05.03.2017
Went for a paddle with my co-worker Colin. He’s a tall dude so he had to ride the recreational kayak. We landed on the Tori Gate Island and then paddled south to the neighboring beach. It was a windy day and we got to surf the waves into shore… it was a pretty big failure as I yardsaled everything as waves crashed on me (including Colin’s phone). He also took on lots of water during the trip as he had no spray skirt. Good times.
Total Distance: 3.63 miles
Duration: 01:17:04
Average Speed: 2.83 mph
Max Speed: 8.75 mph
05.05.2017
It was just a normal paddle after work into Zushi Beach, but there was a red tide I’ve never seen before out here. In some places it was so thick it made a really soupy sound as the kayak splashed between waves… very strange. Zushi Beach was packed however on a beautiful Friday of Golden Week.
Total Distance: 3.45 miles
Duration: 01:00:37
Average Speed: 3.42 mph
Max Speed: 6.7 mph
05.19.2017
First paddle on the other side of the peninsula, finally tried a work lunch paddle launching from Green Marina on Yokosuka Base. The original goal was to paddle around Monkey Island, but I had to follow the Marina rules of staying within view. So no lap around the island and I was also not allowed to land on the island either.
It’s choppier and murkier on this side of the peninsula, but a great way to spend a lunch break. I also paddled right through a group of dead jellyfish floating about. I’ve also never seen this type of jellyfish in Sagami Bay.
Total Distance: 2.68 miles
Duration: 00:40:36
Average Speed: 3.96 mph
Max Speed: 7.93 mph
05.20.2017
Dave and Clayton came over to do some training before our relay race next week. Dave brought over his paddleboard and we did various trips with and without the kids. The main trips was a lap around the Tori Gate with Ethan on my lap and Clayton and myself heading south to the emperor's summer home. Summer has offically arrived.
Total Distance: 6.15 miles
05.25.2017
It was a good kayaking day; did two trips on an overcast calm day.
First trip was a lunch time paddle at work with Dave. Unlike my first work lunch trip, this time we did do a lap around Monkey Island. The water is definately much dirtier on this side of the peninsula as we saw trash, dead birds, dead jellyfish and murky waters. Still a perfect way to spend a work lunch.
Second trip was after work where I went solo down to Kamakura and Yuigahama Beach. I paddled up the creek in the middle of the beach into Kamakura. Getting to and from the creek was fun as had to go through some decent sized breaking waves. The creek had a bunch of carp/coy and went right up a neighborhood.
Trip 1:
Total Distance: 3.19 miles
Duration: 00:50:32
Average Speed: 3.79 mph
Max Speed: 6.82 mph
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Trip 2:
Total Distance: 6.39 miles
Duration: 01:35:53
Average Speed: 4.00 mph
Max Speed: 6.7 mph
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05.28.2017
Annual Hayama Seakayak Ekiden! Team this year was myself, Dave, Clayton and Nick. This year's course is going to be one of the offical Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic event courses, which is pretty damn cool. Pretty good showing as we finished 4th in our division, and right behind 2nd and 3rd. We also toasted all the advanced class kayakers.
I did the third leg and passed four kayakers, two of them at the very end going around the last buoy with 3 other beginner class kayaks.
Total Distance: 1.34 miles
Duration: 00:17:03
Average Speed: 4.72 mph
Max Speed: 10.52 mph
