Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium: T Rescue

Written on February 24, 2012 – 5:10 pm | by Seakayak-Admin |

At the  Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium Shawna and Leon of Body Boat Blade had some good tips on doing the T-rescue. Their emphasis was on keeping the swimmer in a safe spot close to the rescuer and on draining the cockpit without the rescuer straining to lift the bow of the capsized kayak. After [...]

Random shots from the 2012 Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium

Written on February 17, 2012 – 11:54 am | by Seakayak-Admin |

By Paul R. Riek Good Morning! Bob Burnett, one of Sea Kayaker magazine’s ambassadors is covering the Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium. We’ve been receiving some candid shots from him. Just for a little interactive fun, how many people can you identify in these shots? We will update this feed as more pictures come in.

Hockey player saves a game and a kayaker

Written on January 9, 2012 – 5:50 pm | by Seakayak-Admin |

On New Year’s Day a capsized kayaker was saved by a member of the Winterhawks hockey team of Portland, Oregon.  Taylor Peters was finishing dinner with his Portland host family at their riverside home when they heard shouts coming from the opposite bank of the Willamette River. He and one of his hosts quickly got [...]

Freya is near Cape Horn

Written on December 28, 2011 – 11:15 am | by Seakayak-Admin |

If you haven’t been following Freya Hoffmeister’s solo circumnavigation of South America, now is a good time to check in on her progress. She is at the southern tip of the continent making her way toward Cape Horn.  To say it’s a challenging point of land to get around is putting it mildly. There are [...]

Take advantage of our special holiday offer before it is gone! Holiday Offer for a one-year subscription and Sea Kayakers new hat. Current subscribers may purchase this special holiday package as a one year extension to their subscription.

Written on December 23, 2011 – 11:29 am | by Seakayak-Admin |

Special Offer: a great gift for Christmas: a Sea Kayaker subscription and new 2012 Sea Kayaker cap New and renewing subscribers in the U.S. and Canada get a one-year subscription to Sea Kayaker magazine and the new Sea Kayaker hat for$29.95. New and renewing subscribers outside the U.S. and Canada get a one-year subscription to Sea Kayakermagazine and the new Sea [...]