For a myriad of reasons, the majority of people who take up recreational and sea kayaking tend to be in their 40’s or older.  I suspect that younger people have a lot going on in their lives building a career, raising a family, taking care of a new house, etc. and don’t have a lot [...]

Over the years working at Laacke & Joys and being a kayaking instructor, I have been approached by a number of women with the problem of finding other female kayakers with whom they can get connected to do some paddling.  It seems to be especially difficult for the recreational kayakers who just want to paddle [...]

The weather could be warmer (in my opinion), but at least the water on our local inland lakes has warmed up nicely.  It’s about as good as it’s going to get for learning to roll this summer.  If you have been thinking about it, or have tried in the past with limited success, let me [...]