Welcome to my blog ! Here I will post about my kayaking experience. We have had many kayaks/surfski/paddle boards and hopefully this website will help to keep track of them.
A quick introduction : we are three, our daughter, my wife and myself. My wife is a lot more into paddle boards than kayaks, our daughter isn’t much into paddling but I am trying to get her out at sea, and I am the one into kayaks in general, from basic sit on top to surfskis and sea kayaks.
We started paddling during the covid time as we lived right by the beach and had to keep ourselves busy. We owned/own many kayaks & sup in the last 4 years.
In sup : 5 Starboard (2 Allstar, 1 Ace, 1 Generation and 1 tourer), 1 NSP Carolina and 1 Red inflatable.
In surfski : 2 Epic V7, Epic V10L Gen 2 Ultra, Fenn XT, Fenn XT double, Fenn Mako Elite carbon, Fennix Bonito, Fennix XTS, Fennix Swordfish S and a PRS 570.
In sit on top : Viking Ozzie, Viking Nemo, Viking Espri, Viking 2+1, Ocean Kayak Scupper Pro TW, Perception Synchro, Ocean River Explora, Wilderness Systems Tarpon 140 and a Cobra Eliminator.
In sea kayaks : 2 Perception Acadia 12.5, Riot Edge 14.5, Perception Spectrum, Perception Sea Lion, QK Penguin, Current Designs Squall, Current Designs Storm, Mirage 730, Challenge Breeze and a vintage sit in from the sixties.
We live in Auckland, New Zealand, and it is currently winter so we paddle less with all the rain. In other seasons I paddle nearly daily.
Videos of our paddles are uploaded on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@kayakintro and on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kayakintro/
I hope to have enough time to keep the blog active. Next post will be about the 2025 Winter Paddle Series starting tomorrow afternoon at Okahu Bay. I plan to race it with my daughter on our double but she is starting to sneeze so let’s see.
More details about the Winter Series at https://www.takapunaboating.org.nz/clubsailing-1-1-1
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