Entries from May 2007
May 31, 2007
Iceland Symposium
www.seakayakiceland.com
I would like to start off by saying a huge thank you to both Steini and Rita for looking after me so well. Iceland has amazed me in so many ways. Everyone I have met has welcomed me with open arms and the climate and scenary has passed all of my expectations.
Weather [...]
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
New Sea Kayaking Publication
Ocean Paddler – The sea kayaking magazineLaunching in July, ‘Ocean Paddler – The sea kayaking magazine’ is a new andexciting concept in UK paddlepsort publications; aimed solely at the sea andtouring kayak paddler and published 12 times a year by ‘Masik Publishing,’ OceanPaddler’s 84 pages will include trip and expedition reports, [...]
May 27, 2007
Hadas and Tomer start their circumnavigation of Newfoundland
Hi guys, I shall be running a series of blogs for Hadas and Tomer on their circumnavigation of Newfoundland, below is the first update on their progress so far…..Jeff
Hi from the chilly island of Newfoundland….
We are staying with a lovely couple, Simon and Susan, who are [...]
May 25, 2007
Iceland Symposium
I arrived into a snowy Iceland on Wednesday afternoon. I have never visited Iceland before and have always been facinated since I studied some of its glaciers at University. After driving 3 hours north to Stykkisholmur, home to seakayak iceland and Steini, I quickly realised how amazing this country is. The [...]
May 15, 2007
SKUK BCU Week
Immediately after the symposium Nigel holds a week of courses, this gives kayak students not only from home, but also abroad, help in identifying with the BCU system and also see where their skills can be assessed at.4* training and assessments were run by Simon through the week, whilst I had the opportunity [...]
May 15, 2007
SKUK Anglesey Symposium 2007
Our apologies for having been off-line of late, both Simon and I have been away helping out at Nigel Dennis’s sea kayak symposium on Anglesey. 2007 has proved to be another good year for sea paddlers at this event, with paddlers represented from many countries from around the globe, this really [...]