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| - | ===== No Surfskis to be Found - Parting Thought ===== | + | ===== Example Strategy for Finding a Boat from Traveling Sea Kayaker ===== |
| - | <WRAP indent> | + | * Written about [[https://dnorwell.medium.com/the-aegean-athens-to-turkey-in-a-kayak-273c378ac294|trip from Greece to Turkey]] (some of the recommended strategy is for when you are onsite where you wish to paddle - in other words, your last opportunity) |
| + | * //The recipe for borrowing kayaks in a foreign country is as follows: be keen; email any leads (kayak clubs, rental companies, and kayak shops), and post friendly, ambitious requests on local paddler group pages (facebook) with photos; and walk around town for hours asking boat-related people. Below is a post I did for a winter trip in Sweden (which is another story).//<WRAP centeralign> | ||
| + | **Post for kayak and resources in Sweden** | ||
| - | **DON'T BE A SURFSKI SNOB **- some places, in particular Hawaii, may traditionally have far higher concentrations and availability of outrigger canoes or other water vehicles than surfskis. If you just want to get out on incredible waters and experience wonderful downwind runs, open your horizons to paddling outrigger canoes, SUPs, Foils, etc. - you likely will not regret it. | + | {{https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:566/1*4OCQvYFJTwGzu2ZbHbFWlA.png?direct&400x624}} |
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| - | * [[:switching_to_outrigger|2023 Switching to Outrigger Discussion]] | + | |
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| </WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
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| + | * //This post had me a boat, gear, and a place to sleep in hours. // | ||
| + | * //Athens is different. After eight days scouring the Greeks, the only kayak shop in town (Cannibals Kayak House) agrees to sponsor our journey. They are happy to help and share resources. People of the water are friends indeed.// | ||
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| - | ===== Example Strategy for Finding a Boat from Traveling Sea Kayaker ===== | + | ===== No Surfskis to be Found - Parting Thought ===== |
| - | * Written about [[https://dnorwell.medium.com/the-aegean-athens-to-turkey-in-a-kayak-273c378ac294|trip from Greece to Turkey]] (some of the recommended strategy is for when you are onsite where you wish to paddle - as in your last chance) | + | <WRAP indent> |
| - | * The recipe for borrowing kayaks in a foreign country is as follows: be keen; email any leads (kayak clubs, rental companies, and kayak shops), and post friendly, ambitious requests on local paddler group pages (facebook) with photos; and walk around town for hours asking boat-related people. Below is a post I did for a winter trip in Sweden (which is another story). | + | |
| - | <WRAP centeralign> | + | **DON'T BE A SURFSKI SNOB **- some places, in particular Hawaii, may traditionally have far higher concentrations and availability of outrigger canoes or other water vehicles than surfskis. If you just want to get out on incredible waters and experience wonderful downwind runs, open your horizons to paddling outrigger canoes, SUPs, Foils, etc. - you likely will not regret it. |
| - | **Post for kayak and resources in Sweden** | + | * [[:switching_to_outrigger|2023 Switching to Outrigger Discussion]] |
| - | + | * [[https://youtube.com/shorts/bUWL1VfpKXg?si=AeltzEwoTUVdfWvL|Don't Worry, Just Wing It]] | |
| - | {{https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:566/1*4OCQvYFJTwGzu2ZbHbFWlA.png?direct&400x624}} | + | * … |
| </WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
| - | * This post had me a boat, gear, and a place to sleep in hours. Athens is different. | + | ---- |
| - | * After eight days scouring the Greeks, the only kayak shop in town (Cannibals Kayak House) agrees to sponsor our journey. They are happy to help and share resources. People of the water are friends indeed. | + | |
| ===== Rental Humor? ===== | ===== Rental Humor? ===== | ||
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