We’re quickly coming to the end of the paddling season for most people here in southeast Wisconsin.  Just thought I’d throw out a reminder that I still have a few kayak trips scheduled between now and October 15th.
This coming weekend (which by the way is supposed to be warm and sunny) I have a trip [...]

Once more I apologize for not getting any new posts up on my blog.  Taking care of a husband with a broken leg who cannot drive and needs to go to physical therapy three times a week has left me with not a lot of extra time lately.  Please keep checking back as I will [...]

It doesn’t take most people very long to get comfortable paddling a sea kayak on an inland lake.  The boats, despite the seeming narrow width, are surprisingly stable once you get the feel of the balance.  Where most paddlers run into some problems is when you start introducing the variable of waves and breaking surf.  [...]

I just got home from attending a planning meeting for WACKO, which stands for Waterford Area Canoe & Kayak Outing (not a support group for paddling nuts).  The event is scheduled for Saturday, August 6th, this year.  It’s a great event for all paddlers regardless of the type of boat you paddle or your skill [...]

I just wanted to get out a quick mention of some seminars that I will be doing in the next few weeks.  They are free and may be of interest to paddlers in the area of Southeast Wisconsin.  No pre-registration is needed.
Tonight, April 14, 2011, I’m doing a seminar on “Useful Knots for Paddlers” from [...]

I was just at Canoecopia in Madison, Wisconsin, this past weekend.  As always, there were tons of great presentations on a wide variety of subjects relating to canoeing and kayaking.  I attended one seminar on “adaptive paddling” which is a term used to describe that group of paddlers who need to make some type of [...]

It’s still a little cold for most people to be paddling in Wisconsin since most of the water is still frozen.  But it won’t be long now.  Temperatures going above freezing and the shrinking snow piles incite almost terminal cases of spring fever.  The only real cure for paddlers is the coming of warmer air [...]

Just a quick note for anyone looking for rolling instruction this winter in the Milwaukee area.  Badger State Boating Society is offering a rolling clinic on Saturday and Sunday, February 12 & 13, 2011. Times are 3-6pm on Saturday and 2-5pm on Sunday.  You need to register for the rolling clinic in advance.  For more [...]

It’s getting to be the time of year when those who are planning to buy a kayak for the 2011 paddling season need to be doing research for their upcoming purchases.  Laacke & Joys usually starts having kayak sales during the Milwaukee Boat Show in January, and Canoecopia will be coming up in Madison on [...]

The U.S. Coast Guard is asking boaters (including kayakers) to take the time to label their boats, paddles, life jackets, etc. with their names and contact information in order to avoid initiating expensive and time-consuming search and rescue efforts when there isn’t actually a person missing.
When someone finds a kayak or other piece of paddling [...]