Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th of January Thursday the 23rd : Southerly wind on the morning, we launch at 11:30 for 42,5 km, our average daily paddle; while our average counting day rest puts it to 34 km. Timaru points brings it’s scary lot as ...
Banks Peninsula to Timaru,
Sunday 19 th to Wednesday 22 nd of January 3 days to paddle 135 km of strait coast, with dozens of estuaries, of various size and current speed. To keep our mind busy, we play together mental games, or concentrate on our forward technic, or enjoy surf ...
No day without Hector
Thursday 16 th to Sunday 19th of January Thursday 16 th : Christchurch : Doug Atkin takes care of us, driving us to a ship lander then to be supermarket. On the afternoon, Thierry builds a new sail in the Surf House workshop. Friday 17 th : We ...
Feast for our eyes
14th January : We’re now equal with our small individual failures: one suffering strong tiredness has been town all afternoon , another needed 3 go to pass Kaikoura shore break, and the last watched his sail sinking before landing. We will need a stop a ...
Charts, tidal stream and currents
We can read two kind of current information : the usual “tidal streams” diamonds or arrows and the Ocean current. “Weather conditions may considerably affect the tidal streams” in various areas, as written on notes. So much affected that they can run ...
What our days will look like before the D-Day in New Zealand
Taking off from France on the 31st of December, to start the New Year in the air ! 2nd January : checking in our hired car, driving until Tauranga where we will found our Sea Hawk, 100% kiwi kayaks waiting for us 3 and 4th January : finishing deta ...
Scandinalp
Agnes’s turn to meet Edouard Gonin, from Scandinalp in Mantes-la-Ville. He generously gives us some excellent outdoor Silva equipment : 3 very light waterproof headlamps and 3 Simi easy to hang on kit, dry cases and dry bags. Feel free to visit ...
Select paddles
On our way back home, stop in Bouchemaine, at Select factory – our paddles Sponsor : 4 jewels, brand newly made of carbon, as there is no more stock at this time of the year. Lucky ones, we are invited to visit the factory and meet the employees (3 p ...
Training in Brittany
Surf training for our team, at Guidel in Brittany : launching and landing in big surf conditions. Good spot and timing, as 2,30m waves welcome us, adding a few unexpected rolls, good training too. We are expecting strong surf conditions on most of ...