The Family that Paddles Together Stays in the Saddle Together
On the mixed sunny and cloudy day of July 18 Janet Smith and Bob Laney went paddling kayaks at Smith Creek Park Lake between Wilmington and Hampton. It was Janet’s third trip in her Wilderness Systems Tsunami 135 Pro. It was my first trip in my Eddyline Sitka XT 155.…
Goose Creek State Park Camp & Paddle
Over the hot, sunny and mostly windless days of Friday through Monday on June 14 - 17 the Twin Rivers Paddle Club and New Bern Outdoor Adventure Clubs jointly sponsored a camping and paddling trip to Goose Creek State Park near the town of Washington, NC. Approximately six club members…
Janet’s First Paddle in Her Tsunami Kayak
When I moved from New Bern to Wilmington a few months ago, I brought with me a sleek, long, narrow ocean-going kayak named a Nigel Dennis Romney Excel, made in England. It was used, extensively renovated and sold to me by my good friend Bill Webb. It is 16 1/2…
Twin Rivers Paddle Club Tandem Rescue Clinic
On the cloudy but warm afternoon of April 17, the Twin Rivers Paddle Club convened at the New Bern YMCA. Several experienced members of the club lead a kayak rescue clinic. The club has conducted several clinics in the past and plans to conduct one or two more clinics this…