Aweigh - not all who wander are lost.HomeKayakingSailingGalleryAboutKayaking quick linksACE Basin Ashepoo River Berkeley Charleston Chicken Creek Colleton Dorchester Edisto River Folly Beach Launch maps Lowcountry McConnells Landing Midlands Penny Creek Santee River Wambaw Creek Willtown Bluff more tagsTags in SailingAnnapolis blizzard Hawaii Hobie humor Liveaboard Molokai Molokai Reef Precision sailtest single-handing snow more tagsTags in Writingbestseller blog e-book humor Molokai Reef novel on writing Red Room satire selfpublishing Smashwords social more tagsMolokai Reef NovelVisit MolokaiReef.com to learn more about Molokai Reef: Gybe Sails Hawaii, my new humor mystery novel set in the Hawaiian Islands.  You might enjoy Molokai Reef if...Santee River expedition by kayakPosted Fri, 02/26/2010 - 15:11 by dennisexpeditionkayampingSanteeSantee RiverOver four days in early April, Julie and I kayaked from Wilson's Landing near the Lake Marion Dam to the bridge on Wambaw Creek.  The following is a track of our paddle including waypoints for our overnight camping.View Kayak Santee River in a larger mapBelow is a description of our trip including preparation, each of the four legs, experiences, and photos.Login to post commentsRead more5000 mile kayak solo and circumnavigationPosted Wed, 02/24/2010 - 13:29 by dennisAbby SunderlandcircumnavigatecircumnavigateElla's Pink LadyFloridaGreat LoopGreat LoopJessica WatsonsoloSweetwaterWild EyesWisconsinMany sailors and kayakers are drawn to circumnavigation.  Some circumnavigate barrier islands by kayak while others circumnavigate the globe by sail.Jake Stachovak launched on December 9, 2009 from Portage, Wisconsin on a 5000 mile solo circumnavigation of the Eastern U.S.  To sailors this route is know as the Great Loop.After paddling 2,221 miles, Jake is visiting the Sweetwater Florida International Kayak Symposium beginning on February 24.Other circumnavigators include Jessica Watson who sailed Ella's Pink Lady from Sydney Australia in mid October.  Jessica is attempting to become the youngest to circumnaviate the globe solo.  The sixteen year old girl has already crossed the Equator, a requirement, rounded Cape Horn, and is about to round Cape Agulhas at the tip of Africa.In February, Abby Sunderland, a few months younger than Abby, restarted her solo attempt to circumnavigate and claim the youngest prize when she sailed Wild Eyes away from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.Login to post commentsRead moreVisual tidal information displayPosted Sun, 02/21/2010 - 10:06 by dennistidaltidaltidetideI just discovered Tidespy.  This New Zealand based site provides tidal predictions and astronomical data for tide stations around the U.S., Caribbean, and South Pacific.A terrific site for sailors and kayakers.Login to post commentsRead moreSnowpocalypse IIPosted Thu, 02/11/2010 - 09:50 by dennisAnnapolisblizzardLiveaboardsnowFour days after the record shattering February 5/6 blizzard the third Nor'easter of the season land