This weekend was all about surf and Tech, TRAK needed to do some testing on their hydraulic system in real conditions, so I headed to the USA. I Seattle I picked up Lloyd Penner and his son Spencer, Lloyd is the engineer for TRAK and he had brought with him a really cool testing […]
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Surge in the Black TRAK.
A couple of weeks back, Nolin from TRAK kayaks had returned from the Philippines, where TRAK parts are made, with a New for 2013 BLACK Skin for the TRAK T1600. This skin Meet up with me at the Chicago Boat Show while I was Rep’ing for TRAK there, and Came home with me. Not […]
A Short Video From the Grand
James Manke put together this short piece from our Project Grand Canyon Trip. More to come Later in the year.
Returned From the Grand Canyon Sea Kayak Expedition.
James Manke finding out if the Rafting Class 9 rapids are actually 6’s if you do them backwards in a Kayak. A: No. On new years day we loaded up our sea kayaks and gear onto a trailer with 5 cross river boats and a OC1 and headed for Flagstaff up the Diamond Creek access […]
TRAK Files Episode 5, International TRAK Packing
OK so it has been a few Months since the last TRAK Files Episode! Finally I have worked my bum off at the computer and finished Episode 5, all about traveling the world in the TRAK Kayak. I hope you enjoy, it has been almost three years of filming to make it happen! ~ J […]
My Second Time Surfing at Surge Narrows
Phone was ringing…. on the other end was James Manke, “Bro!” “Want to come to Surge Narrows with us to Longboat surf this week?” I didn’t really have to think about this much at all “Hell yes!” was the response that eagerly left my mouth, and a couple of days later I was racing to […]
World Wild Adventures Ltd is Born and the SKC Kayak Symposium
Here I am in the UK for Business; meeting with my Friend and new business partner Rhoda Mcgivern, to solidify the foundations of our new adventure travel company “World Wild Adventures”! Some of you may ask “New? ….But ‘World Wild Adventures’ is what you have always called your little project company!” And in essence […]
TRAK Files Episode 4 part 2 Panama!
This TRAK files vid gives you some insight into our panama trip, with living color!
June 1st 2012; The New World Wild Expedition Mobile!
Ok so I have picked up and old Diesel Short bus. a “91 Ford E350” with a 7.3 ltr V8 Diesel Engine. It has only 132,000km’s on her, these engines are good for at least 500,000kms. Being an old wheel chair transporter, she is empty in the back and ready to be designed as […]
Feb 7th: Just Round The Corner
Trip Log: Distance: 6 KNM Weather: Sunny with light winds Dinner: Chili with Beans Story: Waking to a cool morning, with a beautiful vista of the layered Islets across the mouth of the bay, we packed in no great hurry. After walking the boats out quite a distance to the edge of the sea, […]