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| ===== Vancouver Island Circumnavigation ===== | ===== Vancouver Island Circumnavigation ===== | ||
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| + | (Ed. For more see [[:races:bellingham_area_self_timed_races#vancouver_island_circumnavigation|Vancouver Island Circumnavigations]] ) | ||
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| **Vancouver Island\\ | **Vancouver Island\\ | ||
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| - | 02/17/13 #13936 | + | 02/17/13 #13936 |
| Anyone out there know of a Seda Glider, or perhaps a Looksha II for sale. | Anyone out there know of a Seda Glider, or perhaps a Looksha II for sale. | ||
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| Joost | Joost | ||
| - | **Brandon Nelson <brandon@...>** \\ | + | **Brandon Nelson <brandon@…>** \\ |
| - | 02/18/13 #13937 | + | 02/18/13 #13937 |
| Joost, give the Epic 18X a whirl too. It’s the boat of choice for Yukon Quest racers and what Freya paddled on her speed run around Australia. I’ll check with JD and see what’s available… | Joost, give the Epic 18X a whirl too. It’s the boat of choice for Yukon Quest racers and what Freya paddled on her speed run around Australia. I’ll check with JD and see what’s available… | ||
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| **glenn biernacki** | **glenn biernacki** | ||
| - | 02/18/13 #13939 | + | 02/18/13 #13939 |
| - | I've got a QCC 700 you can try out ... bought it with the thought of doing a speed run from Bham to ketchikan one day ... it's maybe not as fast as the epic 18x, but definately in the ballpark.... was fastest (or in top handful) sea kayak at Ski to sea for a few years. It was 30th overall the last time used... 2008.\\ | + | I've got a QCC 700 you can try out … bought it with the thought of doing a speed run from Bham to ketchikan one day … it's maybe not as fast as the epic 18x, but definately in the ballpark…. was fastest (or in top handful) sea kayak at Ski to sea for a few years. It was 30th overall the last time used… 2008.\\ |
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| - | Worth taking a look at. I believe there is less leg pump room in the QCC than the epic 18, but a better tool if you are going to be camping along your route....\\ | + | Worth taking a look at. I believe there is less leg pump room in the QCC than the epic 18, but a better tool if you are going to be camping along your route….\\ |
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| - | Anyway, I chose it as my hull, when doing a very similar search...\\ | + | Anyway, I chose it as my hull, when doing a very similar search…\\ |
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| glenn | glenn | ||
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| **Steve Bennett** | **Steve Bennett** | ||
| - | 02/18/13 #13941 | + | 02/18/13 #13941 |
| Joost,\\ | Joost,\\ | ||
| - | I know of a Looksha II you can probably buy for about 1800. I also own one you could use if you didn't think it would come back shredded. mine is somewhat modified for the forward stroke; got other modifications that I might encourage you to make. The other one is prettier. | + | I know of a Looksha II you can probably buy for about 1800. I also own one you could use if you didn't think it would come back shredded. mine is somewhat modified for the forward stroke; got other modifications that I might encourage you to make. The other one is prettier. |
| - | And I was dead serious about being available for support. Go for it! | + | And I was dead serious about being available for support. Go for it! |
| Steve | Steve | ||
| **David Scherrer** \\ | **David Scherrer** \\ | ||
| - | 02/18/13 #13942 | + | 02/18/13 #13942 |
| OK\\ | OK\\ | ||
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| **Michael Gregory** \\ | **Michael Gregory** \\ | ||
| - | 02/18/13 #13944 | + | 02/18/13 #13944 |
| - | V8 is Epic 18 hull. Fast stable platform, for days! | + | V8 is Epic 18 hull. Fast stable platform, for days! |
| **Reivers Dustin** | **Reivers Dustin** | ||
| - | 02/19/13 #13946 | + | 02/19/13 #13946 |
| To get a sharp point on this discussion: | To get a sharp point on this discussion: | ||
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| Would you rather be able to do extreme mileage? | Would you rather be able to do extreme mileage? | ||
| - | Nigel Foster made himself a cup of tea when stuck offshore around Australia. There's a bit of 'pluck' as they say. | + | Nigel Foster made himself a cup of tea when stuck offshore around Australia. There's a bit of 'pluck' as they say. |
| rd | rd | ||
| (following is world according to reivers stuff:)\\ | (following is world according to reivers stuff:)\\ | ||
| - | Cape Scott and Brooks are perhaps 'choke points' where your cheeks are really exposed. Storm or equipment trouble recovery is skinny. You're probably not walking out of a failure mid-way around Brooks Peninsula. | + | Cape Scott and Brooks are perhaps 'choke points' where your cheeks are really exposed. Storm or equipment trouble recovery is skinny. You're probably not walking out of a failure mid-way around Brooks Peninsula. |
| - | I would almost expect a busted rudder off Brooks. That is a broken coast with crashing surf - Tsunami Ranger quality. There's pocket beaches, but most are not visible from more than ten feet away in heavy weather. Its a good plan to run these in one pass. | + | I would almost expect a busted rudder off Brooks. That is a broken coast with crashing surf - Tsunami Ranger quality. There's pocket beaches, but most are not visible from more than ten feet away in heavy weather. Its a good plan to run these in one pass. |
| - | Most other regions offer some escape to a windward shore or a place to crawl out. Of course the bears on land really like the sweaty kayakers. They come out of the packaging already salted. | + | Most other regions offer some escape to a windward shore or a place to crawl out. Of course the bears on land really like the sweaty kayakers. They come out of the packaging already salted. |
| **Erik Borgnes** \\ | **Erik Borgnes** \\ | ||
| - | 02/19/13 #13948 | + | 02/19/13 #13948 |
| "Of course the bears on land really like the sweaty kayakers. They come out of the packaging already salted."\\ | "Of course the bears on land really like the sweaty kayakers. They come out of the packaging already salted."\\ | ||
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| . . . and in some cases, a bit nutty.\\ | . . . and in some cases, a bit nutty.\\ | ||
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| - | I'm with Dave on this one. A stable ski with a couple of hatches would be the boat to use. Start at the top, wait for some south winds and surf with the wind and waves as far as possible along the west coast while you're fresh. Have your honey follow you in an RV and / or make your arrangements for dinners and places to sleep - because she/he has nothing better to do - which will never happen in my lifetime. . .\\ | + | I'm with Dave on this one. A stable ski with a couple of hatches would be the boat to use. Start at the top, wait for some south winds and surf with the wind and waves as far as possible along the west coast while you're fresh. Have your honey follow you in an RV and / or make your arrangements for dinners and places to sleep - because she/he has nothing better to do - which will never happen in my lifetime. . .\\ |
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| EB | EB | ||
| - | **Brandon Nelson <brandon@...>** \\ | + | **Brandon Nelson <brandon@…>** \\ |
| - | 02/19/13 #13949 | + | 02/19/13 #13949 |
| It may not have come up yet, but this is a fully self-supported record. Comfort is king. | It may not have come up yet, but this is a fully self-supported record. Comfort is king. | ||
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| **Eric Grossman** | **Eric Grossman** | ||
| - | 02/19/13 #13950 | + | 02/19/13 #13950 |
| DJ taught us the benefits of resistance training last year on a Wed-niter flying by towing a mesh-bag full of tennis balls. | DJ taught us the benefits of resistance training last year on a Wed-niter flying by towing a mesh-bag full of tennis balls. | ||
| - | Joost I say if you are going in summer go light and fun. Last year I paddled Comox to Victoria (on the way to Olympia) on the Huki Special in just under 18 hrs over the course of a few days. However, I was towing an 6-lb oceanographic instrument (see attached)...better not to know the total drag...Even so ended up with an avg speed of 6.9 mph and could have tied on another dry bag with warm clothes, more food and continued to have pleny fun planing and catching waves. Although it was the east side two days were blowin lots of whitecaps....Pacific side will be more fun.....Better to have your sweetheart along to meet up for sure. | + | Joost I say if you are going in summer go light and fun. Last year I paddled Comox to Victoria (on the way to Olympia) on the Huki Special in just under 18 hrs over the course of a few days. However, I was towing an 6-lb oceanographic instrument (see attached)…better not to know the total drag…Even so ended up with an avg speed of 6.9 mph and could have tied on another dry bag with warm clothes, more food and continued to have pleny fun planing and catching waves. Although it was the east side two days were blowin lots of whitecaps….Pacific side will be more fun…..Better to have your sweetheart along to meet up for sure. |
| Looks like summer right now on the bay! who's going?\\ | Looks like summer right now on the bay! who's going?\\ | ||
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| **Vancouver Island [2 Attachments]\\ | **Vancouver Island [2 Attachments]\\ | ||
| flypaddle** \\ | flypaddle** \\ | ||
| - | 02/19/13 #13951 | + | 02/19/13 #13951 |
| - | I probably should point this out, but there won't be any sweetheart in an RV, nor will there be any full support crew setting up my campsite, and cooking my meals. If that were the case, then I would just use a ski and run off a bunch of light legs between rest breaks with the group. The one caveat with this trek is that the paddler (me) has to be completely self sufficient throughout the entire course, meaning all my camping gear, food, survival gear etc. is carried within my craft. Having said that, should any islander happen to see me at a particular campsite enjoying a beer after a day's paddle, they would certainly be welcome to join me. \\ | + | I probably should point this out, but there won't be any sweetheart in an RV, nor will there be any full support crew setting up my campsite, and cooking my meals. If that were the case, then I would just use a ski and run off a bunch of light legs between rest breaks with the group. The one caveat with this trek is that the paddler (me) has to be completely self sufficient throughout the entire course, meaning all my camping gear, food, survival gear etc. is carried within my craft. Having said that, should any islander happen to see me at a particular campsite enjoying a beer after a day's paddle, they would certainly be welcome to join me.\\ |
| JZ | JZ | ||
| **David Scherrer** \\ | **David Scherrer** \\ | ||
| - | 02/19/13 #13952 | + | 02/19/13 #13952 |
| Natch.\\ | Natch.\\ | ||
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| **ianafield** \\ | **ianafield** \\ | ||
| - | 02/20/13 #13957 | + | 02/20/13 #13957 |
| - | Joost, I'm heartened to hear that you have the integrity to aim for the unsupported record, going all gritty and grubby etc. You're a hard man. What do people know about the fully supported, deluxe, squeeze-in-the-RV, condo-on-the-beach in Tofino, drinks-dropped from helicopter record? Just curious. | + | Joost, I'm heartened to hear that you have the integrity to aim for the unsupported record, going all gritty and grubby etc. You're a hard man. What do people know about the fully supported, deluxe, squeeze-in-the-RV, condo-on-the-beach in Tofino, drinks-dropped from helicopter record? Just curious. |
| Ian | Ian | ||
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