21 September 2014 - PDCC trip from Southsea Seafront to Portsmouth Harbour
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| Lunch stop at Tipnor |
This was my first time entering Portsmouth Harbour by kayak. I have been through on boats and ships many times, but it looks quite different from sitting on the water. It was a great deal more relaxing than by yacht, but that was in part due to the size of a kayak but its ability to move as fast as many yachts under power.
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| PDCC paddlers in the lee of a small island |
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| Tony shares my excellent taste for yellow boats! |
No fitness issues today and I'm starting to feel at home with the rudder. The past few paddles I have been using a euro paddle, an Aquabound Manta Ray. It came with my boat and after having used Greenland paddles for the past couple of years I didn't expect to like it. Towards the end of today's paddle I found myself missing my Greenland paddle for the first time. There have been too many variables changing between paddles for me to give them a direct comparison. I'm going to have to find some time to do some comparative paddles with each to explore their strengths and weaknesses.
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| Left Kodiak, right Scorpio |
The picture above shows my Kodiak next to a P&H Scorpio. My Kodiak is known as a high volume expedition boat that can carry vast amounts of kit. The Scorpio is not, and yet the size difference isn't striking is it?
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