Thuyền Kayak Kalao

Thuyền Kayak Kalao   đáp ứng tối đa về độ an toàn của sản phẩm, rất tiện lợi trong cho thuê kinh doanh. Giá bán: 28,84 Triệu/chiếc.

Thuyền Kayak Kalao được thiết kế với 3 chổ người lớn và 1 trẻ em với sức chở tối đa là 310kg hoàn toàn tuyệt vời cho gia đình bạn  trong những chuyến đi chơi xa trên sông biển. Hãy tận hưởng phút giây thật tuyệt vời khi bạn cùng gia đình ngồi trên chiếc Kayak Kalao.

Kích thước thuyền Kayak Kalao

Dài		Rộng		Trọng lượng		Tải trọng (max)
4.35m		0.88m		39.5kg		310kg

Hotline: 01654 044 484 Mr. Thach

Thuyền Kayak Trinidad

Sản phẩm thuyền Kayak Trinidad với dòng sản phẩm mới kiểu dáng vượt trội đã tạo thêm sự đổi mới trong bộ sưu tập thuyền Kayak thế giới. giá bán: 23,27 Triệu/chiếc

Thuyền Kayak Trinidad được thiết kế 02 chổ ngồi sẽ tạo cho cuộc vui chơi gia đình bạn toàn vẹn nhất. Sản phẩm chất lượng tiêu chuẩn Châu Âu có độ bền cao.  Hãy tận hưởng phút giây thật tuyệt vời khi bạn cùng gia đình ngồi trên chiếc Kayak Trinidad.

Kích thước thuyền Kayak Trinidad

Dài		Rộng		Trọng lượng		Tải trọng (max)
3.59m		0.84m		28.5kg		180kg

Hotline: 01654 044 484 Mr. Thach

Thuyền Kayak Tobago

Với tính ưu việt và kiểu dáng phong phú thuyền Kayak Tobago mang lại cho người mê thuyền Kayak càng hào hứng, mang nhiều kiểu dáng mới và chất lượng nhất đã góp phần đưa tên tuổi Kayak lên đẳng cấp thế giới từ nhiều năm trước đây. Giá bán: 25,43 triệu/chiếc

Thuyền được thiết kế có sức chở tối đa là 10kg nên thuyền có thể vận chuyển 02 người lớn. Thuyền Kayak Tobago với kiểu mẩu độc đáo đầy ấn tượng đã tạo nên những hình ảnh rất Pro cho những ai ham mê chơi thuyền Kayak. Hãy tận hưởng phút giây thật tuyệt vời khi bạn cùng gia đình ngồi trên chiếc Kayak Tobago.

Kích thước thuyền Kayak Tobago.

Dài		Rộng		Trọng lượng		Tải trọng (max)
3.95m		0.84m		32kg		250kg

Hotline: 01654 044 484 Mr. Thach

Thuyền Kayak Bilbao

Bạn sẽ có những chuyến đi chơi trên sông nước thật tuyệt vời khi sử dụng loại thuyền Kayak Bilbao rất linh động và dễ dàng sử dụng. giá bán: 18,63 Triệu/chiếc.

Thuyền Bilbao với chổ ngồi được thiết kế thoải mái và an toàn cho bạn trong những chuyến đi chơi xa trên sông biển. Hãy tận hưởng phút giây thật tuyệt vời khi bạn cùng gia đình ngồi trên chiếc xuồng Kayak Bilbao .

Thuyền được thiết kế có sức chở tối đa là 10kg nên thuyền có thể vận chuyển 1 người lớn và 1 trẻ em. Thuyền Bilbao với chổ ngồi được thiết kế thoải mái và an toàn cho bạn trong những chuyến đi chơi xa trên sông biển. Hãy tận hưởng phút giây thật tuyệt vời khi bạn cùng gia đình ngồi trên chiếc Kayak Bilbao .

Kích thước thuyền Kayak Bilbao

Dài		Rộng		Trọng lượng		Tải trọng (max)
3.0m		0.78m		21kg		120kg

Hotline: 01654 044 484 Mr. Thach

Thuyền Kayak Ouasso

Thuyền Kayak Ouassou là sản phẩm nhập khẩu từ Pháp với chất liệu là nhựa tổng hợp chất lượng cao có cấu trúc rất bền và chịu va chạm tốt. Kayak Ouassou Bic Sport có 2 loại màu vàng và màu đỏ với giá bán giống nhau. Giá bán thuyền chưa bao gồm phụ kiện là ghế tựa và mái chèo. Giá bán: 14,2 triệu/chiếc

Trọng lượng thuyền Kayak Ouasso Bic Sport được thiết kế siêu nhẹ chỉ 18kg nên bạn sẽ dễ dàng vận chuyển trong các chuyến đi chơi giãi trí của bạn.

Thuyền được thiết kế có sức chở tối đa là 110kg nên thuyền có thể vận chuyển 1 người lớn và 1 trẻ em.

Cảm giác rất an toàn khi ngồi chèo thuyền và thích thú khi cùng thuyền lướt trên sông nước mát lạnh và trong lành.

Bạn cần trang bị thêm 1 chiếc chèo và mang áo phao an toàn và đương nhiên các mái chèo và áo phao được sản xuất chính hảng nên có chất lượng và an toàn nhất.

Kích thước thuyền Kayak Ouassou

Dài		Rộng		Trọng lượng		Tải trọng (max)
2.6m		0.78m		18kg		110kg

Hotline: 01654 044 484 Mr. Thach

11 Year Old Rolling Her Kayak

This video is from the fellow Paddle Canada sea kayak instructors at SKILS, Sea Kayak Leadership Instruction, a great company out of BC (Michael of SKILS was my co-instructor-trainer for my instructor course). Since the kid in the video is nearly the same age as my older daughter, I find this video pretty awesome. Time to rent some pool time for the family!

Paddling Stuff For Sale

Reduced Prices!

It's nearly the end of the paddling season and I have some of my gear to sell off. In particular, I have a few paddles and a spray skirt to sell. If you are interested in any of the below, give me a call at 306-370-3462, or leave a comment (I'll receive your comment via email quickly). Prices listed do not include shipping. If you are not local and want to get a quote on shipping, let me know where you are and we'll get a quote from FedEx and Canada Post.

 The paddles are Adventure Technology (AT) straight-shaft paddles. I have one with glass blades and 3 available with carbon fiber (graphite) blades. All of these paddles feature AT's "Synapse Ferrule" that allows the blade feather angle to be set in 15° increments from 0° to 60° (right or left) to find the perfect angle for you.

Quest Paddles (3) - 210 cm, 210 cm, 220 cm

The carbon fibre paddles are the "Quest" model and are new this summer (mid-season). I have 2 Quest paddles for sale that are 210 cm and one that is 220 cm. These paddles retail for $230 locally. I am asking $150 for the unused 210 cm paddle, and $125 for the slightly used 210 cm and 220 cm paddles, all are in excellent condition. These are excellent good quality paddles that won't break the bank. My own pictures of these Quest paddles are below, as well as a description and specs from the AT Paddles website.

The Quest Carbon features a lightweight carbon construction and Full Control Grip on the shaft. The unique blade design is ideal for low angle paddling but is versatile enough for varying conditions and paddling styles because of its soft dihedral blade. In addition, the blade features a uniquely high fiber-to-resin ratio making it one of the most durable blades available anywhere.

• Weight: 29.5 oz/ 836 g
• Shaft: Carbon Fiberglass Blend, Standard Diameter
• Ferrule: Synapse Ferrule with SmartSet Technology
• Blade: 623 sq cm; Low Angle Design; Carbon; Reflective Logo

Unused paddle, still with the original tag and rubber band that they came from the store with.

Synapse Ferrule is a spring loaded mechanism that allows the paddler to pull the joint apart and adjust the paddle feather in 15° increments. (I prefer 45° myself.) 

Odyssey Paddle (1) - 220 cm

 The glass paddle is the "Odyssey" model and is 220cm, was purchased at the start of last year and has seen 2 seasons of use in paddling lessons. It's in good condition. This paddle retails for $132 and I am asking for $70. This is a good paddle that is a great savings over the much more expensive graphite paddles. The length at 220 cm is good for the average to tall person, paddling a kayak that is narrow to moderate width kayak (up to about 25", wider than that and you probably should look for a longer paddle). Again, the graphic, description and specs are from the AT website, the photos are my own.

The Odyssey Glass features a fiberglass shaft construction in both Full Control Grip and straight shaft. Its slightly larger blade is designed for more power without adding flutter. A great choice for those seeking easier rolling, additional stability, and better grip in the water.

• Weight: 38.0 oz/ 1077 g
• Shaft: Fiberglass, Standard Diameter 
• Ferrule: Synapse Ferrule with SmartSet Technology
• Blade: 695 sq cm; Oversize Blade; Fiberglass

Assembled paddle with feather angle set to 45°.

Top blade on the right shows the power face of the blade while the bottom blade on the left shows the backside of the blade. 

I even have the original tag for this paddle!

Harmony Spray Skirt (1) - Large

I have a Harmony neoprene and nylon spray skirt for sale. This was my primary personal skirt last season before I upgraded to an all-neoprene (more watertight) skirt. It features nylon tunnel for comfort, and a deck perimeter made of neoprene to allow it to stretch and fit a variety of boats. It has two pockets in the deck, perfect for a few survival items (in case you wash up on shore without your boat), a small waterproof camera, or some snacks. Velcro at the waist allows you to adjust the skirt to fit your waist. This skirt retails for around $100 and I am asking $40. The condition is OK, there's definitely some wear and tear from rescue practice and use (see the photos).

Shown on a Swift Saranac with a 16.5 x 31" cockpit. This skirt also fits my WS Tempest 180 Pro with a 20" x 36" cockpit, though it's pretty tough to get on. I would suggest a cockpit of 35" or less is better for this skirt.

The joint at the back of the rand is starting to come loose. Repair with a stitching awl may be necessary.

Adaptive Paddling

This summer I had the privilege of paddling with a fellow that is a c5-6 quadriplegic. It was a 2 hour parent + kid class and he was there along with his wife and daughter. I surely learned more that day from that family than they did for me. I look forward to continuing that learning for both of us and hope that we get to paddle together again.

He had a kayak that was adapted with a seat and outriggers much like the one that is shown in this video. In addition, he had special connectors that connected his hands (wrists, actually) to the paddle. He mentioned that the new connectors he was using were a great improvement over what he used to do, which was to duct tape his hands to the paddle.

The video, featuring a paraplegic paddler and his adapted cedar-strip kayak is very inspiring.

Enjoy!

From Kodiak to Homer Alaska by Kayak

Thanks to Philip.AK who posted on the westcoastpaddler.com forum a link to the stunning video he made from his recent paddle from Kodiak to Homer in Alaska this past July. It looks like it was a stunning trip, and he put together a brilliant video that I wanted to share with you here.

The video is 21.5 minutes long and worth every second. Watch it in HD and full screen if you can.


Sea Kayaking from Kodiak to Homer from Philip Tschersich on Vimeo.

For some reason I suddenly have a strong desire to head to south central Alaska to paddle!

The List

Like practically every other paddler out there, I have a bucket list of places or routes that I really want to paddle. I figured I'd start to write some of them down here. They are in no particular order and I'll add to it over time. Some are kayaking destinations, some more suited to canoe. This list could really be much longer, but it's a start.

1. Circumnavigate Lac La Ronge (Sask). I blogged about the idea of kayaking the approximately 290 km of Lac LaRonge last year and it's likely to remain on the "to do list" for another year or two. 
2. Clearwater River (Sask). Recently, there has been talk about mining the bitumen (tar) sands to the north of the Clearwater, a Canadian Heritage River, and we really should paddle this one while it's still pristine, and to show that there is value in pristine wilderness. 
3. Broughton Archipelago (BC). A recent post on WestCoastPaddler.com has my interest piqued to visit this area in the northern portion of Johnstone Strait, NE of Vancouver Island. (Update: Here's another report on the Broughton Archipelago that I enjoyed: http://allisonoutside.net/2012/09/the-broughton-archipelago/.)
4. Mackay Lake, Bartlett Lake (Sask). I was there a couple of years ago by snowshoe (see Mark's blog post). I'd like to go back by canoe. Not as grand as most other destinations in this list, but the chance of me getting there in the next year or so is rather a lot higher. 
5. Coulonge River (Que). My Great Great Great Grandfather was George Bryson, Sr. who was a lumber baron in the Ottawa River Valley. He logged the Coulonge and built the timber slide past the Grand Chutes. 
6. Haida Gwaii (BC). The Queen Charlotte Islands and Gwaii Hannas National Park is a place my wife and I would love to paddle. 
7. Bonnet Plume &/or Peel Rivers (Yuk). The awesome mountain rivers of northern Yukon are places I'd like to see first hand. The Bonnet Plume River is part of the Canadian Heritage River System. (I have at least seen the Yukon River in person.)  
8. Cree River (Sask). We were hours away from starting this trip when my Grandma died and we pulled out. So, it remains on the list and we are just as eager to paddle it. 
9. Belize. A fellow I know has been spending his winters teaching kayaking in Belize. Seeing his pictures has caused me to have Belize on my list as a paddling destination. 
10. Nahanni River (NWT).  Another Canadian Heritage River System river. The Nahanni has been on my list for as long as I've been dreaming about paddling. 
11. Lower Sturgeon-Weir (Sask). In 2005 we paddled a section of the upper Sturgeon-Weir from the Hanson Lake Road to Amisk Lake at Denare Beach. We were on Amisk Lake a couple weeks ago (photos and report coming soon?) and visited the river where it leaves the lake in a C2 rapid that looks like a lot of fun. 
12. Lake Superior (north shore) (Ont). Bill Mason's films have tempted me to that largest of lakes for 20 years or so. Reading reports by the likes of Bryan Hansel (http://www.paddlinglight.com/) have only added to that desire. 
13. South Saskatchewan River (Sask). We've paddled sections of it close to Saskatoon (as recently as last week), but I'd like to paddle the rest of the way to The Forks. Given how close it is to home and how often I paddle it, you'd think I'd write about it more, but here is one post from a night paddle in '02, snowshoeing on the river in '09, kayaking on the river this January, and again in March. On Sunday I'll be paddling a Lake Diefenbaker section of the river (or rather, what was the river before the building of the Gardiner Dam and creation of the lake). At the end of August I should be on the river again with my kids for a few days. 
14. Newfoundland. Beautiful, scary, rugged, cold, awesome. I don't even know it well enough to say what part I most want to paddle or where to start. But the awe-inspiring coasts of Newfoundland definitely beckon. Lee's writing helps to fuel the awe. 
15. Broken Group Islands (BC). We were there in 2010 and I want to go back, explore more and get to the outer islands more. 
16. Kazan River (NWT). Another Canadian Heritage River System river. Back in the summer of 1992 I worked at a fishing camp near the headwaters of the Kazan (located on Obre Lake, we worked upriver to Snowbird Lake and downriver to Atzinging Lake). A group of European paddlers came through the fishing camp one day. I've wanted to go back to the Kazan by canoe ever since. 

One destination that made the list even though I already paddled it, the Broken Group. 

Out Practising What I Preach

Last Saturday we had gorgeous weather for the last day of March. Sunny, calm and warm with a high of 14°C. It was a great day for a paddle and with the kids at the grandparents my wife & I donned our paddling gear and got out in the kayaks for a couple of hours on the South Saskatchewan River. The river is still mostly frozen, but through the city it is open and most of it is available to paddlers.

I mention that we donned our paddling gear and that is a large aspect of what I wanted to write about. We dressed not just for the weather conditions, but for the water conditions. We dressed for immersion.

I was wearing my dry suit (Barrier suit from Level 6) with long underwear (wool top, polypro bottoms) and a fleece vest underneath. On my hands I wore neoprene gloves (2mm), and on my head I wore a thin neoprene (1mm?) cap. On my feet I wore my new (used) Chota mukluks for the second time but the first time where I was in the water.

K wore a wetsuit with long underwear underneath, and a fleece sweater and softshell jacket over top. Although K declined to test her immersion gear, if she had ended up in the water she would absolutely have been cold, but likely would have been able to function well for a period of time. She had neoprene paddling gloves at hand, but chose not to wear them.

I'll add my observations and lessons learned at the end. In the meantime here are some pictures from the outing, and a couple of videos of me in action (and getting rather wet).

Us.

Me.

K paddling the cedarstrip guillemot I built for her (and documented in detail in this blog).

Heading south, away from the boathouse and downtown Saskatoon.

The west side of the river was clear of ice but a strip ranging from a few feet wide to half the width of the river was present on the east side. 

Some of the marathon paddlers from the Saskatoon Canoe Club were also out taking advantage of the fine weather. 

We saw their sterns mostly. 

They are building a new freeway bridge south of the city. 

The geese don't mind the ice. 

Heading back toward the boathouse. 

Paddling among the drifting ice.

With the neoprene cap on, I'm ready to practice my rolls and rescues. 

A video of one of my rolls in this ccccooooolllllddd water. I only did a few! (Note that at 5 seconds in my head is high, my head reaching away from the water. That is why I needed to finish the roll with a forward scull to get a little extra lift.)


A short segment of me practising my scramble rescue in conditions that were less ideal than the pool I had practised in a few weeks earlier. Things were much harder this time.


So, after getting into that cold water and practising, I can say I learned a few things (good, because that was the whole point).

• Things are harder in cold water.
• Things are harder when you are wearing a bunch of stuff.
• Water that is at or just above freezing is really, really cold. (Shocking news, I know.)
• The dry suit works well. I was mostly comfortable in the water except for those parts not inside the suit (hands and head). 
• There was a cold spot at my lower back and that would quickly sap heat if you were in the water for a prolonged period. Perhaps my vest & long underwear top rode up?
• A one-piece insulation suit (such as this or this) would prevent that from happening. 
• 2mm neoprene gloves make it very difficult to grab deck lines even if they are not overly tight. The bulk of the neoprene made grabbing a 4mm rope from the smooth surface of the hull very difficult.
• My fingertips quickly became numb when I was in the water.This made the dexterity issue mentioned above worse and it happened in only a couple of minutes. Had I been in the water for more than a few minutes, my hands would have been like using 2x4s.
• The thin neoprene cap did not help much. Rather, it seemed to trap and hold the cold water against my skull and after rolling I had to loosen the strap to drain the water away. I think in a real world situation where the head is mostly out of the water (though with waves crashing over) it would be a net benefit.
• Holy hell that water was cold.
• The bulk of the suit and what I was wearing under it made the scramble rescue much more difficult. 
• I need to calm down and slow down my roll. Also need to calm down and think about what I am doing for the rescues. This may have been the real reason my scramble rescue failed, it wasn't only the bulk of the suit. 
• My new Chota Mukluks do not stay on when swimming. Anyone want to buy a pair of gently used paddling muks? I think they are a little large for me, which can't help. 
• The filtrate discharged from the water treatment plant just upriver of the boathouse is a muck that looks like and has the consistency of baby sh!t. 

So, in conclusion I need to:

• Keep practising.
• Consider a different neoprene cap (like this or these).
• Get pogies.
• Calm down in the water.
• Add beads to the deck lines to make them easier to grab. 
• Sell the Chota Mukluks and go back to something that I'm sure will stay on when swimming.
• Ask my wife to stop laughing at me on video.

The take home lesson of the day: Find a safe way to practice your rescues in less optimal conditions because that's where you'll need them. 

Winter Paddling on a Un-Winter-Like Day

Mark & I went out for a paddle last Sunday, taking advantage of some weather that is very unusual for January. Mark posted some photos and you can find them here.

Since I rarely paddle in the winter, and since this type of prairie paddling is so different from what the folks on the West Coast experience, I decided to post an account of our paddle on WestCoastPaddler.com. You can find the post at the link here. Here is what I posted for those folks:

I was out for a paddle on Sunday on the South Saskatchewan River here in Saskatoon. My friend Mark (http://www.wildpaddler.ca) & I, he in his solo canoe (which he built himself) and me in my kayak, launched from downstream of the weir and paddled downstream for a little more than 4 kilometers. The upstream and upwind paddle was much slower. We were on the water for a total of an hour and a half and during that time the temperature rose from about 0°C to +4° according to Environment Canada. Winds according to EC were from the wsw 22km/hr. It was a beautiful sunny day and extremely unusual for January being that it was so warm.
The river was mostly open with just some shore ice on the far shore and on sandbars, though the amount increased the farther we went from the weir. Likewise, the amount of floating ice increased the farther we were from the weir, though most of the pieces were quite small and of no consequence.
I was dressed for immersion wearing a drysuit with multiple insulating layers of long underwear and fleece. My feet had thick wool socks, the drysuit booties, and Chota mukluks. I was too warm in the body while paddling, but tolerably so. I had a neoprene cap on my head that I wore under a brimmed hat. That brim was very helpful to reduce the blinding of the low sun which at it's peak would only have reached 15.7° above the horizon. My neoprene paddling gloves were a tad cool and one finger on each hand quickly became cold so I think I should add some pogies to the system. The activity helped keep my hands from getting overly cold and they never got any colder than they were in that first few minutes.
Toward the end of the paddle with Mark close at hand I decided to try rolling, my first rolls in these conditions. I started by lowering myself into the water using the bow of his canoe. If I was going to have a cold shock response or have an unexpected reaction, I wanted to be able to pull myself up quickly. That went well and I committed to the full roll. With blocks of ice floating overhead, I didn't spend a lot of time hanging around under the boat relaxing (as I usually try to do). The rolls went very well, and the cold was tolerable. These might have been my fastest rolls ever (the buoyancy of the dry suit over the insulating layers no doubt helped). My head was certainly cold, but my upper body did not even feel the cold. Once up, my head quickly warmed. Three rolls seemed to be enough to prove the point that I could do it in these icy conditions and we finished our paddle shortly thereafter. I wish I had taken the opportunity to go for a swim. With help at hand it would have been a good opportunity to really test my system of dressing for cold water immersion.
Unfortunately, I left my camera in the car. Mark did take a few pictures so I'll post a link if he gets them up.