kayak festival and expo

saturday is the northern neck kayak festival and expo in kilmarnock...i might take a paddle there to check it out.

paddle quickly

managed to get a good paddle in before the storms hit. wish i had my rod cuz the fish were jumpin!

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today's paddle

today the temperature went up to 60°...so i took a paddle with the wife.

first nice day in months.

extreme kayaking in the chesapeake bay

as i reported earlier, this past weekend was too windy and rough for fishing...or boating, so i thought! those crazy kayak guys are at it again!

kayak fishing in the chesapeake bay

a little more on the kayak fishing: here is a trailer for an upcoming dvd from kayak kevin about fishing from a kayak, and these guys stand up in their boats: crazy!

kayak fishing

i kayak every weekend, and even a little chop makes me feel a bit tippy in my 17' perception 'eclipse'. ! i keep reading about fishing from your kayak and couldnt imagine what it was like: they are always talking about standing up...or kneeling: what? i would be upside down! then, i saw this great video of kayak fishing under the chesapeake bay bridge. the fishermen dont stand up in this one, but they have cool foot-powered boats: hardcore!

paddle for the bay

Paddle for the Bay is an annual outrigger and kayak racing event that benefits the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. registration starts at 6:00 saturday morning; races run til noon.

tiffany yachts

took a paddle on the great wicomico today...such a beautiful body of water with unbelievable boathouses (although, completely polluted with pcb's: do not eat the fish out of this river!} stumbled upon an amazing farm with a great piece of land, gorgeous house with awesome boathouse and three unbelievable tiffany boats: two skiffs, and one deadrise. tiffany yachts was probably 4 miles down the river from this place: wish i had my iPhone out of the hatch to snap some photos! above is a 16' tiffany skiff for sale via yachtworld.com that really isnt any where near as nice as the two i saw, but sort of represents the design aesthetic of tiffany yachts. tiffany no longer offers the skiff anymore, but i am sure they would do it custom. this is american craftsmanship at its best!