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From: Bob Myers <qajaqbob_at_gmail.com>
subject: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 10:29:05 -0700
Hello everyone,

This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working.  Let's find out.

Bob Myers

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From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 10:35:53 -0700
I got it.

Craig

On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 10:29 AM, Bob Myers <qajaqbob_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working.  Let's find out.
>
> Bob Myers
>
>
>
>

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From: James Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 13:49:33 -0400
On 6/9/2015 1:35 PM, Craig Jungers wrote:
> I got it.
>
> Craig
>
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 10:29 AM, Bob Myers <qajaqbob_at_gmail.com 
> <mailto:qajaqbob_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hello everyone,
>
>     This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working. Let's find out.
>
>     Bob Myers
>
>
>
>
howdy howdy howdy


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From: Robert Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:19:00 -0800
Still here, still paddling

Bob

On 6/9/2015 9:29 AM, Bob Myers wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working.  Let's find out.
>
> Bob Myers
>
>
>

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From: Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 11:53:18 -0700
And I hope still writing stories! :)  I have missed them!


> On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:19 AM, Robert Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net> wrote:
> 
> Still here, still paddling
> 
> Bob
> 
> On 6/9/2015 9:29 AM, Bob Myers wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working.  Let's find out.
>> 
>> Bob Myers
>> 
>> 

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From: Melissa Reese <melissa_at_willkayakforfood.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 11:54:46 -0700
Hi Robert,

On Tuesday, June 09, 2015, at 11:19:00 AM PST, you wrote:

> Still here, still paddling

Wish I were there (Alaska), still paddling here (WA).

Though I want Paddlewise to keep going, and might even enjoy a bit
more activity on this list than there has been for quite a while. I
also subscribe to Eddylist, and enjoy reading what I can about
paddling in Alaska.

Over the past several years however, I've happily cut way down on the
time I spend online. Still refuse to use a "smart" phone as well.
Makes me sad to see so many people glued to those things -- and other
types of screens -- nearly non-stop.

When I have a bit of time, it seems there's always something I'd
rather be doing... music, paddling, hiking, biking, or simply "being"
in a quiet, magnificent place.

Now seriously dreaming of an "off-grid" life.  :)

-- 
Melissa





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From: peter peter <peter_at_energysustained.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 08:29:09 +1000 (EST)
Still paddling and although I didn't get Bob Myer's original email I did receive
the responses and they were most welcome.

Any stories Robert? Always enjoyed reading your accounts of paddling up north.

Jackie do you still take the dogs out on your boat?

All the best, PeterO




> On 10 June 2015 at 04:19 Robert Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Still here, still paddling
> 
> Bob
> 
> On 6/9/2015 9:29 AM, Bob Myers wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working.  Let's find out.
> >
> > Bob Myers
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From: Darryl Johnson <Darryl_Johnson_at_rogers.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 19:25:51 -0400
On 2015/06/09 6:29 PM, peter peter wrote:
> Still paddling and although I didn't get Bob Myer's original email I did receive
> the responses and they were most welcome.
>
> Any stories Robert? Always enjoyed reading your accounts of paddling up north.
>
> Jackie do you still take the dogs out on your boat?
>
> All the best, PeterO
>
>
>
>
>> On 10 June 2015 at 04:19 Robert Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Still here, still paddling
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> On 6/9/2015 9:29 AM, Bob Myers wrote:
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working.  Let's find out.
>>>
>>> Bob Myers

It seems Paddlewise *is* still working.

Nice to see a number of familiar names. Paddling 
mostly on interior lakes and rivers myself, I 
don't really have interesting anecdotes to share, 
but I've always vicariously enjoyed the exploits 
of others.



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From: Caroline Roth <carolineroth_at_yahoo.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:31:06 +0000 (UTC)
 I have missed Paddlewise so much.  I thought that it had gone the way of Sea Kayaker.  I learned so much from all of of you paddlers - some of whom I know of facebook (but it's just not the same ).

Welcome back everybody. 


     On Tuesday, June 9, 2015 6:29 PM, peter peter <peter_at_energysustained.com> wrote:
   

 Still paddling and although I didn't get Bob Myer's original email I did receive
the responses and they were most welcome.

Any stories Robert? Always enjoyed reading your accounts of paddling up north.

Jackie do you still take the dogs out on your boat?

All the best, PeterO




> On 10 June 2015 at 04:19 Robert Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Still here, still paddling
> 
> Bob
> 
> On 6/9/2015 9:29 AM, Bob Myers wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working.  Let's find out.
> >
> > Bob Myers
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From: Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:37:43 -0700
Yup.  Another graybeard heard from.  

Anybody else following the R2AK sailboat/paddlecraft race now occurring up the Inside Passage?  Began Friday in Port Townsend, WA, first leg to Victoria, BC.   My fave, Team Soggy Beavers, is a six place outrigger canoe, outclassed by the multihull sailboats, but the lead paddlecraft.  Race ends in Ketchikan.  Front end of the mob is near Seymour Narrows.  Field winnowed from ca. 50 down to about 30, with most of the attrition crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Mike Higgins, a true one place kayak, is Team Mikes Kayak, still in the game, somewhere near Nanaimo.


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From: Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:42:20 -0700
I must be on the 'do not post' list!
Mark Sanders

On 6/9/2015 11:37 AM, Dave Kruger wrote:
> Yup.  Another graybeard heard from.
>
> Anybody else following the R2AK sailboat/paddlecraft race now 
> occurring up the Inside Passage?  Began Friday in Port Townsend, WA, 
> first leg to Victoria, BC.   My fave, Team Soggy Beavers, is a six 
> place outrigger canoe, outclassed by the multihull sailboats, but the 
> lead paddlecraft.  Race ends in Ketchikan.  Front end of the mob is 
> near Seymour Narrows.  Field winnowed from ca. 50 down to about 30, 
> with most of the attrition crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
>
> Mike Higgins, a true one place kayak, is Team Mikes Kayak, still in 
> the game, somewhere near Nanaimo.
>
>
> --
> Dave Kruger
> Astoria, OR


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From: Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 12:03:13 -0700
?  Did you try to post to the list and you didn’t see it?  PaddleWise has been down for a while and we just discovered it recently.  Bob is working out the kinks and bringing back online.

Jackie

> On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:42 AM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net> wrote:
> 
> I must be on the 'do not post' list!
> Mark Sanders
> 
> On 6/9/2015 11:37 AM, Dave Kruger wrote:
>> Yup.  Another graybeard heard from.  
>> 
>> Anybody else following the R2AK sailboat/paddlecraft race now occurring up the Inside Passage?  Began Friday in Port Townsend, WA, first leg to Victoria, BC.   My fave, Team Soggy Beavers, is a six place outrigger canoe, outclassed by the multihull sailboats, but the lead paddlecraft.  Race ends in Ketchikan.  Front end of the mob is near Seymour Narrows.  Field winnowed from ca. 50 down to about 30, with most of the attrition crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
>> 
>> Mike Higgins, a true one place kayak, is Team Mikes Kayak, still in the game, somewhere near Nanaimo.
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Dave Kruger
>> Astoria, OR
> 


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From: Gary J. MacDonald <garyj_at_teksavvy.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 15:40:00 -0400
It would be great to have it back online.

I have always valued it most for the range of knowledge about *everything* that 
members have.

About two years ago, at work, I was in need of information about bringing 
tankers into Prince Rupert vs. Kitimat.  I remembered too late to come here to 
look for info - remembering that someone (Craig?) used to be a deck officer on 
tankers along the west coast.

GaryJ

On 09/06/2015 3:03 PM, Jackie Myers wrote:
> ?  Did you try to post to the list and you didn’t see it?  PaddleWise has been down for a while and we just discovered it recently.  Bob is working out the kinks and bringing back online.
>
> Jackie
>



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From: Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 11:58:43 -0700
Now see…. I didn’t know anything about it!  :)  Thanks for posting this, Dave!  Is there a link to a map (like a SPOT map where racing teams are identified)?

Jackie


> On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:37 AM, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote:
> 
> Yup.  Another graybeard heard from.  
> 
> Anybody else following the R2AK sailboat/paddlecraft race now occurring up the Inside Passage?  Began Friday in Port Townsend, WA, first leg to Victoria, BC.   My fave, Team Soggy Beavers, is a six place outrigger canoe, outclassed by the multihull sailboats, but the lead paddlecraft.  Race ends in Ketchikan.  Front end of the mob is near Seymour Narrows.  Field winnowed from ca. 50 down to about 30, with most of the attrition crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
> 
> Mike Higgins, a true one place kayak, is Team Mikes Kayak, still in the game, somewhere near Nanaimo.
> 
> 
> --
> Dave Kruger
> Astoria, OR


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From: Jack Martin <jcmartin43_at_gmail.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 15:24:57 -0400
 Wow -- my laptop thinks it's in a time warp.  Such a great array of names
coming back on line!

Joq

On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>
wrote:

> Now see…. I didn’t know anything about it!  :)  Thanks for posting this,
> Dave!  Is there a link to a map (like a SPOT map where racing teams are
> identified)?
>
> Jackie
>
>
> > On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:37 AM, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yup.  Another graybeard heard from.
> >
> > Anybody else following the R2AK sailboat/paddlecraft race now occurring
> up the Inside Passage?  Began Friday in Port Townsend, WA, first leg to
> Victoria, BC.   My fave, Team Soggy Beavers, is a six place outrigger
> canoe, outclassed by the multihull sailboats, but the lead paddlecraft.
> Race ends in Ketchikan.  Front end of the mob is near Seymour Narrows.
> Field winnowed from ca. 50 down to about 30, with most of the attrition
> crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
> >
> > Mike Higgins, a true one place kayak, is Team Mikes Kayak, still in the
> game, somewhere near Nanaimo.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dave Kruger
> > Astoria, OR
>
>
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From: Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 12:49:28 -0700
Seriously!  I’m getting all nostalgic  :)

Jackie

> On Jun 9, 2015, at 12:24 PM, Jack Martin <jcmartin43_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Wow -- my laptop thinks it's in a time warp.  Such a great array of names coming back on line!
> 
> Joq
> 
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com <mailto:jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>> wrote:
> Now see…. I didn’t know anything about it!  :)  Thanks for posting this, Dave!  Is there a link to a map (like a SPOT map where racing teams are identified)?
> 
> Jackie
> 
> 
> > On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:37 AM, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com <mailto:kdruger_at_pacifier.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Yup.  Another graybeard heard from.
> >
> > Anybody else following the R2AK sailboat/paddlecraft race now occurring up the Inside Passage?  Began Friday in Port Townsend, WA, first leg to Victoria, BC.   My fave, Team Soggy Beavers, is a six place outrigger canoe, outclassed by the multihull sailboats, but the lead paddlecraft.  Race ends in Ketchikan.  Front end of the mob is near Seymour Narrows.  Field winnowed from ca. 50 down to about 30, with most of the attrition crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
> >
> > Mike Higgins, a true one place kayak, is Team Mikes Kayak, still in the game, somewhere near Nanaimo.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dave Kruger
> > Astoria, OR
> 



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From: Michael Stoccardo <mstoccardo_at_hotmail.com>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 20:30:56 +0000
Paddlewise has been my best source of paddling info... Good to see it back online.  
Now that Sea Kayaker Magazine is gone and a few other blogs/websites have gone silent... not sure where everyone is going to chatter, gossip and trade info.

 
From: jackie_at_muddypuppies.com
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 12:49:28 -0700
To: paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net

Seriously!  Im getting all nostalgic  :)
Jackie

On Jun 9, 2015, at 12:24 PM, Jack Martin <jcmartin43_at_gmail.com> wrote:

Wow -- my laptop thinks it's in a time warp.  Such a great array of names coming back on
line!
Joq


On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com> wrote:
Now see. I didnt know anything about it!  :)  Thanks for posting this, Dave!  Is there a link to a map (like a SPOT map where racing teams are identified)?



Jackie





> On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:37 AM, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote:

>

> Yup.  Another graybeard heard from.

>

> Anybody else following the R2AK sailboat/paddlecraft race now occurring up the Inside Passage?  Began Friday in Port Townsend, WA, first leg to Victoria, BC.   My fave, Team Soggy Beavers, is a six place outrigger canoe, outclassed by the multihull sailboats, but the lead paddlecraft.  Race ends in Ketchikan.  Front end of the mob is near Seymour Narrows.  Field winnowed from ca. 50 down to about 30, with most of the attrition crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

>

> Mike Higgins, a true one place kayak, is Team Mikes Kayak, still in the game, somewhere near Nanaimo.

>

>

> --

> Dave Kruger

> Astoria, OR




 		 	   		  
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From: Tamsin Venn <ackayak_at_comcast.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 19:47:11 -0400
Atlantic Coastal Kayaker is still here. It has been for 24 years.

Tamsin Venn, Publisher
www.atlanticcoastalkayaker.com

On Jun 9, 2015, at 4:30 PM, Michael Stoccardo <mstoccardo_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

> Paddlewise has been my best source of paddling info... Good to see it back online.  
> Now that Sea Kayaker Magazine is gone and a few other blogs/websites have gone silent... not sure where everyone is going to chatter, gossip and trade info.
> 
>  
> From: jackie_at_muddypuppies.com
> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 12:49:28 -0700
> To: paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net
> 
> Seriously!  Im getting all nostalgic  :)
> 
> Jackie
> 
> On Jun 9, 2015, at 12:24 PM, Jack Martin <jcmartin43_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Wow -- my laptop thinks it's in a time warp.  Such a great array of names coming back on line!
> 
> Joq
> 
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com> wrote:
> Now see. I didnt know anything about it!  :)  Thanks for posting this, Dave!  Is there a link to a map (like a SPOT map where racing teams are identified)?
> 
> Jackie
> 
> 
> > On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:37 AM, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yup.  Another graybeard heard from.
> >
> > Anybody else following the R2AK sailboat/paddlecraft race now occurring up the Inside Passage?  Began Friday in Port Townsend, WA, first leg to Victoria, BC.   My fave, Team Soggy Beavers, is a six place outrigger canoe, outclassed by the multihull sailboats, but the lead paddlecraft.  Race ends in Ketchikan.  Front end of the mob is near Seymour Narrows.  Field winnowed from ca. 50 down to about 30, with most of the attrition crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
> >
> > Mike Higgins, a true one place kayak, is Team Mikes Kayak, still in the game, somewhere near Nanaimo.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dave Kruger
> > Astoria, OR


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From: <jka_at_snap.net.nz>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 07:30:07 +1200
 

> Well, this is a blast from the past!
> 
> Great to see some
familiar names, hope all are well.
> 
> Now that we're here, I have a
question about replacing a neck gasket on my Kokatat drysuit. I've had a
good prowl around the net, and NRS have a good tutorial on You Tube, but
I have a particular question that doesn't seem answered so if anyone
with experience can help I'd be pleased. 
> 
> (As would Paul Hayward
who has a drysuit with no neck seal, after Deb Volturno cut it off and
he hasn't had the courage to glue another one on yet:-). You there
Paul?)
> 
> My question: It is suggested that when removing the old
latex seal to leave a 1 inch stub from the old one, and then glue the
new one onto that. Wouldn't that then leave the only connection to the
Gore-Tex being the old seal? Wouldn't it be better to trim it down to
the suit and glue the new seal over the old seal, but inside the suit?
>

> Any advice? The weather is turning colder down here and I want to
stay warm.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> John Kirk-Anderson
> Banks Peninsula
> New
Zealand
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From: Mark White <kayakmark_at_gmail.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 12:42:52 -0700
I have replaced my latex gaskets two different ways:

  - Trim and glue to the remaining stub as Kokatat says

  - Completely remove the old gasket with a not-too-hot iron

Both worked and held up fine.

Folks around here have been singing the praises of replacing latex gaskets
with neoprene (
https://www.flickr.com/photos/95432377_at_N05/8707673457/in/photostream/).
Lasts nearly forever and quite dry, if you can find stretchy enough
neoprene.  I couldn't find suitable neoprene and went back to latex because
I wanted to go paddling and stop sniffing glue....

  - Mark


On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 12:30 PM, <jka_at_snap.net.nz> wrote:

>   Well, this is a blast from the past!
>
> Great to see some familiar names, hope all are well.
>
> Now that we're here, I have a question about replacing a neck gasket on my Kokatat drysuit. I've had a good prowl around the net, and NRS have a good tutorial on You Tube, but I have a particular question that doesn't seem answered so if anyone with experience can help I'd be pleased.
>
> (As would Paul Hayward who has a drysuit with no neck seal, after Deb Volturno cut it off and he hasn't had the courage to glue another one on yet:-). You there Paul?)
>
> My question: It is suggested that when removing the old latex seal to leave a 1 inch stub from the old one, and then glue the new one onto that. Wouldn't that then leave the only connection to the Gore-Tex being the old seal? Wouldn't it be better to trim it down to the suit and glue the new seal over the old seal, but inside the suit?
>
> Any advice? The weather is turning colder down here and I want to stay warm.
>
> Cheers
>
> John Kirk-Anderson
> Banks Peninsula
> New Zealand
>
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From: John Kirk-Anderson <jka_at_snap.net.nz>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 07:42:44 +1200
‘Thanks’ to jka for ‘outing’ me with my Kokatat shame… In Deb’s defence, I did ask for help in learning to do the gasket replacement ‘properly’ – but we only got half way through the process before dinner happened.



Best Regards

Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand



----------------------------



Sorry ’bout that Paul, 



I’ve since spoken to Deb and she has filled in the gaps so I’m have a crack soon. I might have her on speaker phone while I do it.


-------------------------------

Folks around here have been singing the praises of replacing latex gaskets with neoprene (https://www.flickr.com/photos/95432377_at_N05/8707673457/in/photostream/).   Lasts nearly forever and quite dry, if you can find stretchy enough neoprene.  I couldn't find suitable neoprene and went back to latex because I wanted to go paddling and stop sniffing glue....


  - Mark


-----------------------------

Thanks for that Mark, very interesting.

On my last drysuit I had the seals replaced by Chris Reed, of Chill Cheater, who used his clever fabric which is nearly blast-proof. He did this after I tore my brand new seals on day one of a month long paddling trip in the UK. His seals lasted longer than the suit and were as waterproof as the latex. I’ll use the latex seals I currently have, but will investigate other materials for next time. It seems daft to me that drysuits are such a critical piece of safety equipment with the weak link being so weak! Might be time the manufacturers looked at different materials.

Cheers

JKA

John Kirk-Anderson
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New Zealand
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From: John Kirk-Anderson <jka_at_snap.net.nz>
subject: [Paddlewise] Drysuit gasket replacement
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 08:14:13 +1200
I should point out that I’m having to replace my dry suit gasket so soon because I’m basically an idiot!

After much on-line searching I decided to ‘protect’ my latex by applying silicon, as recommended in many articles. Some suggested not using silicon, some advocated baby powder, and some said just keep clean, which I had previously done.

Anyway, I carefully coated the latex, and stored the suit over summer in a warm, dry environment out of direct UV. When I took it out to use the seals had turned to sticky goo!

On reading the ingredients on the can of silicon I saw that the propellant was hydrocarbon, NOT a favourite playmate of latex!

My Bad, or as we say “Bugger”.

Cheers

JKA

John Kirk-Anderson
Banks Peninsula
New Zealand



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From: Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:44:24 -0700
Here, I'll try again. It didn't come through for me the first time.
M


I had meant to make a webpage to share this story from back in March, 
but apparently I'm lazy! It's of my entry in the Santa Cruz Surf Kayak 
contest. So I'll share it now for those who still listen.

And on a non-kayak note, some of my friends have started birding and 
drag me along, so I've tried to get better at my photography. A work in 
progress...

http://sandmarks.net/sm/mybirds/Birds1.html


Mark Sanders
www.sandmarks.net


-------- Forwarded Message --------

Yes, I had a plan! This year we were going to storm the Santa Cruz 
sands  with a Team of salty SoCal Kayak Surfers eager to engage the 
welcoming waters of the Cowells Classic, or brave the unknown challenges 
of Steamer Lane. We would show that there was in fact water-life in the 
warmer waters below Goleta. But then, I am a dreamer. They say there is 
no 'I' in team, but this year I was the team!

And the team wasn't sending up its strongest member. Last year I'd taken 
second at Cowells, the intermediate category, while Jack had taken third 
at the Lane. But the waves were big and my modest success had me wanting 
to try my hand at the real thing, even if that meant bobbing in the 
ocean under giant swells with a birds-eye view of the real contestants. 
I finally had a true high performance surf kayak with my Wold Big 
Machine, which, though it surfs great, at 27" wide it is a big machine 
to roll. This was my greatest fear heading for the contest. Sure it 
doesn't look good to blow your roll under the eyes of the hundred or so 
folks watching from the cliffs, but it's the swim that comes next that 
is the real fear. The SC event is great in that it has a well prepared 
safety system with swimmers, kayaks and a jetski. But there's still the 
issue of plugging up the works inside, while world champion surfers are 
trying to get a ride over you. Definitely not a situation I wanted to be in.

So the weekend forecast for SC called for 6' surf. Small wave surfer 
that I am, even I knew this wasn't a great forecast. Waves at the Lane 
don't break real clean at that size, but I was happy to take whatever 
offered. I made the long drive Thursday. Passing through Lost Hills on 
the 46, I drove by a field of old fashioned oil wells bobbing away 
incessantly. Growing up in Orange County, they had been ubiquitous and I 
never thought I'd see them gone, but I guess they just moved them all 
out here. Farther down, I went by acres of some kind of orchard with 
bare, brown limbs reaching up for a drop, but not a blade of green to be 
seen anywhere. Still, just down the way, the hills were full of color, 
the dominant green mottled by purple, gold, yellow and orange wild 
flowers. Glimpsing out through the distant hills I could see massive 
swaths of yellow and orange creating patchwork quilts. I wanted to snap 
a photo, but the road was narrow and busy, so I settled for enjoying on 
my own.

For the first time, on this my fourth surf contest, it was actually 
required to have your boat inspected before the contest. To make this 
less burdensome, Matt Hoff, the head organizer scheduled the inspection 
along with a kick-off party with free beer and food. To top it off, 
there was a goodie bag filled with some nice swag, including a coupon 
for free, form-fitting ear plugs to be picked up at the event. My boat 
was usually greeted with a comment of, 'that's a big boat' or something 
of the like. Though I'd put on rear handle and tail on my boat for the 
occasion, turns out they wanted you to have a front toggle as well. A 
small bribe and I had my 'passed inspection' sticker prominently 
displayed. I saw a lot of familiar faces and chatted a bit, but I was 
more in the mood to sleep than the party.


I headed ten miles north of SC to stay at the Davenport Roadhouse that 
I'd seen at the Davenport contest. Above the restaurant they have some 
funky little rooms with nice bed and a view of the ocean. It was a one 
night splurge and since I didn't have to surf till 2pm the next day, 
there wasn't any hurry to head out in the morn.


At noon Friday I got my first look at the conditions at the Lane. Don't 
ask me size, because looking at them from the cliff is nothing like 
looking at them from your boat! But they weren't as big as what the 
regulars were hoping for--regulars as in everyone but me! The main break 
was flashing by the cliff and that's where most were getting their 
rides. But the Middle Peak was also generating some waves, some 
seemingly bigger than the cliff and all out in the deep water away from 
the rocks! Looked to have my name written all over it! Still I was as 
nervous as all get out and feeling horrible due to the combo of nerves, 
the drive, no sleep and disrupted eating. What helped as I got ready to 
make my way down to the sea was a nice short chat with World Master 
Champion kayak surfer Sean Morley about conditions and rolling. Not a 
bad instructor--did I mention he was in MY heat!

Carrying my honkin' boat, I made my way down the stairs of the cliff to 
where you "weren't supposed" to launch your boat. There was a tiny bit 
of sand due to the low tide, but I found the stairs seemed to end ten 
feet above it. I was traversing giant boulders now trying to get down 
and was lucky to have a couple LG safety swimmers there who helped me 
get down. They said next time I might want to use the built in stairs 
and sure enough, well disguised I could see a better path. I told them 
"be ready, I'm the person you're here for" and then launched into 
crystal clear water.

Out 20 minutes before my heat, I watched the surfers from outside with 
Sean, Ted and Dan. Ted, I believe, was one of the people who flew out 
from the New England area to compete in the contest. The heat before us 
seemed to be getting some real big surf, but when the horn sounded for 
our turn, the ocean became flat. I stayed out for the Middle Peak while 
the others headed for the cliff. Almost two minutes in, I actually think 
I got the first significant wave of the heat when a big bowl wave formed 
in front of me. If you caught them right, these could often allow for a 
right or left run and right in front of the judges. I took off down the 
slope, but just a short turn either way showed the wave closing on both 
sides! I felt shot out of a cannon when the peak broke behind me and 
held on best I could. There was no room for maneuvering, until the wave 
reformed a bit, but then it lost energy and passed underneath. My next 
ride was more score worthy with a nice shoulder to ride, but like many 
waves for everybody it would soon pass by alone. Only two rides are 
scored however, and though I got a couple more ride attempts, I was 
happy to be upright at the end of my heat.

Back on the sand, my body crashed! I had to sit on the sand and catch my 
breath. I hadn't eaten anything much since a small breakfast and 
everything was catching up to me. I know I made a pathetic sight making 
my way up the steep and rocky steps, my boat banging all the way up! I 
had to stop several times and was waiting for some generous soul to add 
to my embarrassment by coming down and helping the old man carry his 
boat! I was spared the ignominy! I surfived my first heat at the Lane 
upright and with two scores in the book. Some red hot tacos at a local 
taqueria seemed to sooth my body, if not so much my stomach, but then I 
don't often pay it any mind!

Saturday morning I was set to surf at 10:20 and I wondered how the surf 
might change being almost at low tide. Quite a bit! Watching the early 
heats, the Middle Peak was gone. You could catch a wave, but most of the 
surfers were getting on on the opposite side of the point and having to 
curl around the cliff! You often wouldn't know if someone was surfing 
until they shot into sight coming around the point. Once again, the 
waves were big and mushy, but they surfers were showing some nice moves. 
Table Rock, a reef that becomes close to exposure on low tide was a 
concern, but at least gave the photographer swimming in the water 
something to stand on between sets! Without my Middle Peak, I was either 
going to have to watch or get in on the cliff to get some action--and I 
wasn't sure which way I'd go.

Strangely, even with a lower tide, waves covered my last launch site. 
Down some other stairs, I carried my boat through the water till I found 
a cave with enough sand to let me get set. Forty minutes ahead of my 
heat, I sat there just trying to mellow out and enjoy a beautiful day. A 
woman and her daughter came walking by and commented that the cave very 
rarely ever became accessible, so I was happy for the chance. Soon I was 
out in the stuff to watch the heats in front of me. In my heat this time 
was Vince Shay, a famous surf kayak and board designer, Dennis Judson, a 
lifelong waterman and for 28 years until this one, the organizer of the 
SC Paddle Fest and Jeff Daniels, a hot surfer from the cold waters of 
Washington. Though more relaxed than the day before, I was still 
intimidated by the cliff, but Vince is always so friendly and 
encouraging and It's hard to get to cranky with Dennis' ever present 
laugh, even when they both talked about scraping along side the cliff on 
past waves! I did have one hope, the Middle Peak was starting to show a 
little.

The horn sounded and we were up. Now priority on a wave goes the the 
person closest to the most critical part of the wave. For all intents 
and purposes, that was the guy hanging out closest to the cliff. It 
created a reasonable pecking order--except for one chicken! I was a tad 
leery and tried to get on some lesser waves, but they just wouldn't 
break for me. But the others were getting rides that would leave me 
alone to take a ride. Finally I got up the gumption, closed in to the 
cliff and got on a wave! I had a nice shoulder and was making some moves 
trying to stay in the critical sections. I remember zooming by the 
photographer in the water and wondering if he'd bother a snap on me! My 
wave was fading, but I fought to stay in, but my slowing speed caused my 
nose to purl and I knew I was going head over heels! Now upside down, 
right in the lane, I thought back to the word of wisdom Sean gave 
me--Pawlata! I used it and got up just as a wave with Dennis aboard came 
by, but left me unscathed.

With a roll and a ride under my belt, I felt a bit more chipper. I lined 
back up, but I was still giving up priority and chasing bad waves. Jeff 
came up and said on his last ride he'd broken off a fin hitting Table 
Rock. All by myself, I'd missed a bit of a wave and as I turned back, I 
saw a perfect wave forming! From behind me, I could hear the other three 
competitors yelling for me to get in it to take the ride. The peak 
seemed to be forming too fast and I thought the only way to get it was 
to hurry a bit to the shoulder and to my and the others disappointment, 
I was in the wrong spot and waved rolled on by without me!

I got one more OK ride before I decided to try to have some fun with 
what was left of the Middle Peak. It meant getting quite a bit closer to 
the judges and the shore, but it was much closer to the waves I'm used 
to surfing. Vince called out a couple peaks to me and I finally got on a 
wave where I could show I can surf a bit when I'm not scared to death! I 
was happy to be having some fun and I'm sure at least one of my rides 
figured into my score, so I was content when the horn sounded ending the 
heat. I'd completed my Steamer Lane adventure.


Those with higher numbers on their scorecards would be surfing Sunday, 
but with my competition over, I decided to head for home. I walked along 
the path saying bye to the few folks I've come to know. Vince, who I 
think may be the nicest guy in the surf gave me a hug and more 
encouragement for the future. Absolutely from my first encounter with 
him at my first Davenport contest, he has always made me feel a member 
of the community. And though I'm still a bit of an outsider, there are 
more who make showing up worth the worry. Sean is always nice and 
helpful, Geoff Jennings was once just a voice off the internet 
encouraging me to surf before I ever really got into it. Matt Hoff did a 
fantastic job taking over for Dennis Judson and though we've chatted by 
email over the years, SC is the only place I've gotten to see and talk 
with Jeff Laxier, who helped get me my Big Machine. It was quite an 
experience and I think I'm glad the waves weren't so big for my first 
try at the Lane. Now I have a bit of experience with it if I ever 
return. I think of coming back to try the Cowells event to try to better 
my 2nd place from last year. Don't know we'll see what another year 
brings. There's talk of a new boat; maybe a roll will come with it!

The drive home was less exciting, though the hills and trees on the 101 
before Paso Robles were the greenest I could ever remember seeing. And 
occasionally, down the side of a hill, it seemed someone had poured 
orange paint down the slope, so dense were the poppies. Worthy of the 
drive on their own.

Mark
No photos, but video someday.

Results: I'm not last!!
Masters Open Contestant Count: 16 Site: M
1.   Matt Radis
2.   Dave Johnston
3.   Sean Morley
4.   Vince Shay
5.   Peter Blenkinsop
5.   Ted Morris
7.   Jeff Daniel
7.   Marc Woolward
9.   Rick Starr
10. Dan Crandall
11. Dennis Judson
12. Dan Ward
13. Chris Ketner
14. Stuart McGlinchey
15. Mark Sanders
16. Randy Keller

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From: Bradford Crain <drbc_at_pdx.edu>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 14:25:32 -0700
In Oregon, blessed Oregon, most all recreational sites of note now require
a permit. There's even now a permit required to paddle a kayak or canoe
over a certain length (16'?). Hopefully Paddlewise will exist and remain
FREE forever.

Brad Crain

On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 10:29 AM, Bob Myers <qajaqbob_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working.  Let's find out.
>
> Bob Myers
>
>
>
>


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From: <rcgibbert_at_aol.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 18:39:25 -0400
Still here, still paddling.
 
Cheers,
 
Rob G
 
 
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From: Bob Myers <qajaqbob_at_gmail.com>
To: Paddlewise Paddlewise <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Tue, Jun 9, 2015 10:30 am
Subject: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise


 
  
Hello everyone,   
   
  
  
This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working.  Let's find out.   
   
  
  
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From: Paul Hayward <pdh_at_mmcl.co.nz>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:39:05 +1200
Great to hear from the ‘sages’…

 

Still here & very much enjoying the paddle – we are back on the M/V Columbia in July – heading up to the Kenai with the K2, for another dose of what makes Alaska great. If Bob is still in Petersburg on Sunday, July 26th (6-7 pm), when we’re scheduled to be in port, we’d be keen for a another quick ‘hello’.

 

‘Thanks’ to jka for ‘outing’ me with my Kokatat shame… In Deb’s defence, I did ask for help in learning to do the gasket replacement ‘properly’ – but we only got half way through the process before dinner happened.

 

Best Regards

Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand

 

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Sent: Wednesday, 10 June 2015 05:29
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Subject: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise

 

Hello everyone,

This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working.  Let's find out.

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From: James Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:22:30 -0400
Ive gotten heavily into surfing a waveski and  trying to learn SUP 
paddling here along the East coast of Georgia in the USA. I am also 
building a small strip canoe to paddle with my wife in the narrow swampy 
passages of Florida.  Lots of cool wildlife to see.


Jim et al


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From: Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:33:32 -0700
I surf surf kayaks and I paddle a surfski, but neither of them are as 
difficult as the waveski a friend lent me. It's 10', but perhaps at 
225lbs, I'm a little too much for it. Really haven't given it the time I 
should, but the first two times were just too humbling.

Mark Sanders

On 6/9/2015 5:22 PM, James Farrelly wrote:
> Ive gotten heavily into surfing a waveski and  trying to learn SUP 
> paddling here along the East coast of Georgia in the USA. I am also 
> building a small strip canoe to paddle with my wife in the narrow 
> swampy passages of Florida.  Lots of cool wildlife to see.
>
>
> Jim et al 
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From: Robert Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:17:14 -0800
"Lord willin' and the creek don't rise" I should be here on the 26th
See you then.
Bob
On 6/9/2015 3:39 PM, Paul Hayward wrote:
>
> Great to hear from the ‘sages’…
>
> Still here & very much enjoying the paddle – we are back on the M/V 
> Columbia in July – heading up to the Kenai with the K2, for another 
> dose of what makes Alaska great. If Bob is still in Petersburg on 
> Sunday, July 26^th (6-7 pm), when we’re scheduled to be in port, we’d 
> be keen for a another quick ‘hello’.
>
> ‘Thanks’ to jka for ‘outing’ me with my Kokatat shame… In Deb’s 
> defence, I did ask for help in learning to do the gasket replacement 
> ‘properly’ – but we only got half way through the process before 
> dinner happened.
>
> Best Regards
>
> Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand
>
> *From:*owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net 
> [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net] *On Behalf Of *Bob Myers
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 10 June 2015 05:29
> *To:* Paddlewise Paddlewise
> *Subject:* [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working.  Let's find out.
>
> Bob Myers
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From: Jim Tynan <kayakbound_at_yahoo.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 20:07:32 -0500
Message received. Good to see the regulars still hangin' in there. 

Jim

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> On Jun 9, 2015, at 12:29 PM, Bob Myers <qajaqbob_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working.  Let's find out.
> 
> Bob Myers
> 
> 
> 
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From: Paul Hayward <pdh_at_mmcl.co.nz>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:38:57 +1200
OK – Paddlewisers – now we’re all revved up – please put on your thinking caps for me ;-)

Suggestions & advice sought for this July & August:

 

After paddling in the Kenai (Resurrection Bay & Aialik Bay), we’re heading off on a road trip – looking for paddling (and hiking) opportunities along the way… 

 

Route is  Seward – Anchorage – Tok – Dawson – Inuvik – Whitehorse – Whistler – Vancouver where Natasha gets back on a plane (to keep her employer happy).

 

Fingers crossed, we will try to be prepared for perils. We will have a reliable 4x4, with 2 spare rims/tyres, extra Diesel & water, food & fuel. I grew up (a long time ago) on snow & gravel roads in Quebec and Natasha has experience of them from Southern Africa. We learnt some bear wisdom for our solo coastal trip in 2010 – which helps us keep a ‘hygienic’ campsite.

 

Along that route, aside from the thousands of scenic miles and trail opportunities (plus the various POI that the Milepost guide-book has to suggest), we have plans to go for a nostalgic paddle on Sam McGee’s Lac Laberge (near Whitehorse) and the Yukon River (same) and a strong desire to get onto the McKenzie delta waters.

 

Well, I have that strong desire and Natasha brings to the table her dread of Polar Bears… so we’ll see.
We’ll have the K2 & paddling gear in the truck – but only days (not weeks) for any one point – so paddling down the McKenzie from Hay River to Inuvik is (unfortunately) out of the question. 

 

Anyone ever been up that way – to Inuvik – or made it out to Tuktoyaktuk ?
I have this infantile wish to paddle on the Arctic Ocean…

 

Anyone got a ‘must paddle’ memory of a lake or stretch of river (Feathercraft-able, please ;-) along that route ?
Especially down the northern interior of BC ?

 

Best Regards

Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand

 

… we are back on the M/V Columbia in July – heading up to the Kenai with the K2, for another dose of what makes Alaska great. …

 


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From: Paul Hayward <pdh_at_mmcl.co.nz>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:38:57 +1200
Thanks Bob – will look forward to it.

 

Best Regards

Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand

 

From: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net] On Behalf Of Robert Carter
Sent: Wednesday, 10 June 2015 13:17
To: paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise

 

"Lord willin' and the creek don't rise" I should be here on the 26th
See you then.
Bob

 


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From: Doug Lloyd's <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 22:10:20 -0700
I got it. Craig got it to. He got it real bad though!

Doug

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From: Jeff Peterson-Davis <jeff_at_peterson-davis.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Paddlewise
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 03:32:45 -0700
Great to see many familiar names in all of these replies.  It will be a treat to once again have some familiar storytellers waxing on about kayaking adventures!  I’m not able to kayak these days due to some health issues, though we’re going to try some “close to shore” paddles this summer to see if it might be possible again.  Regardless, it will be good to hear from folks on this list.

--Jeff P-D
 
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Eat thy bread with joy and drink thy wine with a merry heart.
Ecclesiastes 9:7

> On Jun 9, 2015, at 10:29 AM, Bob Myers <qajaqbob_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> This is a test to see if Paddlewise is working.  Let's find out.
> 
> Bob Myers
> 
> 
> 


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