Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd’st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea!
Paul Steinberg
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Lumpy Waters is a yearly kayak gathering sponsored by Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe. It is held on the Oregon Coast at Pacific City. The event occurs in the fall and takes its name from the unsettled, but still manageable, state of the sea, which has usually just started to […]
Friday morning I was up early to get in a bit of pre-event paddling. Steve Hufstadter and I had found each other and we went for a quick morning paddle off of the cape; we made our way out to the bell buoy and then a did quick circuit of Haystack Rock. The swell, looked smaller than its forecasted six feet.
And o'er the wide sea, flying without wings, Swift as a sail I pressed upon his track . . .
The Furies - Aeschylus
“Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from exercising poor judgment.” – Reg Lake When we kayak rough waters, the mantra, never come out of the boat, never swim, is one we must repeat and to which we must strive to adhere. Unfortunately, reality has a way of confounding our […]
When Jax awoke, he had that familiar feeling between the eyes - something between a dentist drill and a jack hammer. Why, Oh why did he drink so much last night?