I've just noticed that Olympus have indicated that they are pulling out of the camera market. They are going to try to sell it off but if you've been eyeing up an Olympus TG 6 then now might be the time to buy before they all disapear. Likewise any spare batteries etc.

As an aside, there are play boaters and slalom boaters who will use outside edge in current deliberately to sink the stern to initiate play moves or make a really quick turn - these techniques don't work in a high volume boat like a sea kayak, you will either capisize or give yourself a hernia! But...

Try a little bit more positive angle on your paddle blade. On flat water, with no wind, in a sea kayak, get up a bit of speed and edge the boat without placing your paddle in or on the water. It should turn away from the edged side. (note - should.... maybe not every time though!) Low brace turn str...

You'll probably get more useful information in the kayak angling group. viewforum.php?f=33

I've thought about this crossing aswell as it appears to be the shortest route over, it does concern me that there's not a lot of kayakers using this route which makes me question why that is, unpredictable seas? Strong swells and high standing breaking waves perhaps? Or possibly a busy shipping la...

Have a chat to the rubberman in Wales - https://www.rubberman.co.uk/home.html

He will let you know if it can be done and, if you send the suit to him, will sort it out for you.

It looks like £45 to replace a neck seal.

If it's neoprene - Black Witch or something similar available from dive shops for wet-suit repairs.

https://www.wetsuitcentre.co.uk/black-w ... esive.html

or

https://www.wetsuitcentre.co.uk/c-skin- ... r-kit.html

Should do the job.

I for one am glad I live in a part of the country where we are being treated like adults and being allowed to make our own decisions based on the published guidelines. Canoe England have published guidelines, which include sensible advice to stay local, take extra care and only experienced paddlers...

Totally disgusted that people living in different parts of the Uk now have different freedoms, so much for the so called United Kingdom. I agree. Sad that one part of the 4 nations has decided to ignore all the advice, put lining their own pockets first and make "get the economy moving again" their...

English Canoeing have just issued a statement. Briefly, don't do anything 'till Wednesday then wait and see. No mention of sea kayaking. Ends with This announcement relates only to the position in England and to English members of British Canoeing, as decisions and guidance in Scotland, Wales and No...

Adding to the list above - spend a bit of lockdown time looking at weather forecasting, particularly wind and at the way the tide flows around the bit of coast you will be paddling from. A stiff breeze on a flat sea can be manageable but if the tide turns and is flowing in the opposite direction to ...

In November 2013 I bought a new length of wire for the skeg of my Island Expedition. Last week I finaly fitted it..... It's only taken the best part of 6 1/2 years!
I'm sure a lot of us still have a backlog of jobs waiting to be done, just maybe not as put off as that one.

In a sea kayaking context, when would you plan to use a throw-line?

Get some height - top of a hill - whatever... to get the arial clear of any obstructions and increase range by "seeing" over the horizon. (Didn't you learn anything from "Stanger Things")
Any paddling mates local to you with a VHF? Ask them to do a radio check on an unused channel

Forget all of the above. I don't mean to put a damper on your enthusiasm, just to protect your wallet. If this is your first sea kayak look for a good SH boat unless you really do have more money than sense. And even then - paddle it for a while first. No kayak is "right" for everyone or for every o...

The only problem with silicone is it's ability to creep and then make any f/glass / gelcoat repairs more difficult - but that's not an issue on a Scorpio.
Halfords sell a silicon spray for car window rubber seals - it seems to work very well.

https://www.escape-watersports.co.uk/cl ... ket-detail

Well within your budget. I've got an older version of this and have found it excellent for warmer weather paddling when it's too hot for a dry-suit

Where are you based? How old is the Vortex?

Spinning on the spot in a tail squirt should not be attempted in a sea kayak :) Falls of Laura?? Not always intentionally!! To the OP -- don't neglect flexibility training as well as strength - TBH, after a certain point in a sea kayak, shoulder strength becomes less important than flexibility and ...

I went back to square bars to support my Karitek Easy-Load carrier as I didn't feel the aero-bars were giving a very secure connection. The slot / T-Bolt fitting on bike carriers does seem to work on aero bars though so maybe it's the comparatively smaller volume of kayak carriers sold which is prev...

People do seem to have an idea that hand held flares are much safer than launched flares, but from most of the reports I've heard from people who have used them they still seem pretty hazardous. A cautionary tale.... Many years ago, when the coastguard / RNLI organised dates to come and fire off ex...

Getting back to the original question here.... Register the set with Ofcom - it's free, do it online, wait about a year or so and they will add you to their database. (They don't seem to work very quickly...) Pick up a copy of the RYA Short Range Radio course book (or look up online) https://www.rya...

Interesting point being raised from the above. I have two VHF hand-helds, one DSC one non-DSC but I've only registered the DSC set. If I had bought the non DSC set first, I would have applied for a licence for it (why not, it's free...) then, when I bought the DSC set I would also have registered it...

I just had a good read of that ofcom link provided by Richard and it reads well, it's looking like I don't need any additional certificates to use a vhf within 12 nautical miles of low tide so this should be plenty coverage for my uses, if I'm wrong please correct me but it does look like that I th...

No, no and yes.. So thats a yes then No - you don't need a license to listen to weather updates. No, you don't really need a license to call for help in an emergency but yes - you are required to hold a short range certificate if you intend to use a portable marine band VHF to comunicate with others...

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The OP was December 2018 and the poster hasn't replied to any of the advice offered, nor have they posted anything else to the forum.....

Good read mind...

I was hoping for volume two "The Plan" if not volume three "The Voyage" :-)

The OP was December 2018 and the poster hasn't replied to any of the advice offered, nor have they posted anything else to the forum.....

Only when I'm in the boat and launching through surf..... The I remember getting trashed trying to get into the boat in the first place!

The switch on mine broke after a few months. Attwood sent a replacement from USA, no charge, so their customer service was very good a few years ago.
Mine's been OK since.

I just put mine behind the seat in my Etain. It's held in by the elastics for the back-rest and stays in place during rescues etc. but is reasonably easy to get out if I need it. I presume the Nordkap has the same sort of seat arrangement?