http://worldkayakblogs.com/nostick A hand paddling support group Wed, 14 May 2008 09:08:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Later this week I hope to be the new owner of a LL Remix 69. Since taking up hand paddling 2 years ago, I've been quite happy with my river runner (Dagger Juice 6.9). However, my larger volume boat (I won't say creek boat, since I'm not a die hard ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/nostick/2008/05/14/new-big-boat-to-hand-paddle/ Right now I paddle 2-4 weekend days/month. However, the kids are getting older, and I want more time with them before they get so old that hanging out with dad is "not cool." So I've made a resolution for the next year to "back off" from the number of ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/nostick/2007/08/08/paddling-with-kids/ In June 2006 I decided I should try hand paddling an entire river so I'd have a better feel of how they worked (they always just stayed in the back of my boat as backups).  It was the mighty Hiawassee. A common class II run in the southeast, it has ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/nostick/2007/07/11/i-never-intended-to-become-a-hand-paddler/