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British waters can be unpredictable & it is crucial for sea kayakers to possess the necessary skills & knowledge to ensure their safety.

NOMAD Sea Kayaking has an enviable 100% safety track record; a fact I am personally very proud of. 

The more we talk up negativity, the more of a reality it becomes!

NOMAD Sea Kayaking's very own & much loved Rebecca (Becky) was chosen from 14 460 applicants to venture across the Arctic tundra with Fjallraven Polar.

Winter Shakedown of sea kayaks & equipment ready for the 2023 paddling season. Get to it!

What to Buy the Man (Or Woman) Who Has Everything?

Some of the best sea kayaking is available through the winter months, particularly early winter, October through to December.

We’ve all seen them, haven’t we? Board shorts & shirtless, barefoot, inflating their stand-up-paddle board or so called inflatable kayak. And there they go; no equipment, no back-up & no idea!

Can’t get back into your kayak after a capsize? You had better learn to all else it’s overs for you chum!

What buoyancy aid should I get? What colour? How many pockets? It really doesn’t matter, so long as you wear the thing!!

Paddling at night, in complete darkness is a wonderful experience, somewhat surreal & completely different to paddling during the day.

Levels of obesity, unfitness, lack of strength, lack of motivation is increasing year on year. Kayaking safely requires hours of practicing paddle strokes & recoveries & a basic but good level of fitness & flexibility.

Dead hard! Sea kayaking can prove very difficult if you have the wrong attitude and even deadly! And a lot of people do have a deadly attitude towards the sea.

If it was that simple, everyone would do it & schools like NOMAD Sea Kayaking wouldn't charge for tailored one-2-one coaching sessions. Is the skill of rolling a sea kayak even necessary?

Repair Kits for Sea Kayakers - What are they used for & why do we need them?

Updating you all on the progress made by NOMAD Community Projects in the first quarter of 2022.

As NOMAD Sea Kayaking celebrates 17 years of trading we share a short video about how we are holding our prices, unlike everyone else, and how you can help us to keep it that way!

Today we're covering the use of map and compass in the context of land-based navigation such as day hikes or multi-day extended trekking trips. These skills are used in sea kayaking to a lesser degree due to handrailing.

This may seem obvious but in our experience rarely happens. Spending your heard earned money on training courses is money well spent ONLY if you PRACTICE what your coaches teach you.

During the global financial crisis in 2008, NOMAD Sea Kayaking launched our Subscriber product, commonly referred to as Membership.  Thirteen years later & its still going strong!

Sea kayaking exposes us to fresh air, exercise & good mental health, allowing us to encounter the rare quiet, spiritual moments & once in a lifetime experiences. Read on for five reasons to SEA kayak.

A kayak adventure with a twist in Suffolk with NOMAD Community Projects.

People in the UK are known to give generously to charities, however, only 3% of charitable giving in the UK is for nature, the environment, or UK conservation.

Join us as we explore the area we plan to create our Haven for Nature.