Paddles with an Anas acuta...... unashamedly biased toward the sea kayak of that name (actually the voyages of two boats, one 'traffic over gold', one 'quill')

Sunday 31 October 2010

How does the A. acuta take to freshwater?


Gale force winds last week diverted us away from the Solway to try our hand at fresh water paddling.  The picture shows our colour co-ordinated knee bump aids to edging and rolling very clearly. Easy launching; the tide is never out. 

Ullswater, and the Autumn colours of Lakeland. Hard work into the wind, but what joy surfing back.


Rocky islets 

Perfect luncheon spot 

Fun paddling, the boats enjoyed the choppy water, but all of us missed the tide and that sense you always get on the sea of maybe, just maybe, being able to paddle beyond the end of the World. The land imprisons a lake, there is always a shore.

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