and haven't had a paddle in it... must be almost time for a full moon paddle...

~d

Watchful Child

This incredible photo was posted by the owner of Point 65 kayaks on his personal blog...

Pool Session

Spent three hours balancing 'Humble Pie' at the pool. Amazing the difference that wobbling around the pool in the K1 has made in my paddling...

Time on water - 3.5 hours

Sunday Paddle to Bentinck Island & Pool Session

Group paddle out from Weirs Beach to Bentinck Island. Launched at 1100 and returned at 1530. Once again ~P predicted a perfect window of opportunity between weather changes. Beautiful, sunny, serene and warm. Great company, great conversation.

Tides made for good paddling with only a slight current to paddle against on the way home. Not a breeze to be felt until we rounded William Head for the last leg of the paddle. I dragged a balloon off my stern all the way out to toughen things up for myself. Want to take full advantage of any training opportunities I can. Still seriously considering paddling down to the Columbia River in August. Read somewhere about tieing a rope around the kayak to create drag, much the same effect I imagine.

Highlight for me was a massive Sea Lion that breached, belly-up, about ten feet off my bow. Was a big one, head the size of a big pumpkin, and a belly that could hold three of me.

...and
Two hours volunteer instructing in the pool.

Time on water (two outings)- 6.5 hours
Time volunteer instructing (two outings) - 4 hours
Time volunteer guiding - 4.5 hours

Pool Session

Took 'Humble Pie', the K1 kayak, to the pool tonight for three hours of balancing and bracing. Amazing how my comfort in my sea kayak 'Tassie' has improved because of weekly sessions in the red devil.

Time on water - 3.5 hours