Embracing my inner kayak-bum

Some one, Marc I think, said something about all the time I have to kayak now. I do, I do indeed have a bunch of time. I am spending a bunch on the water working on things like bracing and edging. I am focused on achieving an ACA assessment in the next year. Essentially by May 2015 I would like to know exactly where I am on a scale of 1 to 5. I have learned a lot this year but there is so much more to learn. I need to focus the most on rolling and boat handling. I realize that the list of what I do not have is far longer than the list of what I do have.

As a matter of fact, it seems like the more I learn the more I realize how little I know.


I wish every day was like this:

Credit RD Greene 2014

Credit Yoshi 2014

Credit Yoshi 2014

Credit R D Greene 2014

Next week I will go for another course of training, Open Water Skills at Tybee Island, GA. I am certain I will find out exactly where I stand. I am both excited and anxious. It all comes down to only one person, me. Paddling is a personal challenge with no opponent. After all my years of European martial arts I think I embraced sea kayaking as a way to challenge my skills without having to defeat any one. It is a zen thing for me, meditative and yet physical, very like yoga. 

Wish me luck!