I want to build a kayak
Is there anything better than the scent of wood, a long, paper-thin shaving from a freshly sharpened plane, a sharp chisel effortlessly carving away in a fine piece of oak, or a drawknife…
Going home Kayaking on the Great Sea
I was on my way home by bike from the kayak club, and in one of those moments when I would otherwise have been stressed and angry about annoying experiences in traffic, I realized that I was…
Tuiliq
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…
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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