Florida Kayaking… Tampa Bay Crossing- Paradise Found! 6 Dec 200917 Dec 2009 Hi All, A couple weekends ago ( Nov. 21st) Jeff and I decided to do a bit of paddling and training for the up coming Expedition we are taking on the Suwannee…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… Lower back pain verses the kayak 17 Nov 200921 Aug 2026 In six weeks we will be paddling the Suwannee River. And the question from our friends is "Jeff...Sean how is the back?" The answer is "today it is good" :)…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… #5 Expedition Planning: Jeff and Seans’ Gear. 12 Nov 200925 Aug 2026 Hello, and Welcome! This post is to inform everyone of what gear we feel will be needed to make our journey successful and fun, as well as keep us safe…
Expeditions & Trip Reports… #1 Expedition Planning : Starts with “A Thought”! 30 Sep 200922 Aug 2013 Hi Fellow Paddlers, As promised this is #1 in our Expedition Planning series! The title of the post I believe should say it all. This statement is somewhat of an…
Kayak Instruction Rolling always looses against the perfect brace 15 Sep 200921 Aug 2026 The last few weeks I have been working with a guest that wanted to learn how to roll their kayak. It is always interesting to learn why someone wants to…
Gear Reviews… The sine qua non of Greenland Kayaking 15 Aug 200921 Aug 2026 I am adding fuel to the fire of debate with this post. Greenland paddlers like to say we "qajaq". We sometimes wear a tulik that make us look like a…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… Good Training, Happy Ending! 12 Aug 200921 Aug 2026 Hi Fellow Paddlers, Its been a very busy week in the world of news and info!!(Sun. Aug. 9th). I just wanted to drop this quick blog in about a 15…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… Breaking News: Update on Jellyfish Sting Cures!! 10 Aug 200921 Aug 2026 This Just In: While watching Myth Busters yesterday(Sunday Aug. 9th) on my back deck, because it was just too #@*% HOT to paddle, the episode Myth Busters: 68, on Jellyfish…
Community & Adaptive Programs… Kids and Kayaking: Infant Swimming Resource 20 Jul 200921 Aug 2026 Introducing kids to kayaking is one of the most rewarding things I have done.The activity refreshes my love of nature as I see things fresh through their eyes.And being outdoors…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… 🩹 First Aid for Marine Animal Bites, Stings, Punctures. 6 Jul 200925 Aug 2026 Hey Paddlers, After writing my previous blog on Sea Urchins titled Search'in For Urchin, I promised to write a blog about First Aid for Marine Animal Bites, Stings, and Punctures.…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… 🛶Kayaking at night: Gear 28 Jun 200921 Aug 2026 Retailers lure us in and then try to brainwash us into purchasing their flashy inventory. The reality is that we do not need a lot of fancy stuff to stay…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… 🛶 Kayaking at night: Caution 23 Jun 200921 Aug 2026 There is one reality to paddling at night. A kayak is nearly invisible on the water. A trained powerboat captain traveling on smooth water at a safe cursing speed on…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… 🛶 Kayaking at night: seeing in the dark 13 Jun 200921 Aug 2026 My friends and I have paddled a lot of the water with in a thirty minute drive of my home. I know these waters well. I have paddled them on…
Events & Lectures… Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center Events in June 10 Jun 200921 Aug 2026 Guided Canoe Trip Friday, June 12, 2009 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Education Services Staff and Volunteers, Environmental Lands Division Take this opportunity to explore a portion of the south…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… Weather Cocking, Icebreaker, and Paddling 20 May 200921 Aug 2026 Jeff Cooper of H2Outfiffers shared with me a simple analogy to explain weather cocking. A common definition of weather cocking is that “a boat moving forward points into strong winds”.…
