The PSK Clubhouse
by Pascale Eichenmuller Fridel who? Why haven’t I heard of her, you may well ask? Well, Fridel Meyer was born 1908 in Kitzingen am Main in Bavaria, Southern Germany and was introduced to watersports by her grandfather, the lifeguard of the towns swimming baths. In 1932 Fridel arrived in London in style – by kayak. …
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These are the slides from the presentation of my 2nd (counter-clockwise) UK Circumnavigation. These are just the ‘bare slides’, no explanatory notes or text.
These are the slides from the presentation of my first (clockwise) UK Circumnavigation. These are just the ‘bare slides’, no explanatory notes or text.
The Menai Straits: Back in July 2020, someone decided to celebrate the NHS by lighting up the Menai Straits bridges for an evening. A worthy idea for a fantastic organisation no doubt, though just after the longest day seemed a little strange scheduling. Of course this was a unique paddling opportunity for an unusual perspective. …
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GPS Question Recently I was asked for a suggestion for choice of GPS unit. It’s a tricky one to answer. I’m not too keen to suggest a specific model, I think it is so much down to personal preference and paddling style. In my reply I try to highlight the thoughts behind my choice. You …
A short snippet from a play in Puffin Sound. Paddling with Mirco. YouTube: Facebook:
by John Willacy (Originally from the 2020 Lockdown – Things To Do post) There’s a lot to this one! For sea kayakers the use of GPS units is rather ‘marmite’ – it’s either love or hate. For a Performance Sea Kayaker you could argue that the GPS is an important, if not essential tool. Some …
by John Willacy To paddle the 100K Day Challenge, you may need to tweak your GPS settings – both to save battery life and to optimise memory usage. Here’s a quick look. Work out how long you think the 100K is going to take – in paddling hours. It’s useful to anticipate required memory settings. …
Here we go for a paddle to Puffin Island, Anglesey to see the seals. They seem to take an interest in the Taran’s rudder. YouTube: Facebook:
A short snippet of a ride on the Ribble Bore – this is a 360 video – drag the image to change the point-of-view YouTube: Facebook: