24th October -2nd November 2007, Sea Kayak training and BCU Star Tests
From
24th of
October to
2nd of
November 2007, in collaboration with the Sea Kayak Club of Greece, we will host Kevin Mansell a highly experieced BCU instructor and owner of the kayaking site
www.seapaddler.co.uk. During this period, nice paddling trips as well as assessments for up to the BCU 4th Star Test will be organized.
Contact us for booking a place in some or all of the activities that we will organize
30/9/2007 1st Sea Kayak Symposium in Greece
The first Sea Kayak Symposium in Greece will take place in Xylokastro. A lot of fun as well as training sessions and paddling is expected. Everyone interested is welcome.
Contact for more info
20/5/2007 Beach cleaning in Ligia and Megali Petra
In the context of the campaign that Mediterranean SOS Network organizes we contribute by cleaning the beach of Ligia and Megali Petra. You can
contact us if you want to participate
31/3 - 1/4 2007, 7th International Cycling Tour of Kefalonia
After the award that the 6th Tour received by the Greek Cycling Federation as the best organization for 2006, Pantelis Ioannidis, the former Greek Champion in cycling, organized successfully the
7th International Cycling Tour of Kefalonia.
see photos
9/01/2007 Odysseus Unbound - New press release
New findinds enhance Robert Bittlestone's theory about the location of Homer's Ithaca.
click here to read the press release after the first geological research in Thinia valley
7th-10th of October 2006 - Sea Kayak training program in Kefalonia
The above mentioned days, in collaboration with the Sea Kayak Club of Greece we organize a sea kayak training program. The program will essentially cover the 3 Star Test Syllabus of the British Canoe Union (BCU).
Responsible for the training will be Pavlos Georgilas, BCU Level 2 Instructor.
More analytically:
1st day Avithos area (in our base)
morning session
- Lifting, carrying and launching the kayak
- Forward paddling
- Stopping
- Rotate 360 degrees on the spot
- Reverse paddling
- Return to bank and disembark
afternoon session
- Capsize, swim ashore and empty
- Moving sideways
- Ruddering
- Preventing a capsize
- Turning
- Securing
2nd day Argostoli lighthouse to Minies trip
A beautiful trip along a coastline full of caves, arches and rock gardens!
During this trip we are going to practice on the above mentioned techniques and in addition:
- Deep water rescue
- Sculling draw
- Sculling support
- Eskimo rescue
- Edging
3rd and 4th days Agia Kiriaki to Atheras (west coast of the island). Overnight with camping and bbq
Paddling in remote areas of superb beauty! High, white limestone cliffs, caves and white sandy beaches will be our kayaking terrain!
These days we will practice all the techniques introduced the first days and in addition:
- Towing and use of tow line
- Eskimo roll
Please call at +30 6932 904 360 (Pavlos Georgilas) for booking a place or at +30 6947 702 668 or +30 210 9969655 (Stavros Georgarakis) for becoming a member of the Sea Kayak Club of Greece
25-26/03/2006
For 6th year, the
international bike tour of Kefalonia was successfully orginized by Pantelis Ioannides. Click
here for photos of the tour
26/02/2006 - Sea Kayak Club of Greece excursion in Poros
A daily sea kayaking excursion of the Sea Kayak Club of Greece in Poros island. Click
here to see photos
29/01/2006 - Sea Kayak Club of Greece excursion in Salamina
The first sea kayaking trip of the newly founded
Sea Kayak Club of Greece in the
historic island of Salamina. Click
here for photos of the trip
9/01/2006 - 'Odysseus Unbound' by Robert Bittlestone
Robert Bittlestone's book
'Odysseus Unbound' casts new light into Odysseus (Ulyssis) home island. According to that, Paliki peninsula (west Kefalonia) is Homer's Ithaca. Click
here for book impressive reviews
26/9/2005 - A new article about Monte Nero Activities in NSW Sea Kayak Club, Australia
Click
here to read it
28/1/2005 - Meeting with the wild horses of mount Ainos
In one of our last tours in the national part of mountain Ainos, we met the famous wild horses of the mountain. It is very rare to see them as they are very shy and usually disappear quickly when they sense human presence. Although we are very happy having taken some rare pictures of these wild animals, due to the poor lighting conditions and the lack of collaboration of the horses to play the role of the models (they were moving all the time), the quality of these photos is not the best one. Click
here to see the photos.
14/1/2005 - Celestial Navigation and Astronomy night. A new service is now offered in our multi day sea kayaking tours!
In our multi day tours, a celestial navigation and astronomy night is organized! We gather under the stars and relax discussing about how astronomy and navigation have gone hand in hand over the centuries, permitting man to discover new places and conquer the planet! We are telling stories about how different civilizations in different time periods used the stars and other natural means to find their way.
Moreover, we are telling stories about the constellations and the mythology attached. Whenever there is a power boat support and a clear sky we can do a sky observation with our telescope.
And if anyone want we can cover from basic up to deeper Celestial Navigation theory explain how the special tools (sextant, quadrant, octant, astrolabe, nocturnal, etc) work and many more...
Celestial Navigation and Astronomy are by nature, disciplines very close to a sea kayaker's psychosunthesis and way of living. We are passioned talking about that and we are sure you will love it!!...
(Pavlos is a founding member of the Astronomy Club of Thessaloniki, one of the more active Astronomy Clubs in Greece)
10/12/2004 - Article about Sea Kayaking in the Ionian Sea by Kevin Mansell (www.seapaddler.co.uk)
Kevin Mansell and Chris Jones run the popular
www.seapaddler.co.uk site. They are BCU instructors with extensive sea kayaking experience. They have writen an article about their experience paddling with Monte Nero Activities in the Ionian Sea. Click
here to read their article.
5/12/2004 - The first Sea Kayaking Club in Greece is close to reality!
Stavros Georgarakis our kayaking supplier, after his succesfull move and opening of new store in Athens, has taken the initiative to organize and coordinate the creation of a Sea Kayaking Club with base in Athens. Whoever would be interested in entering the world of sea kayaking can call Stavros for more information (+30 6947 702668).
12/11/2004 - Weekly trip with BCU instructors (Kevin Mansell and Chris Jones) and an American sea kayak guide (Jenni Lanzer)
The last week of October together with Kevin Mansell and Chris Jones, the BCU instructors and Jersey Sea Kayak Club members (…and founder (Kevin) and president (Chris) and www.seapaddler.co.uk site owners!!) and Jenni Lanzer a young lady with a considerable amount of experience leading sea kayaking trips in Alaska and Lake Superior we made an one week tour in the Ionian sea.
Although we were in the end of the season the weather was with us (apart from two stormy nights). With temperatures ranging between 25-30 degrees Celcius on a daily basis, we really enjoyed paddling for 7 days in very calm conditions with hot, sunny weather and warm waters.
As we were far from the peak season, we had the opportunity to enjoy the perfect mix of wilderness and sheltered picturesque small yachting ports and fishing villages, ideal for a cold beer and a light lunch (a good dose of lamp chops and plenty of starters are a typical greek "light lunch", something that Chris didn't face big difficulty to get used to!!!...
see photo).
It was a really nice week with very good company, story telling, experiences exchanging (Jenni, Kevin and Chris have paddled to some of my favourite places like Alaska, Greenland, Svalbard, North Norvegian fjords, Lake Superior etc), so, it was a great opportunity for me to absorbe pictures from their narrations (although most of those pictures have a bear in the corner!!...).
We met dolphins twice
(see photo), we had time to learn and practice rescue techniques, do some exciting cliff jumping
(see photos), overnight in some excellent camping spots
(see photos), Jenni had her first roll
(see photos) and the last day after saluting Jenni (she had to leave in order to catch up her ...beer lessons in Munich) we paddled the south west part of Kefalonia, a new territory even for me, as I didn't have the opportunity to paddle it before. The scenery, turned to be a pleasant surprise and as we had following wind and waves, we enjoyed some nice surfing, as well. Next day, Chris and Kevin left renewing our meeting either in Jersey or again in the Ionian sea for exploring more places (..and more lampchops!!..)
18/8/2004 - Sea kayak excursion to the famous ship wreck beach of Zakynthos
The ship wreck beach in Zakynthos is a scenic highlight not only
for the island but for entire Greece, as it is one of the most popular postcard themes of the
country.
Situated on the rough west coast of Zakynthos is not very easy to be approached with a sea
kayak, especially on windy conditions.
We organised a non commercial 2-day excursion on
the west coast of the island and we were really compensated from its beauty…
Click on the image to enlarge and see more photos
12/6/2004 - New commercial tour in the south west part of Zakynthos
A new tour is added in our list of tours. It is in the southwestern part of Zakynthos.
In the next days a detailed description will be added in our "kayak" page. For the time being
please contact us for more details.
Click on the image to see photos from this world classic beauty…
5/6/2004 - New impressive photos from the blue caves in Zakynthos
Zakynthos is a natural playground for a sea kayaker. Full of caves along its coastline offers unlimited potential
for unique pictures. Of course, due to the difficult lighting conditions in the cave in combination
with the fact that you cannot have big diaphragm exposure sitting in your sea kayak makes the whole
procedure very chalenging and a very goog exercise for every photographer.
Click on the image to see the photos
20/8/2003 - Encounter with dolphins!!
Last week Antonis Voulgarakis and myself, during a
kayak trip from Avythos to Koroni (southern Kefalonia),we encounter a
quite big (10-15) group of dolphins.
It was really amazing seeing them playing and jumping around.
Although we didn't manage to approach more than about 100 meters, I must admit that
being in a sea kayak gives you a
beautiful sense of proximity. It was fantastic, we were both excited
10/8/2003 - Livathonios (10 Km (approx.) running race through Livathos villages)
Livathonios!
A very good chance for those of you who like to stay fit or those who like to have fun!
It’s an endurance race, a mini-marathon for young and old, for actives and fun lovers. So, come and join us at Metaxata!
For more info ask Adamantia Metaxa (+30 6944 302523)
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