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Video: Hurricane Sandy on Lake Michigan, Milwaukee lakefront

by Jeffrey Lee · Comments (0)
09 Feb

As Hurricane Sandy devastated the American Northeast during late October 2012, the storm became the largest-diameter Atlantic hurricane on record, and its effects were felt as far away as the upper Great Lakes. Shipping traffic was slowed as some vessels sought shelter, and gale warnings were issued for Lake Michigan, while waves of 20 feet […]

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Categories : Videos, Weather
Tags : Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, waves, wind

Book Review: “Extreme Waves”

by Jeffrey Lee · Comments (0)
02 Nov

“Extreme Waves” offers hard numbers well interspersed with juicy tales of rogue waves and adventures at sea Author: Craig B. Smith Copyright 2006, Joseph Henry Press, ISBN-10: 0309100623, 312 pages Any paddler who has been out in big water and experienced a large breaking wave dumping onto his kayak knows that it can feel like […]

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Categories : Book Reviews, Weather
Tags : waves

Kayak Weathercocking

by Jeffrey Lee · Comments (27)
31 Oct

Handling Beam Winds in a Sea Kayak “It is the set of our sails, not the direction of the wind, that determines which way we will go.” Jim Rohn So, you’ve learned and practiced all the basic strokes: the forward, the sweep, the stern rudder, the draws and the braces. But any paddler who’s been […]

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Categories : Advanced Paddling Strokes, Kayaking Technique, Weather
Tags : waves, wind

Video: Devils Elbow, Wisconsin Dells

by Jeffrey Lee · Comments (0)
19 Sep

A trio of sea-kayakers tries their hand at a bit of high and fast water on the Upper Wisconsin Dells, at a place called the Devils Elbow.

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Categories : Beyond the Great Lakes, Destinations, Gallery, Videos
Tags : waves, wind, Wisconsin
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