Sid said: <<<< I've always been curious and since we're on the subject how about an informal poll? 1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three thousand miles cumulative? 2. How many of you have paddled the ocean for ten or more consecutive days? >>>> 1. Lost count at three thousand a decade or more ago. After the first five years the Orthopod opened up my shoulder joints and said the two bursa, respectively, appeared to be similar to that of a 70 year old man - once he found them. Of course, the first five years I purposely always planned my trips so I'd be paddling against the tide. Some would say that that kind of "planning" was oxymoronic. I figured the tactic increased my perceived mileage. So, if I said 10,000 miles to-date in actuality, I could have covered 15,000 with "better" planning. Hey, was the question nautical or statute miles? And what about accumulated vertical travel over the years? Does all the paddling in big swell, uphill over the years, deserve a figure? Oops, now I'm sounding elitist. Heaven forbid! (so says the sassy sick man who's sitting out this season so far). 2. Right on 10 days, that's my max. That's my max 'cause I paddle a Nordkapp. Can't bring my Thermarest if packing for more than 10 days, and you are not a real sea kayaker without your Thermarest. I do know one interesting thing: when I go on longer, multi-day, wilderness sea kayaking trips, I never get migraines, I sleep like a baby after the first two days, I loose weight no matter how many carbs eaten, I never get stressed-out (unless I've chosen to paddle with poorly-skilled paddlers on rougher coasts), and I finally feel like I'm really in a church. I'd love to spend a month or more on a continuos trip. Maybe one day. Right now, I'd just like to go for a day. Maybe in June. Doug Lloyd (who hopes he never comes across as elitist -- passionate yes! -- but not elitist) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> 1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three > thousand miles cumulative? no, only half a thousand > 2. How many of you have paddled the ocean for ten or > more consecutive days? yes, 12 days Heike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> 1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three > thousand miles cumulative? Now more than 2000. > 2. How many of you have paddled the ocean for ten or > more consecutive days? Yep. During the last years one trip every summer, 15-21 days. Ari - Finland *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three thousand miles cumulative? >Conservative guess 2500 plus miles sea kayaking and probably just as many whitewater >2. How many of you have paddled the ocean for ten or more consecutive days? 7 trips of 10 - 15 days *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three thousand miles cumulative? I'll have hit 5000 by the end of this month (since '88) 2. How many of you have paddled the ocean for ten or more consecutive days? Not me. Bays on occasion. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Sid Taylor <tayls_at_snowcrest.net> wrote: > 1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three thousand miles cumulative? > > 2. How many of you have paddled the ocean for ten or more consecutive days? I estimate about 4000 miles, over 10 seasons, much of it on fresh water. Several extended trips on salt water ... averaging about two or three 10-12 day jaunts each summer, along with three or four five-day stints on fresh water. Just curious why the interest in "salt" water -- if an attempt to discern whether we paddle "demanding" conditions, perhaps Sid might want to query folks who have paddled the big lakes (Great) or similar conditions. The Lower Columbia, my home paddling waters, has some enormous fetches, and can be as gnarly as near-shore protected ocean waters (Georgia Straits, tamer parts of Puget Sound, etc.). Not bragging, just curious what Sid is after. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
G'Day, 3000 miles this year over a period of three and a half years - paddle three times a week - typically about 3 miles on Thursday night to a really good fish and chip shop, 12 miles on Saturday anywhere on the bonny blue ocean and 6 miles on Sundays to the best coffee shop around Sydney harbour. Oh its tough!!! But consecutive days? Only five I'm afraid and even that was cheating because I wasn't sleeping in the boat on the ocean overnight:~) In fact the only person I know who can do that safely in a single is Peter Rattenbury using a modified Klepper. Have others had to do this ever? All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: "PeterO" <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au> Only five I'm afraid and even that was cheating > because I wasn't sleeping in the boat on the ocean overnight:~) In fact the > only person I know who can do that safely in a single is Peter Rattenbury > using a modified Klepper. Have others had to do this ever? Unescorted 20 days 738 miles open water crossing of the Gulf of Mexico in 1998. I used a stock Eddyline Wind Dancer 24" beam 17 feet long. I say stock, the only extra added to the boat from the factory was the kayak was glass and kelvar. Of course I did add some extra deck rigging. The boat was my bedroom kitchen bathroom hospital and playroom for the 20 days. Although I may have cheated a little bit. I only got out of the boat once ( not by choice) when a rouge wave knocked me over when I was taking a crap. High center of gravity was in fault and no paddle in my hands. Arthur Hebert Louisiana www.seacajun.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 05:58 PM 5/7/02 -0500, Arthur Hebert wrote: >----- Original Message ----- > > Although I may have cheated a little bit. I only got out of the boat once >( not by choice) when a rouge wave knocked me over when I was taking a crap. I hate it when that happens. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Dave, As regards: > .... just curious what Sid is after. I'm just curious too. Of course there is big water in the places you mention. It was an oversight. > Just curious why the interest in "salt" water -- if an attempt to discern > whether we paddle "demanding" conditions, perhaps Sid might want to query folks > who have paddled the big lakes (Great) or similar conditions. The Lower > Columbia, my home paddling waters, has some enormous fetches, and can be as > gnarly as near-shore protected ocean waters (Georgia Straits, tamer parts of > Puget Sound, etc.). Sid *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Tuesday, May 07, 2002, at 7:16:57 PM PST, Sid Taylor wrote: > As regards: > .... just curious what Sid is after. > I'm just curious too. Of course there is big water in the places you > mention. It was an oversight. I don't think it really matters how many miles any of us has paddled in our lives, but it was an interesting question to think about. I never really thought about it in a cumulative sense until the question was asked here, and when I did my guesstimation, I was quite surprised at how quickly the miles can add up if one paddles almost every day. Much the same with my bicycle riding. For most of my life, I never used a bike calculator/odometer, but about 7 years ago, I got curious and started using one. In just 7 years, I've put tens of thousands of miles on the bike. I can hardly imagine how many miles went unrecorded in the previous 30 or so years. When I lived in NYC for many years, while I did my share of cab and subway riding, my main and favorite forms of transportation were biking and walking (obviously, this was before I discovered paddling!). It's amazing how many miles we can cover on this planet by our own human powered locomotion. "How many miles?" is hardly ever the point; but it is interesting to ponder now and then. Melissa -- PGP public keys: mailto:pgp_keys_at_gmx.co.uk?subject=0x46C29887&Body=Please%20send%20keys *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Dave writes:> > Just curious why the interest in "salt" water -- if an attempt to discern > whether we paddle "demanding" conditions, perhaps Sid might want to query folks > who have paddled the big lakes (Great) or similar conditions. The Lower > Columbia, my home paddling waters, has some enormous fetches, and can be as > gnarly as near-shore protected ocean waters (Georgia Straits, tamer parts of > Puget Sound, etc.). Gotta agree with Dave. The Columbia can dish out conditions that will keep the gnarliest of the gnarly happy. I have paddled in 50 knots sustained and 8' seas, 20 minutes from PDX. Add some current and some traffic and you can have fairly challenging conditions. Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I counted some years back all my kilometers (sorry, I measure them, as I prefer topographic maps to sea charts), so altogether it would be 7000-8000 km = 3800 to 4300 nautical miles overnight trips which are at least 20 N- miles long. (Can you make it more complicated?) I dont count shorter trips. Out of these trips most are 7-9 days long, and it also includes trips (or expeditions) like 4 weeks solo paddling, 3 weeks Helsinki Stockholm, 3 weeks round Estonian Islands. Some of the trips included are on lakes as well. I also do quite a lot of 2-3 day trips. Almost all over the night have been spent in a tent, and sometimes, when there are no mosquitos, out on the bare cliffs. Happy paddling! Anna Leena Lind alli_at_iki.fi *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> At 05:58 PM 5/7/02 -0500, Arthur Hebert wrote: > > Although I may have cheated a little bit. I only got out of the boat once > >( not by choice) when a rouge wave knocked me over when I was taking a crap. You have to watch those rouge waves but the mascara ones are worse; they really raise my eyebrows. :-) ralph *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> 1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three > thousand miles cumulative? probably only 7- or 800 I've heard it's popular in some Finnish paddling clubs to try to paddle 1000km in a year. 1000mi in a year would be a heckuva serious undertaking...not that 1000km isn't, but it's more within the realm of a non-professional paddler > 2. How many of you have paddled the ocean for ten or > more consecutive days? :( no Shawn Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> > 1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three > > thousand miles cumulative? > I know I've paddled quite a bit, but I burned my log book several years ago, being it the only handy source of fire starter after a long day. (I just couldn't part with Miss July, or the accompanying text box with her vitals and profound commentaries on freedom, world peace and prosperity, social justice and a damn good night pub crawlin. Swanky little gal.) 2. How many of you have paddled the ocean for ten or > more consecutive days? Not me. 5-8 day trips are all this working stiff can manage. Anyway, I require a ceremonial bonfire for any synthetic underwear after 8 days, as even the rub board with press rollers I tote along for laundry doesn't seem to do it. What does *the ocean* mean anyway? Suppose there is an island between myself and Japan, is that still the ocean? What about riding in the lee of a paddling partner? One would think so but I'm not grading the test. As for the original question I am skeptical there are 24 million people who have ever heard of a kayak, could draw a canoe, or describe the acronym pfd. A working friend of mine asks: what did you do for your vacation? I went paddling, I replied. Oh, you naughty boy! (Another failed connection to the assumed 225 million others in this country.) Rob G *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: <Rcgibbert_at_aol.com> To: <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] THOUSAND MILERS was Kayak Community > > > 1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three > > > thousand miles cumulative? I once traveled 3,000 miles with my boat in just under 6 hours. Of course, it was in the baggage hold of the airplane. :-) ralph diaz *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
1. How many of you have paddled one, two or three thousand miles cumulative? I started to paddle 18 years ago, when I was 18 yo. ... ( should I play the lotto ? --- :) ). My longest continuous trip was 1000 miles and lasted 25 days, camping almost every day. I don't have a track log but an estimate easyly pass the 12000 seakayaking plus probably 2000 whitewater. |2. How many of you have paddled the ocean for ten or more consecutive days? Well, If you reffer to the ocean strictly, I unfortunately haven't done trips that long yet. But If you're referring to open waters then I would include several trips thru rivers which are 5 km or more wide in many parts and where I had to sort all lind of general open water conditions you can imagine. The longest is this 25 days trip I mentioned before. Other of this trips includes a 30 miles open crossing of the "Rio de la Plata" as part of a 10 days long trip. This crossin took me 7 hours of continuous paddling under good calm conditions. I have never had to sleep in my kayak ... kind of difficult to achieve on a Nordkapp ... But now that I'm living in hawaii, I have no options than paddling on the ocean .. and I still have my hollidays pending ... jejeje ... ;) If yo go for a map of Argentina you will find Buenos Aires right on the coast of the "Rio de la Plata". This river is the biggest estuary of the world (some say ... ). The "Rio de la Plata" is fed by other 2 mayor rivers, the "Parana" and the "Uruguay" forming a huge Delta at the mouth. If you follow the "Parana" river uppstream (north) you will see it starts at the region of "Pantanal" (Swamps) in Brazil. The 1000 miles long trip I reffer is from the border between Argentina and Brazil, all the way down the Parana River to Buenos Aires. If you find the same locations on the globe you can see they are easily vissible, drawing a long scar on the surface. I find it exiting to be able to say that I have paddle these long scars ... as if this planet isn't so big after all ... Best regards ! Fernando Lopez Arbarello --------- Kayak Argentina --------- http://home.earthlink.net/~kayakarg entina kayakargentina_at_earthlink.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
One and all, Thanks you for the many postings regarding tour kayaking. I posed the questions merely to satisfy my curiousity; certainly not to delineate an elitist subgroup. If you have read the responses you have been treated to some intriguing logs. Perhaps I will find to cut-and-paste a summary for posting. This impressive pool of experience might serve as a useful resource. Please allow me some comments. Tour kayaking, the number of boats sold notwithstanding, is an activity of relatively few. That is not to say that one cannot have fun paddling liesurely on a serene lake. I often do. But after all, tour kayaking is more than a boat, a paddle and a warm (sometimes) body. Skills and equipment rise incrementally with the ambitions and diligence of the dauntless paddler - as do the rewards. Kayaks are, for me, a vehicle of solitude and an intimate platform from which to observe the marine environment. Miles are merely the measure of my joy. Here on the coast of California, despite its population, there seem to be few kayaks borne by the crests and swallowed by the troughs of our often surly sea. In 36 days the only other kayaker I saw along 1100 miles of coast was a companion who accompanied me for 6-7 days. There were two SOTs out from harbors to fish. Hence my curiousity as to worldwide numbers of true tourers. When I began kayaking solo I avidly sought those that might provide information and insight based on their experience. I have several boxes of useless kayaking paraphenalia and have slaughtered many sacred cows. Thanks to the advent of the internet a free exchange of ideas and an often robust debate helps to cull-out the more untenable misconceptions about the nature of this seemiongly inexorable "sport". I am enriched. And oh yeah, I have paddled a few miles but never with the simple efficiency of a water spider. Sid Taylor *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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