Kayaking

[Horney]

Went Kayaking with MrsH for our anniversary on friday and properly enjoyed it. I generally hate any kind of exercise but this is something I can enjoy and get a bit of a work out. Result! Anyone else on here into this? Thinking of buying a couple of cheap 1 person rigids and throwing them on the roof of the MG for days out.

Looking at these ones: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350557106308&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123

Nick

[Khare]

Not really into kayaking myself, I was into Piragüismo "Spanish" when I was younger, which are very fast, long and very narrow closed cockpit kayaks.

If you want to do river trips down around this area then let me know. There's a company operating at our pool called seahawk kayaking and they do trips in christchurch and in keyhaven. They charge £35pp for the christchurch and £25pp for the keyhaven trips.

[VW BUSH]

Spent two weeks at the in-laws right at the end of the gorge in Saint Martin D'ardeche, was wonderful, kayak paradise

http://www.experienceardeche.com/


If you time it right you get this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyuI9IH_dyo&feature=related
 

[scarr89]

Proper good fun. Love it. Great work out for the shoulder and back, time to get massive I say Horney 

My brother and dad did the same route as the Cockleshell heroes a few years ago, they bought all the kit and a kayak each for not too much and still used it at weekend etc. Do it for sure! 

[Adam]

I love it. Want to get myself a little jester toy boat.

[Len]

Depends what you want to do. Sea kayaking is cool but dont dismiss river canoeing either.
Can sometimes be too rough on the sea.

[shepgti]

Imo you'd be best off buying a decent 2nd hand canoe which you could carry gear and stuff in rather than spending it on a couple of sit-on-tops.

[Horney]

Imo you'd be best off buying a decent 2nd hand canoe which you could carry gear and stuff in rather than spending it on a couple of sit-on-tops.

That's the plan, there's some good river and canal action round our way.

 

Imo you'd be best off buying a decent 2nd hand canoe which you could carry gear and stuff in rather than spending it on a couple of sit-on-tops.

I have looked at enclosed kayaks but the sit on tops just seem like a better option for beginners, we can always upgrade in the future.

Nick

[Diamond Hell]

I have looked at enclosed kayaks but the sit on tops just seem like a better option for beginners, we can always upgrade in the future.

It's the sit-on-tops that've caused a surge in popularity in kayaking recently.  Bloody things are everywhere down here.  No need to learn how to eskimo roll, or deal with pesky things like spraydecks any more.

Pussies. 

[Len]

Roll and spraydecks FTW!