June 2009

Raise your paddles for many jobs well done! Well it is now about the half way point in the 2009 season. I just wanted to take a moment to remark on how excellent the season has been already. As you know, two of my favorite sayings are “It takes all of us to make the club what it is!”, and …

May 2009

What do those waivers do anyway? or ‘I Think Group-Think’ How many times have you heard the words; “Did everyone bring their signed waiver?” Well, if you are a regular paddler with the club, or any club like me, then you have heard it many, many times. Perhaps you have asked yourself, like me, what do these waivers do for …

March 2009

Some Chilly Food For Thought One of our most talked about club events is happening this month. The event is aimed at helping to introduce those new at paddling to the concepts and skills of sea kayaking. This year, one of planners of the event stumbled upon a video that simply screams for attention by those designing the event. This …

February 2009

Support your local kayak shop! Ya know, with all this business of the economy lately, how could I avoid making mention of it myself? Yes, I will agree that the reason that we take to an outdoor sport like kayaking, is in a way to escape the tedium and repetitive troubles of the metropolitan world around us, but sometimes it …