I bought a new Valley Nordkapp today; was $1000 off and I got free dockside shed rental for 6 months so I can gently get back into paddling without needing to lift a yak on and off a car and also the free "berth" rental was as a gesture of goodwill by the store while I heal from the loss of my partner Yvonne too. People have been so good to me in my community. I was going to order a new custom Etain but don't know how good the paddling will be with an L4 - L5 fusion/fixation so don't want to spend double for a yak right now and the boats I have in my current fleet are all Ocean cockpits so now I have a keyhole boat for easier ingress and egress. I will custom order a Gemini playboat from Valley when I determine the correct time and get to demo the boat to see if I like it. I am, and will always be, a Valley boy. Alaska may have to wait another season though. I also saved enough that I might buy another Valley yak in case I meet someone new over the next year or two and want to introduce them to the port but really just want Yvonne back but apparently that ain't going to happen in this current plan of reality. One of my daughters want to get into real sea kayaking too. I will move the bulkhead back, add a pod, and hopefully transition from my previously ruddered Nordkapp (1980) to this newer (2010) skegged yak. I will add a custom keel strip to the Nordy too and an underdeck pod possibly, though I have toned down my extreme paddling for now. May save that for the Gemini when the girls (my two teens) are a bit older and won't be worrying about me so much. Life is a bit lonely but life is good and getting better and I will be back on the water one day where I tend to find my spirituality and meaning and joy. Happy Thanksgiving to my American pals. Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Doug: Life will not seem so lonely when you remember that people are smiling at you from all over the planet. I think you have grasped the major tenor of life: Never ever give up.The past is past, the now is short-lived, and the future is coming up fast. I'm glad you're such a kayaking nut. And one day, you and Reverend Bob will chase humpbacks in Alaska. Brad On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca> wrote: > I bought a new Valley Nordkapp today; was $1000 off and I got free dockside > shed rental for 6 months so I can gently get back into paddling without > needing to lift a yak on and off a car and also the free "berth" rental was > as a gesture of goodwill by the store while I heal from the loss of my > partner Yvonne too. People have been so good to me in my community. I was > going to order a new custom Etain but don't know how good the paddling will > be with an L4 - L5 fusion/fixation so don't want to spend double for a yak > right now and the boats I have in my current fleet are all Ocean cockpits > so > now I have a keyhole boat for easier ingress and egress. I will custom > order > a Gemini playboat from Valley when I determine the correct time and get to > demo the boat to see if I like it. I am, and will always be, a Valley boy. > Alaska may have to wait another season though. I also saved enough that I > might buy another Valley yak in case I meet someone new over the next year > or two and want to introduce them to the port but really just want Yvonne > back but apparently that ain't going to happen in this current plan of > reality. One of my daughters want to get into real sea kayaking too. > > > > I will move the bulkhead back, add a pod, and hopefully transition from my > previously ruddered Nordkapp (1980) to this newer (2010) skegged yak. I > will > add a custom keel strip to the Nordy too and an underdeck pod possibly, > though I have toned down my extreme paddling for now. May save that for the > Gemini when the girls (my two teens) are a bit older and won't be worrying > about me so much. > > > > Life is a bit lonely but life is good and getting better and I will be back > on the water one day where I tend to find my spirituality and meaning and > joy. > > > > Happy Thanksgiving to my American pals. > > > > Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Glad to hear you will be back on the water soon. The sea has a way of healing the lonely soul and weary body. Take your time though...nice and stormy here today...gust to 60 on the outer coast. Typical Thanksgiving story weather for us. peace my friend and good paddling days ahead Bob On 11/22/2012 2:43 PM, Doug Lloyd wrote: > I bought a new Valley Nordkapp today; was $1000 off and I got free dockside > shed rental for 6 months so I can gently get back into paddling without > needing to lift a yak on and off a car and also the free "berth" rental was > as a gesture of goodwill by the store while I heal from the loss of my > partner Yvonne too. People have been so good to me in my community. I was > going to order a new custom Etain but don't know how good the paddling will > be with an L4 - L5 fusion/fixation so don't want to spend double for a yak > right now and the boats I have in my current fleet are all Ocean cockpits so > now I have a keyhole boat for easier ingress and egress. I will custom order > a Gemini playboat from Valley when I determine the correct time and get to > demo the boat to see if I like it. I am, and will always be, a Valley boy. > Alaska may have to wait another season though. I also saved enough that I > might buy another Valley yak in case I meet someone new over the next year > or two and want to introduce them to the port but really just want Yvonne > back but apparently that ain't going to happen in this current plan of > reality. One of my daughters want to get into real sea kayaking too. > > > > I will move the bulkhead back, add a pod, and hopefully transition from my > previously ruddered Nordkapp (1980) to this newer (2010) skegged yak. I will > add a custom keel strip to the Nordy too and an underdeck pod possibly, > though I have toned down my extreme paddling for now. May save that for the > Gemini when the girls (my two teens) are a bit older and won't be worrying > about me so much. > > > > Life is a bit lonely but life is good and getting better and I will be back > on the water one day where I tend to find my spirituality and meaning and > joy. > > > > Happy Thanksgiving to my American pals. > > > > Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** 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 22/11/2012 6:43 PM, Doug Lloyd wrote: > I bought a new Valley Nordkapp today; was $1000 off and I got free dockside > shed rental for 6 months so I can gently get back into paddling without > needing to lift a yak on and off a car and also the free "berth" rental was > as a gesture of goodwill by the store while I heal from the loss of my > partner Yvonne too. People have been so good to me in my community. I was > going to order a new custom Etain but don't know how good the paddling will > be with an L4 - L5 fusion/fixation so don't want to spend double for a yak > right now and the boats I have in my current fleet are all Ocean cockpits so > now I have a keyhole boat for easier ingress and egress. I will custom order > a Gemini playboat from Valley when I determine the correct time and get to > demo the boat to see if I like it. I am, and will always be, a Valley boy. > Alaska may have to wait another season though. I also saved enough that I > might buy another Valley yak in case I meet someone new over the next year > or two and want to introduce them to the port but really just want Yvonne > back but apparently that ain't going to happen in this current plan of > reality. One of my daughters want to get into real sea kayaking too. > > > > I will move the bulkhead back, add a pod, and hopefully transition from my > previously ruddered Nordkapp (1980) to this newer (2010) skegged yak. I will > add a custom keel strip to the Nordy too and an underdeck pod possibly, > though I have toned down my extreme paddling for now. May save that for the > Gemini when the girls (my two teens) are a bit older and won't be worrying > about me so much. > > > > Life is a bit lonely but life is good and getting better and I will be back > on the water one day where I tend to find my spirituality and meaning and > joy. > > > > Happy Thanksgiving to my American pals. > > > > Doug Lloyd Sounds like you are on the road to recovery, both physical and emotional. So glad to hear that. One of these years, on my annual visit to Vancouver & Victoria, I'm going to have to try to get in touch. Old fashioned touch: face to face. All the best, -- Darryl *************************************************************************** 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 look forward to future stories from the new boat! My friend Jack down here in SoCal is our local RG maven and he's a total Valley Skerray paddler. I thinks he's owned as many as eleven at a time! He scours the country to find the plastic versions to play with in the rocks. I've moved from my Tempest 170 into a Zephyr for playing in the rocks, although the plastic doesn't look like it's going to hold up as well. Jen Kleck in San Diego is having an RG symposium down in Baja next year that I'm hoping to attend. I'm spending most of my time in my surfski chasing my friends with much more time in the saddle than I. Nice to hear you are healing in more ways than one. Mark On 11/22/2012 3:43 PM, Doug Lloyd wrote: > I am, and will always be, a Valley boy. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Doug & list.... doug, hope your new boat works out well for you.... also sorry for you loss. my wife is going to have level 4 "fusion" (c4-c7) surgery in January she is wondering what to expect in the way of healing and being able to get back on the water soon... most of our paddling is fairly calm/smooth waters... rivers, lakes, bay and inter-coastal around west central florida.... very little open water in the gulf. if anyone has had "upper neck/spinal" surgery feel free to contact me off line to give hints or suggestions.... thanks, steve nole4ever_at_aol.com -----Original Message----- From: Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca> To: paddlewise <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Thu, Nov 22, 2012 6:43 pm Subject: [Paddlewise] New Yak for Douggie how good the paddling will be with an L4 - L5 fusion/fixation Happy Thanksgiving to my American pals. Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Hi Doug, A new Nordy, and what's the first thing you do? Start chopping it up: well done that man, don't they just beg to be modified. Pleased that you're getting back into paddling, I'm looking forward to hearing more stories. I also hope that we can meet up when I'm over your way next year. Cheers JKA John Kirk-Anderson Banks Peninsula New Zealand *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
No, I am going to paddle it stock for a few months. The store gave me 6 months free dockside rental and the staff will help me get the boat in the water while my back heals. And then yes, heck, that Nordy gets heavier. Fortified inside seams, an extra layer of glass under the seat and broadened forward and aft, custom bulkheads, reinforced inside seams, new outside seam and nose and stern integrated capping in carbon tape in black then integrating seamlessly with a full keel strip, carbon layer over coaming to match, front day hatch and thigh pod, wrap around bulkhead behind the seat in carbon, electric pump super-sano situated, reflective deck lines, and maybe a custom rudder sleeve that bolts on and off the stern with custom carbon rudder, and sits in place like Paul Caffyn's rudder; no chopping off the stern this time. Then look out ocean, cause I'm back! Okay, yes, it will be choppy out there... Doug Hi Doug, A new Nordy, and what's the first thing you do? Start chopping it up: well done that man, don't they just beg to be modified. Pleased that you're getting back into paddling, I'm looking forward to hearing more stories. I also hope that we can meet up when I'm over your way next year. Cheers JKA John Kirk-Anderson Banks Peninsula New Zealand *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Paddlewisers, It would seem to me that a factory lay-up Valley would be more durable than an aging body anyway. And I must be getting spoiled and old, because even my 30 lbs. surfski is starting to feel heavy when I carry it across the beach. Congratulations on the new kayak, Doug! Duane Southern California >________________________________ > From: Doug Lloyd douglloyd_at_shaw.ca >No, I am going to paddle it stock for a few months. The store gave me 6 >months free dockside rental and the staff will help me get the boat in the >water while my back heals. And then yes, heck, that Nordy gets heavier. >Fortified inside seams, an extra layer of glass under the seat and broadened >forward and aft, custom bulkheads, reinforced inside seams, new outside seam >and nose and stern integrated capping in carbon tape in black then >integrating seamlessly with a full keel strip, carbon layer over coaming to >match, front day hatch and thigh pod, wrap around bulkhead behind the seat >in carbon, electric pump super-sano situated, reflective deck lines, and >maybe a custom rudder sleeve that bolts on and off the stern with custom >carbon rudder, and sits in place like Paul Caffyn's rudder; no chopping off >the stern this time. Then look out ocean, cause I'm back! Okay, yes, it will >be choppy out there... *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Duane, Was watching some guys in light storm surf the other day; one fellow cracked his Tahe Wind hull in nothing really bad. Another fellow I know split a seam at Skook in a brand new tri ply Delphine. Tiderace make great kayaks but the gelcoat chips off easily. Valley make a great product with superlative build quality and I will address the few remaining issues to my satisfaction. I am rebuilding my body to. Sent from my iPad On 2012-11-24, at 7:54 AM, Duane Strosaker <strosaker_at_yahoo.com> wrote: > Paddlewisers, > > It would seem to me that a factory lay-up Valley would be more durable than an aging body anyway. And I must be getting spoiled and old, because even my 30 lbs. surfski is starting to feel heavy when I carry it across the beach. > > Congratulations on the new kayak, Doug! > > Duane > Southern California > > From: Doug Lloyd douglloyd_at_shaw.ca > > No, I am going to paddle it stock for a few months. The store gave me 6 > months free dockside rental and the staff will help me get the boat in the > water while my back heals. And then yes, heck, that Nordy gets heavier. > Fortified inside seams, an extra layer of glass under the seat and broadened > forward and aft, custom bulkheads, reinforced inside seams, new outside seam > and nose and stern integrated capping in carbon tape in black then > integrating seamlessly with a full keel strip, carbon layer over coaming to > match, front day hatch and thigh pod, wrap around bulkhead behind the seat > in carbon, electric pump super-sano situated, reflective deck lines, and > maybe a custom rudder sleeve that bolts on and off the stern with custom > carbon rudder, and sits in place like Paul Caffyn's rudder; no chopping off > the stern this time. Then look out ocean, cause I'm back! Okay, yes, it will > be choppy out there... *************************************************************************** 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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