A sentiment around in the years leading up to the Fastnet disaster (40 years ago) and the Sydney Hobart (20 years ago)....the boats are just so good now that the oceans are not as dangerous as they once were?
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- Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:19 am
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Vendee Globe...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 881
Re: Vendee Globe...
- Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:44 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking Gear For Sale
- Topic: Old Anas Acuta for sale
- Replies: 1
- Views: 342
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:57 am
- Forum: Sea Kayaking Gear For Sale
- Topic: Shed clearout. Seaking and a ski....
- Replies: 1
- Views: 419
- Mon Jul 07, 2014 1:10 am
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Kayak ID
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1456
Re: Kayak ID
Seaking.
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:15 am
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Menai Challenge
- Replies: 5
- Views: 754
Re: Menai Challenge
Hey Jim, yes, all the benefits of a 2nd hand kayak; dodgy colour scheme ;-) , questionable footrest/steering, and whilst I'm on it, how hard can it be for Valley to ask Kayaksport what they use for their hatch covers and just use the same material. I've replaced 2 sets of Valley hatch covers this ye...
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:28 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Menai Challenge
- Replies: 5
- Views: 754
Menai Challenge
I've been looking at this http://performanceseakayak.co.uk/Pages/Events/MenaiChallenge/recordsMenaiChallengeInfo2014.html for a while, and with the arrival of a new toy, http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l200/patiras/IMG_20140429_113908_zps19cc1722.jpg thought I'd give it a go. I got to the Menai br...
- Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:22 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Skim Kayaks
- Replies: 168
- Views: 24562
Re: Skim Kayaks
Banned, yes. And in true French style, widely ignored.....
- Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:02 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Why are kayaks smooth?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3644
Re: Why are kayaks smooth?
Yeeees, in theory, if you could cut skin friction by half (and that's a massive ask), then you would use nigh on half the power at 2 knots, but you're only using about a quarter or less of your available cruising power anyway and you run into the danger of the pub shutting before you get there.
- Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:26 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Why are kayaks smooth?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3644
Re: Why are kayaks smooth?
Shouldn't this post be moved to the shed section on account of its basement dweller rating?
- Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:21 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Why are kayaks smooth?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3644
Re: Why are kayaks smooth?
Ignore the scale, as this is for another boat, but this is the jist of it. A sea kayak would run to about 7 knots on the x axis.


- Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:31 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Why are kayaks smooth?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3644
Re: Why are kayaks smooth?
I wouldn't get too hung up on it. Boat resistance is made up of two factors; skin resistance (which you're talking about here) and form resistance, which is the drag caused purely by the shape of the vessel. At low speeds, skin friction is the predominant factor to slowing you down. As the vessel ap...
- Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:42 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Longest sea kayak in production...?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7430
Re: Longest sea kayak in production...?
Hi Rob, many thanks for posting. That really is a massive difference in speed; do you think the results would be the same if the tests were carried out by Rockpool? I ask, as I'm a big fan of the original Inuk; it's one of my favourite boats "for getting the job done", which I chose over the Taran. ...
- Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:57 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Angmagssalik - new start?^
- Replies: 59
- Views: 10990
Re: Angmagssalik - new start?
Vaguely remember that Aled's got a set of offsets...
And have just read back through the other thread, where he says he does...
Aled?
And have just read back through the other thread, where he says he does...
Aled?
- Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:02 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Identify my boat....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 476
Re: Identify my boat....
Gets my vote...Sea King?
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:50 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: UK Circumnavigation - how many?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1787
Re: UK Circumnavigation - how many?
When I eventually finish, it'll have been done in at least six stages - will that count? Does in my book. I forgot about Richard, it was 2004 Oh yeah, guess the late 90's was when we froze our tits off in a canal in stupid wobbly boats, and he said in the pub after "I'm going round the UK" in the w...
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:35 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Is it worth tacking upwind with a Flat Earth sail?^
- Replies: 43
- Views: 5257
Re: Is it worth tacking upwind with a Flat Earth sail?
Yep, sounds like most of my races.....I...... lack of raw pace and technically poor tacks and gybes mixed with a conservative approach where I usually allow myself too much extra room to lay the mark.....
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:53 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Is it worth tacking upwind with a Flat Earth sail?^
- Replies: 43
- Views: 5257
Re: Is it worth tacking upwind with a Flat Earth sail?
Allowing for the wind shifts, obviously!! Don't want to go too far out on one tack, just in case......Any fool knows that you lose speed through the tack so beating in 7 legs where 2 would have sufficed is reason enough to send you to go and dangle your legs over the side!
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:55 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: UK Circumnavigation - how many?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1787
Re: UK Circumnavigation - how many?
Atkinson.... Knew I'd get there eventually. No ego, no fanfare... just did it.
http://www2.wdcs.org/newsarchive/articl ... 0300517CAD
http://www2.wdcs.org/newsarchive/articl ... 0300517CAD
- Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:14 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: UK Circumnavigation - how many?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1787
Re: UK Circumnavigation - how many?
Richard Atkins (I think, trying to remember a name from a dozen years ago...) from Chelmsford late '90's.
- Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:17 am
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Wirral search
- Replies: 12
- Views: 970
Re: Wirral search
Lesson to be learned? Possibly.
Common sense? In danger of straying from it.
Common sense? In danger of straying from it.
- Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:40 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Wirral search
- Replies: 12
- Views: 970
Re: Wirral search
From memory, in Simons podcast with the coastguard, they say that even if no-one signs off at the end of a TR, they still won't launch; it takes a contact calling in to say that the party hasn't arrived before they'll do anything. A paddler, seen paddling (not apparantly in distress), mid summer, ca...
- Tue May 10, 2011 8:44 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Microchipping boats for security
- Replies: 9
- Views: 719
Re: Microchipping boats for security
I actually think it would be better if the chip wasn't in a standard place... All manufacturers keep records of all the boats they build (laminate shedule, weight, colour, serial no. etc.) it would be easy enough just to record where the chip went. Or if that's too much hassle, then as long as the m...
- Tue May 10, 2011 4:06 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Microchipping boats for security
- Replies: 9
- Views: 719
Re: Microchipping boats for security
http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/foru ... =4&t=49993
Perhaps this will surface every two years or so as still a good idea ;-)
Al.
Perhaps this will surface every two years or so as still a good idea ;-)
Al.
- Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:18 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Cockleshell heroes remembered again
- Replies: 7
- Views: 744
Re: Cockleshell heroes remembered again
Hazzler WHATTTT!! At least have the respect to spell the guys name right. And of slightly more kayak related theme, how about the Hasler Trophy. Although, to be fair, even the Royal Navy can't spell his name right. http://www.rnka.co.uk/MainPages/disciplines.html Nrrrr, fill my glass and find me so...
- Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:32 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Bouyancy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 975
Re: Bouyancy
I think dragging the French system into this is a bit of a red herring, as it has little to do with common sense; there is even confusion amongst the French. The current system was bought about by the need to comply with Europe. The Recreational Craft Directive is the broader ruling that governs the...
- Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:24 am
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Anas Acuta history^
- Replies: 74
- Views: 14504
Re: Anas Acuta history^
I never doubted that for a minute Nick ;-)....but, it's very comfortable, and adjustable.
Fortunately with 30 years experience, development and hindsight, we are now able to produce a, how shall we say, "slightly less cosmetically challenged" product.
Al.
- Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:37 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Anas Acuta history^
- Replies: 74
- Views: 14504
Re: Anas Acuta history^
Hmmm, what a dogs breakfast. I might change that to "loosely" based on the spirit of the original.
Cheers, Al.
Cheers, Al.
- Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:21 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Anas Acuta history^
- Replies: 74
- Views: 14504
Re: Anas Acuta history^
Hi Nick, Any chance of a few photo's of the seat? Mine has got a fixed seat, and the same knuckle destroying deck fittings (surely this many boats having the same fittings is more than chance???), so not sure where that puts its vintage. The main reason I want to change the seat is so I can put a ba...
- Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:07 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Big tides this weekend
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1428
Re: Big tides this weekend
2.9.... I've just watched a 30 foot tree go past at somewhere approaching 7 knots.... And still a day and a half to the big one...
Al.
Al.
- Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:21 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Leaning Back When Surfing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 591