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As a new kayaker, how much time will pass before you learn about a Greenland roll – a kayak roll? Probably not very long. Most people have likely heard of rolls long before they’ve…
How to paddle with a Greenland paddle?
For a while you’ve been looking at the Greenland paddles in rack at the club and watching the happy people sitting in their kayaks waving their wooden sticks, and now you’ve…
Kayak-joy and the art of growing old in a sea kayak
When people ask me why I paddle a kayak, the answer is easy: it makes me happy!One late afternoon I came paddling through the kanal along Christiania. Both banks are lined with trees and…
The sea, the sand and the wind.
The west coast of Denmark in a sea kayak
“Maybe on this wave,” I thought as the stern lifted and the kayak picked up speed, but the wave broke too early, grabbed the stern of the kayak and pushed it to the side. I leaned…
Greenland roll – the elusive and mythical kayak roll
You may have heard how the Inuit have a lot of words for snow – how their language is adapted to the environment.In a similar way their journeys at sea have adapted to the environment.…
The urge to pee while in a kayak – when you are about to burst
“Arrrgh! I have to peeee!”When you have an urge to pee while in a kayak, have been at sea for the last four hours, and haven’t had a chance to get ashore and relieve…
Greenland paddle or Euro-blade, which paddle should you use?
The paddle that you use to move the kayak through the waves and over the ocean – which one should it be? A Greenland paddle or a Euro-blade, as a regular paddle is also called.…
Kayak culture and the freedom at the sea
On the wall in one of the rooms at our course centre in Småland hangs a small picture of a kayaker – a picture from a distant kayak culture. The picture is a woodcut – or maybe a…
Kayak rolls – get started with Greenland rolls
Under water, I had a hard time orienting myself. It wasn’t really because the water was grimy-green, it just wasn’t easy to figure out what was up and down. Even if the water had…
Alone
When I paddled a long trip along the west coast of Sweden, I did it alone. That was one of the premises of that trip. Why?The answer is many answers, and perhaps something that can’t be…
Rolling your kayak – when Greenland rolls become nerdy
Rolling your kayak, why should you learn it?You don’t have to. Basically, you can use your kayak any way you want.That said, many sea kayakers want to learn how to conveniently get up…
A journey in sea kayak and the blog
In the summer of 2018, I did a long journey in my sea kayak.I had a burning desire to go on a long trip at sea. Not a trip together with others for a week or two. I wanted to be away for a…
Anders Brysting
A BLOG ABOUT TRAVELLING BY SEA KAYAK.
The sea kayak makes it easy to get close to the ocean and it encourages you to get out, far and wide – out into the waves, out into the weather, out into nature.
The purpose of this blog is to inspire you to make journeys on water – trips in the sea kayak, short or long and full of great experiences.
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