Sea Kayakers, A few friends and I drove a little over an hour south this morning to go for a paddle in San Diego. With the weather so nice, we weren't wearing any neoprene, just shorts and shirts, and of course, sunglasses. We launched in Mission Bay and headed 11 miles north to La Jolla Shores. Along the way paddled out about a mile or two to try to find some whales. We didn't find any whales, but we did stop out there to do some rolls in the refreshing 59 degree F. water. At La Jolla Shores we played in some three-foot surf for about an hour before calling it a day. On the drive home I had to turn the air conditioning on. All day long people we ran into kept on mentioning some football game. I thought to myself, "Who in San Diego would be home watching a football game on a day like this?" Duane Strosaker Who has never owned or even tried poggies! www.rollordrown.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/ ***************************************************************************
Stosaker (who probably has BO) writes: >>On the drive home I had to turn the air conditioning on.<< you bum. we paddled 12.5 NM yesterday in fleece, drysuits, Chotas, pogies or gloves. It was a balmy 50º with h2o _at_ 42º. oilwell. we have green trees! :-p steve N 45º 36.285' W 122º 39.841' *************************************************************************** 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 04:32 PM 1/26/2003 -0800, Strosaker wrote: >Sea Kayakers, > >A few friends and I drove a little over an hour south this morning to go for a >paddle in San Diego. With the weather so nice, we weren't wearing any >neoprene, just shorts and shirts, and of course, sunglasses. We launched in >Mission Bay and headed 11 miles north to La Jolla Shores. Along the way >paddled out about a mile or two to try to find some whales. We didn't find any >whales, but we did stop out there to do some rolls in the refreshing 59 degree >F. water. At La Jolla Shores we played in some three-foot surf for about an >hour before calling it a day. On the drive home I had to turn the air >conditioning on. All day long people we ran into kept on mentioning some >football game. I thought to myself, "Who in San Diego would be home watching >a football game on a day like this?" > >Duane Strosaker > > >Who has never owned > > >or even tried poggies! > I just checked the weather.com page to see what it was going to be like today. Here's what it said: ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO NEAR ZERO OR BELOW THIS MORNING...WHILE NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN -15 AND -25 THROUGH THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO RISE AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER NOON. EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...AND WEAR A HAT AND MITTENS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. I'd still rather live here than southern California. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 1/27/2003 3:48:56 AM Pacific Standard Time, jaf30_at_cornell.edu writes: > I'd still rather live here than southern California. > I woke up on Saturday, threw my surf boat on the car and head down to San Onofre surf beach. The sun was just beginning to come up as I found a place to park. Mike Johnson, waveski designer and manufacturer was there, as well as a collection of his buddies. As usual when they saw my antiquated old Sabre they descended upon me and tried to talk me into a waveski. I told them the same thing I always tell them, "if you would like to sponsor me and give me a boat then I would be happy to use it." That always shuts them up :-) It was a fairly cool early morning, but the waves were going off with a consistent six feet, so I grabbed my boat off of the car and launched. As I fought my way out through the surf it became very apparent just how much I had overindulged in the fruitcake over the holidays. I caught some very nice waves and got some great rides. When I came in I met a couple of other friends who had just showed up. By then the sun was out and things were warming up. It was going to be a beautiful day. I went out a second time and got some more nice rides. In the process I capsized twice. Each time I resorted to the trusty Pawlata roll as the surf was large and consistent, and I was getting pretty tired. When I had had enough I came back in and warmed up with some hot coffee I had brought along. I really hate birthdays, but as this one goes, I would have to say that this was a pretty good way to celebrate turning 48! I packed up my stuff and head home to greet my family and they were just climbing out of bed. Southern California may not be a great place for a kayaker to live, but it does have it's moments -- especially this time of year when most of the tourists have gone home and left the beaches to us locals. Scott So.Cal. born and raised :-) *************************************************************************** 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 08:57 AM 1/27/03 -0500, KiAyker_at_aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 1/27/2003 3:48:56 AM Pacific Standard Time, >jaf30_at_cornell.edu writes: > > > I'd still rather live here than southern California. > > > > > Southern California may not be a great place for a kayaker to live, > but it >does have it's moments -- especially this time of year when most of the >tourists have gone home and left the beaches to us locals. That's nice but I read paddlewise to read articles about paddling, not people gloating about the weather. >Scott >So.Cal. born and raised :-) John 5th generation native Californian, direct descendant of Henry Beeson, one of the members of the Bear Flag party which raised the first California flag in Sonoma. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Yesterday's "Stupor Bowl" paddle on Michigan's Huron River was held in 13oF air, ~34oF water, 10 kt NNW winds with intermittent snow squalls. Two attendees, not counting wildlife (which included red-tailed hawk, blue heron, belted kingfishers, mallards, muskrats, and a mink). I was quite comfy in Patagonia capilene longies and liner socks, Immersion Reseach ThickSkins top, Polarfleece farmer john, Smartwool socks, Chota mukluks with chemical heaters in the toes, Kokatat overbibs and Tec-tour Goretex anorak, fleece toque, Sealskinz gloves and neoprene pogies. Next time, must remember the vaseline for my face. The main problem was the low water level. The absence of a January thaw has locked up water that would otherwise have gone into the river. In my shallow-draft Dagger Edisto, it was an interesting slalom course through the submerged logs and sandbars. Sorry to hear you had to use the AC, Duane. Be careful, heatstroke is insidious ;^) Dan Harrison 42o 30' 16"N 83o 42' 37"W *************************************************************************** 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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