pop up kayak sailing mast with antenna on the top ..or an extending pole that engages into a fitting on the deck and secured by bungees.

Holding up a paddle might work, but attaching it to a paddler is perhaps a bit risky.

I’ve never seen one and so there’s probably a reason why but has anyone ever thought of increasing the range of a handheld marine vhf by having the antenna higher up? E.g a boat mounted antenna ? ( For plugging in to in an emergency) In theory it should be possible to disconnect the short whip anten...

Some years ago Brian Wilson’s excellent book blazing paddles featured on the bbc radio program Book at Bedtime. It was I believe, read in entirety by the author.

I’d really like to get hold of an audio copy of the bbc serialisation of this book.

Does anyone know if that’s possible?

If cost is the main driver and you don't mind a bit of fiddling about, you can get an excellent compass for less than £9 online here https://www.amazon.co.uk/compass-SODIAL-Marine-Compass-Navigation/dp/B011BK29E2/ref=sr_1_6?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1482412355&sr=1-6&keywords=compass+navigation After so...

Blazing paddles by Brian Wilson. Really good.

One tip re weight of the kayak You don’t have to lift the whole sea kayak onto the car in one go, if you have a side loading arm or j bars. Put kayak alongside the car about 5 feet away. Lift the bow up and across onto the j bar or side loading arm. Leave it there. Now walk to the stern and pick it ...

As a permanent index modification on a posh paddle you could sand away (key) the gloss coat resin. Build an indexing hump using car body filler. Sanded away until it’s just how you like it, then using a 30quid carbon fibre laminating kit (fishing pole repair kit from easy composites) wrap the new in...

I have a Celtic paddle it’s quite nicely indexed

Still for sale ?

They are both fine, but you may find a 15 has a bit more cockpit room than a 14. The bolero is a dagger Charleston by another name, Charleston’s pop up on eBay regularly, usually around £300. The bolero has a cheaper less comfy seat than most of “zone “ seats in the Charleston’s I’ve seen The Charle...

If you go to the nve Norway website there’s a link to live hydrological data from their telemetry stations.

Don’t expect the density of monitoring we have in the UK though. The UK has the one of the densest hydrometry networks in the world.

My suggestion is to invest in your hobby because life is too short not to. It’s personal preference but I’d suggest you Get a full drysuit with latex wrist seals and a neoprene neck for comfort. Neoprene lasts better than latex generally, and Unless you’re doing loads of rolling you will appreciate ...

Here’s a brief extract from the book “fearless” about Freya Hoffmeister paddling solo around Australia (its a good read) After dinner which she cooked inside her tent she brushed her teeth, spat the sudsy water into the crusty receptacle then peed into the pot, she placed the tight fitting lid on to...

My sf polymer 4 piece Celtic paddle blade has a rattle inside the blade, it still tightens on the shaft just fine but what’s the rattle ? Should this be a concern ? Sounds like a loose nut rolling around inside the central part of the blade or something. I messaged them through their website. no res...

I normally wash up with sea water, or if camping near a stream with stream water (washing up with stream water and washing up in a stream are importantly different). Apparently Freya Hoffmeister just pees in the empty pot, spits out her toothpaste into the pot too, and just leaves it overnight, the...

The peak UK drysuits are quite nice (explorer, adventure, deluxe) and a similar price. Re neoprene, if you’re wearing your drysuit all day in a sea kayak or touring type of activity then neoprene will be more comfortable, especially around the neck. But for activities like rolling, practice rescues ...

You WILL capsize ...sooner or later. Do not paddle on your own without the ability to perform either a reliable roll or a self rescue. If you capsize you’d be left with a swim as your only option and if you get cold shock at the same time, and panic, you’re going to have a bad day, and potentially n...

All items are sold and sent.

Boots sold.

Freya Hoffmeister is the undisputed champion of the epic sea kayaking expedition with a solo circumnavigation of Australia including a non stop crossing over the entire gulf of Carpentaria she’s also circumnavigated loads of other places, ..,like all of South America. But given the choice id sooner ...

Pm sent to the people interested in the boots and spraydeck.

It’s showing as in my outbox rather than sent so please message below if you don’t receive.

Wrsi current helmet. White. Vented. New in box and never used, size s/m £40 Palm descender boots size 9 £10 used for about 8 hours vgc Palm rannoake spraydeck size r4 keyhole. Minimal use and no signs of wear, it’s only seen the sea once. £30 Picking up preferred: Oxfordshire ..but will post if I ca...

Yes environment agency and sepa flow and level data is usually recorded at 15 minute intervals. Daily mean flows are sent to the national river flow archive. If you want to look at the data in detail just contact either the ea or sepa for the data.

What’s more the national river flow archive will have many many more flow records than are available on any telemetry feed website as most of the flow gauges in the country do not report flow in real time, they measure level and the flow is calculated in another archive based on the geometry of the ...

The national river flow archive publishes quality assured data that has been checked and validated by local hydrometry teams in the ea and sepa The live data on gaugemap and the ea site is raw telemetry data that is unchecked and must be used with more caution as there are many reasons why raw telem...

My opinion is for solo paddling on flat water and a bit of camping, a touring kayak is the way to go, they are generally more stable than your average sea kayak but less so than a sit on top. Canoes are good for bigger loads ...and people, but paddled solo they can be hard work in the wind for the i...

Were the old Anas Acuta kayaks always a single translucent colour? I know of one that’s 2 colours and was wondering if this isn’t a genuine factory one and is a copy of homemade from a rented mound It has the Anas Acuta and vcp stickers on the back deck: could you send off for these back in the day ?

Don’t forget the dagger alchemy it’s similar to a stratos but with a day hatch and it’s a tighter fit

Thought I’d sell my copy, it’s signed by the author read twice condition . And cheaper than on Amazon

£15 posted to UK mainland, more for elsewhere etc

Pm me if you want it.

Will do straight swap for Doug coopers book rough water handling

Theres a few copies at not totally bonkers prices on amazon at the moment.