Friday, May 9, 2025

West End Boat Basin - Kayak Launch, 40°35'22.0"N 73°33'15.0"W

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Launching a sea kayak from the east side of Jones Inlet is an option that minimizes paddling in the sometimes-fast current of Reynold’s Chan...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Lee-cocking in Big Winds

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  Figure 1. Weather-cocking vs. Lee-cocking Yes, lee-cocking (turning downwind) in beam winds is a thing.   Some kayakers haven't experi...
Sunday, June 9, 2024

Fire Island Inlet and Oak Beach Park – the perfect kayak launch spot?

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Fire Island Inlet was an occasional (one or two times per year) paddling spot for me, a place to easily reach some “friendly” deeper water b...
Saturday, June 1, 2024

Kayaking at Sunken Meadow State Park on Long Island, NY – mind the whitewater…really?

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Sunken Meadow is a fantastic place to paddle with access to the beautiful Nissequogue River and Long Island Sound.  Figure 1: Beautiful day ...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Paddling the Carmans River, Brookhaven, NY – Know Before You Go

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For a taste of wild river paddling not far from the NYC metro area, the Carman’s River on Long Island is hard to beat.  Paddling the river g...
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Sea-Lect Designs Adjustable Footbrace review – goodbye Yakima foot braces

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 Take Home Points : - They’re adjustable long-term (an improvement over Yakima foot braces) - They’re rigid like Yakima/aluminum foot br...
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Pettit EZ Tex Marine Epoxy Repair Compound – review for kayak hull repair

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Take Home Points: - This stuff is way too thick, but it does work . For repairs of damage to the hulls of my sea kayaks that has exposed the...