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Practical steps you can take to protect yourself from the sun without spending money.

Diving deep into the world of Eco-friendly sea kayaking & uncovering ways to paddle responsibly while enjoying the wonders of the sea.

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.

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

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!

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.

Where & how to store your paddle securely when doing recoveries.

 Having trouble storing your kayak? Here are FOUR simple ways to store your baby safely.

Use your buoyancy aid OR you could lose your life! 

Ladies, if you're considering Sea Kayaking but put off by the thought of carrying a large sea kayak on your car, don't be. If THIS GIRL CAN, so can you!