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Travel theme: Simplicity
Ailsa’s travel theme this week is simplicity. Here’s what that looked like on Saturday afternoon at the ACA camp at Lake Sebago (click to begin videos): Meet ACA instructor and mermaid, Gwen, and...
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Roll, Roll, Roll Yer Boat
The other day, Jean tossed her kayak on top of the good ol’ Subaru and drove 840 miles to paddle none. That’s right—from New York to Tybee, Georgia, to spend five consecutive days rolling at the 2014...
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Roll, Roll, Roll Yer Boat: Day 2
Alex likes to say, “Life is non-linear.” And guess what? Learning to roll is no exception. Just because you had success on both sides yesterday doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll simply pick up where you...
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Roll, Roll, Roll Yer Boat: Day 3
Jean achieves rolling zen and facial zinc. As advertised, a new day. With warm mid-70s temps, mild wind and a bright sunny attitude: become one with the sweep roll. (Make that two—you do want to get...
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Little Black Dress
Jean tries her tuilik on for the first time. She is thrilled. Floyd (left) is oblivious. Sorry, Ralph Lauren. But this is the new “it” thing for winter. Jean’s made-to-measure tuilik has finally...
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TBD Thursday: Qajaq Rolling 4.0
Oh, to be able to roll as effortlessly as this… Below, our friend Gwen tries out her new Water Field Kayaks Mosquito, a Greenland style qajaq that’s built to roll (just like Gwen). Click for video...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: From Every Angle
Late summer fun and homage to Kayak Hipster’s “Flipped-Over Fridays”… David tests his new Rockpool Isel (it’s marvelous from every angle) while Felix entertains the crowd at Cockenoe Island near...
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“Jelly Roll” Jerry
Post-Thanksgiving sends most folks into a shopping frenzy. We prefer a different sort of free-for-all—especially when the water’s a balmy 51°F and the air a record-breaking 63°F. “If I’m not up in 20...
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Standing Ovation
Not just another “Kayak Night” at Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club—special guest and good pal, Luke (aka kayakhipster), presents a show-and-tell about traditional paddling and its “downside,” rolling. The...
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