Just read this:
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/ ... -1-4653097

Have you tried asking Tiderace? I have found them to be very helpful for technical questions as this.

mine is beginning to suffer a bit of s/water corrosion around the aerial, but that's after 8 or 9 years. Mine is also an M-71, and I use it without a pouch. To prevent corrosion, I use silicone grease on the threads and it seems to have worked well without affecting the reception (the kind used to ...

There are many different ways to switch the pump on, obviously. Air switches, reed switches, automatic pumps etc. have been covered in this and other threads. Personally I wanted something solid state and absolutely waterproof and ended up with the Water Witch Model 101 that triggers my Rule pump au...

Based on this thread (and postings elsewhere on this board) I ordered a pair of KCS Expedition trollies from Ronnie. We have only used them a couple of times so far, but I can already say that they live up to our high expectations. A solid construction with high grade materials, easy and quick to as...

Erin; I see on your blog that you're based in Cornwall. I'd recommend that you get in touch with Jeff Allen of Sea Kayaking Cornwall (Falmouth). He keeps going back to Northern Norway and has lots of contacts along the coastline. Have a nice trip - Erling (co-founder of Tromsø Havpadleklubb back in ...

My sources are mainly Norwegian newspapers. Norwegian Seaways announced last autumn that sailings were to start in spring this year (Newcastle-Stavanger-Bergen). These plans were put on hold as they had not been able to raise enough start-up capital – the business has a funding requirement of 7 mill...

As the UK-Norway ferry service may re-open next summer, perhaps there is an interest for Norwegian marine charts? Recently Gule Sider (“yellow pages”) introduced a marine chart app. I have admittedly not tried it on the water myself yet, but even the free version looks quite promising. https://play....

FWIW, this is what the Swedish kayak designer Björn Thomasson says on the subject (my poor translation): “Longitudinal assymmetri nowadays usually means that the stern volume is larger than the bow volume. One used to talk about mackerel head and cod tail or “swede form” (“swede” as in turnip, swedi...

And now for the commercial:

Hi Gareth! In November Norwegian Seaways did indeed announce that sailings were to start in April this year (Newcastle-Stavanger-Bergen). Then, at the end of January, they let us know that these plans are now put on hold. The reason given was that they have not been able to raise enough start-up cap...

With Oslo as your basecamp you will have easy access to good paddling areas. Me, I'd take the bus or local train to Sandvika (15 min.) and rent the necessary gear from Bull Ski og Kajakk. They are just a stone throw from the water, and as you will see from the map there are quite a few smaller islan...

This one, Model 101:
https://www.waterwitchinc.com/new/SiteE ... tches.html

Arctic Sea Kayak Race in Vesterålen, just NE of Lofoten.
https://www.facebook.com/ArcticSeaKayakRace
http://www.askr.no/
It seems like they will replace the marathon with a half marathon this year.

Here's a Google translated NRK interview:
http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... 1143304%0A

There are tales to be told, and I’ll leave that to Patrick and Olly. Let me just briefly say that despite the dots appearing with impressive regularity on the tracker map, this has been a rough crossing (“never again the North Sea”). The visibility was very poor (“we never saw anything”) and they we...

The local media:
http://www.ba.no/nyheter/article6769248.ece

They are national news now:
http://www.nrk.no/hordaland/olly-og-pat ... 1.11141032

To stay with the WW2/Shetland Bus theme: I have total confidence in Patrick's and Olly's skills, preparations and equipment. They will either succeed (most likely) or know when to abort. Nevertheless, it's an "interesting" fact that the last two who tried to cross (also in a double) were lost at sea...

"Olly Hicks and Patrick Winterton will be making their second attempt in mid July ..."
http://www.kayaksonshetlandbus.org/index.html

The lock straps with wire in do they work well or is it just that you can cut it with a knife quick and easily. I have two sets of these: http://kanulock.com/ They seem quite solid and are as easy to use as standard straps, but I have admittedly not tried to cut them. If you choose to believe the m...

I have never been comfortable with any kind of footpegs/pedals. Those that I have tried have been on the small side, and with soft-soled paddling shoes my feet hurt after half a day on the water. My current boat (an early Tiderace) has a solid footplate which I much rather prefer. The advantage with...

If you have tried an installed version of the GPSBapel program, I'll recommend giving the web interface version available on GPSVisualizer.com a shot.

Some very good advice here. I just wanted to add that if you are happy with the result regarding edge profile and strength but unhappy with the cosmetics, one option could be to apply a protective strip like KeelEazy on top. I put a KeelEazy strip on my Xplore this spring and am impressed of how it ...

Jeff says that "the Explorer is like a comfortable old armchair to me". He is not kidding.

I have to confess I've never tasted it, but according to the article I linked to it tastes more like beef than like sea bird. The meat is claimed to be dark, coarse and juicy. Got to try it if I get the chance, personally I don't hunt though.

I'm just being curious; are kayaks not being used for hunting in the UK? Over here, outdoor people will occasionally combine kayaking and sea bird hunting (ducks, cormorants etc).
http://www.nettavisen.no/friluftsliv/article771509.ece

Just to check:
Is this the original skeg version? North Shore offered Valley's C-trim rudder as a factory fitted option, and cut off a section of the stern to make a mounting base for it.

I managed to get the cockpit of my Tiderace Xplore (1st gen Polish made) completely dry through this three step process: 1. Sealing the seam between cockpit rim and hull with Sikaflex. Diagnosed with the garden hose, almost no water pressure. Just keep the water running gently around the outsideof t...

Found through googling: There is a small circle of wooden kayak(/canoe) enthusiasts in Sweden that might be able to offer advice and info: http://veterankanoten.ning.com/ The founding father has a web page w/contact details here: http://kanotisten.com/bengt/ His list of 'kayaks owned' reveals that h...