Wild Turkey Paddlers

Doug

We are still on despite the hype about snow. Matt Noyes has snow totals for the south shore at 3". Having said that, if folks feel more comfortable arriving earlier, we can certainly push things back. We could start serving pizza at 5 staggering (the pizza that is) until everyone has arrived an...

Doug

My wife Sarah who is without question smarter than me, once shamed me into finally buying a computer after bringing home from work yet another e-mail for me using her as a conduit, by handing me this quote by Eric Hoffer: “In a world of change, the learners shall inherit the earth, while the learned...

Doug

Hi All, we are looking forward to next Saturday night. We live at 214 Moraine Street (route 3A) in Marshfield, right near the Duxbury town line. Look for the Garretson Cranberry sign out front of the white cape on the hill. There is plenty of parking adjacent to the wooden barn on the right of the h...

Doug

Any pizza topping requests?

Doug

Great work here Pam. Wonderful photos and text.

Doug

Chip, no. You can sign up for them individually. I believe each session will be $8 for members, $10 for non-members. The cooking class I believe is a little more. Audubon will have this up on their website soon.

Doug

Pat, I had to look up Blodgett pizza oven, I'm pretty sure we could/should cover how to pack one in a kayak throughout the series. We might need to remove the legs to get it in the back hatch, if it's you making the pizza, we will find a way.

Doug

Looking forward to this, headed to the field for a bit but, will reply to any questions on the thread and post directions when I get back after December 7th.

Doug

Here is a description of the workshops in the series. More information from Audubon will be available soon. I will post a notice when registration becomes active. Thursday, January 23 "Adventures in Wanderlust" Join us as we explore the entrenched yearning for adventure that so many of us ...

Doug

Excellent, I'll start a tally. Mark, feel free to bring some photos from your trip. It will be great to see you and Kate.

Doug

Ron, Chip, Carolyn Sones, Sarah and I would like to invite any and all Wild Turkey Paddlers to a presentation on paddling Prince William Sound on Saturday December 14th at 6:30 at our house at 214 Moraine Street (3A) in Marshfield. We will share some photos and stories. For those of you that are int...

Doug

Pat, I'm putting together a workshop series on navigation, trip planning, boat packing, ration/menu planning, decision making, group management etc. to be hosted at the Marshfield Audubon office on 3A. We are still working out details but, we plan to run it on thursday nights in January and February...

Doug

One idea that just came to me: we could also make part of the presentation an informational workshop on how to plan a trip to Prince William Sound for any Wild Turkeys that hope to paddle there someday. We could go over charts and potential routes, share resources, rental and water taxi service etc....

Doug

Ron and Chip, I still have photos for you, one of these days. Happy to host a slideshow sometime, I can borrow an LCD projector.

Doug

Here is a link to a Facebook post with some photos. March in Mass? Turquoise water? March in Mass? Turquoise water? https://www.facebook.com/douglas.lowry. ... 210&type=1

Doug

Hello Wild Turkeys! If you could use a little late Winter tropical paddling trip please join us for an informational meeting on the Marshfield Recreation Department's Sea Kayak Camping Trips to the Exuma. We will meet at the Marshfield Recreation's Child Care Center next to the Marshfield Library We...

Doug

Pablo, wish I was in the market for a boat. The Looksha IV is one of my favorite boats. In my opinion it is one of the most versatile kayaks ever made. I have one from the same period back when Necky's craftsmanship was second to none. Love the tribute to the Mexican flag if that's what the colors a...

Doug

Kate, excellent introspection, one of the most valuable skills in kayaking. Not knowing all the details and hesitant to claim there is a simple solution to anything, one (of many) advantages of including a double kayak in a fleet (especially a large one) is the ability it provides to manage an incap...

Doug

Thanks Jordan, and I hope all you Turkeys are keeping a low profile today. Don't forget to eat LOTS of cranberry sauce tomorrow.

Doug

I love this boat, about the only Brit boat I would say that about. At 6'4" 220 with big feet, it's the only Brit boat I comfortably fit in. Does a lot of things real well. You can order one from Seaward without the silly day hatch and seperate bulkhead. Enabling you to put your heaviest and bul...

Doug

Doctor Smoke, Happy Birthday!

Doug

Harry, here is a link that you might find helpful before setting off on the Charles: m There is a link to current Charles River paddling conditions. Removing obstructions from navigable waters is essentially a right of boaters. There are some complications however, by the letter of the law, it is il...

Doug

It was a thrill but, little did we know what encounter was next. After the orcas, we landed on a beach only to discover we were being stocked by a wild tom turkey ice sculpture. Frozen for at least 10,000 years this saber tooth turkey slowly crept up behind us as we devoured the last of our chocolate.

Doug

We encountered this pod of 8 orcas as we rounded Point Doran in Harriman Fjord in Prince William Sound last week. They dove right under the boats as we pulled out cameras and realized that kayaks, even our expedition style kayaks, are kind of small.

Doug

Greetings from Alaska. I'll miss the Great River Race this year and wondered if there are a few folks that would like to organize the volunteer paddling safety patrol and if there are folks that would like to be apart of that volunteer safety patrol. There will be a motorized sweep boat as usual and...

Doug

Nelson, I have a group of paddling buddies headed up but, we could work it so that we could paddle in conjunction with others. i.e. start from the same put in and camp at different locations but, close by. I would happy to be a resource both before and during the trip. Let's talk.

Doug

Chip! Nova Scotia, September or bust!

Doug

I'm shooting for five months of expedition paddling this year. (Although, it might not be all fair weather paddling.) I'm working with a good buddy on two courses this year, who has over 300 weeks in the field. I've got some learning and catching up to do.

Doug

Some one recently stole a kayak from the backyard of a long time paddler who lives adjacent to Herring Brook in Pembroke. It is a Dan Sheehan design with a blue deck and white hull with the name SAL painted on both the bow and stern. Please be on the look out for this boat.

Doug

Lance, I think your on to something. Of course your experiment could take on more integrity by modeling a semi diurnal tide over a diurnal tide.

Also if finding a scale for exploring results using scotch, there are places in Scotland that frequently experience 6 meter differentials.

Doug

The only time I see sea kayakers forty and under is when I turn around and get out the binoculars! Har,har.

Doug

Hello all of you NSRWA GRR safety kayakers, please join us next Wednesday night, September 2nd at 6:30ish at our new place: 214 Moraine Street in Marshfield. A small thanks for your work at the race. Previous volunteers from other years are welcome also.

And just because its an option...

Doug

Thanks to you Jack for participating. Thanks for what you do for the NSRWA.

Doug

Thank you Jordan, Pat and Sue! How about dinner and brewskies for all the volunteers wednesday September 2 at 6:30 at our new place?

Doug

Awesome Chip, that works great.

Doug

Hi Chip. Yes we are, I haven't asked the Turkeys, I was a little afraid I have been asking too often without offering something in return. So, absolutely, if anyone would like to help, I will return the favor by offering a workshop on leadership and decision making styles for paddlers in mid October...

Doug

Roger is a great paddler but, more importantly a great teacher. He has been a resource for NOLS and a number of our instructors have taken workshops with him. Very practical, proactive handling skills over reactive handling skills, boat and body linkage, finesse over strength every time. He is a Wes...

Doug

Hello All, cold water submersion and what is the appropriate gear to wear, me thinks, will always be hotly debated. A student once told me about the work of one of her professors, nicknamed Dr. Popsicle, here is the good doctor's link that has some very entertaining videos,

http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/kinrec/giesbrecht/

Doug

Lora, congrats for being so pro-active about prioritizing, some excellent suggestions from other posters. My equipment list is always getting tweaked. I do a lot of paddling using institutional gear so I try to be flexible. When I am not paddling for the school I work for then at the top of my list ...

Doug

Greetings from Alaska. We don't need no stinking GPS's!

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