Newsletter 43
Southland Sea Kayakers
30 January 2008
Dear Southland Sea Kayakers
On 16 December Jacqui and Tim Anderson with Belinda and Stanley Mulvany kayaked up the Riverton estuary for a pre-Christmas lunch. The weather was fine and it was a pleasant trip. In January Belinda and Stan kayaked up Lake Hauroko and climbed up a mountain just south of Rooney Creek to camp by an alpine tarn for the weekend. Weather was splendid and Belinda had a field day with her new camera. Freya Hoffmeister stopped by in Bluff and later in Riverton was hosted by Jacqui and Tim. She continued on to become the first woman to circumnavigate the South Island. At the moment we are hosting Babs Lindman, a Swedish lady also circumnavigating the South Island by kayak. Today she kayaked from Riverton to Monkey Island in fast time and is staying with us till Friday as the weather does not look too good for the next two days. This weekend should see the start of the Gumotex 2 expedition of Simon Marwick and Stanley Mulvany into the wilds of Middle Fiordland.
Network Trip:
Adele Corson and Mike Larsen are leading a club trip to Bravo Island, Paterson Inlet, this weekend (1st, 2nd and 3rd Feb.) Leaving Thule Bay 6pm. About 5 or 6 km paddle to Bravo that evening, then basing ourselves at Bravo for the weekend.
All welcome. Fishing, diving, paddling, cooking, eating and drinking.
Kayak hire at discounted rates.
Some accommodation, bring tents too if possible.
Phone Adele 03 216 4216 or email me for details;
[email protected]
[email protected]
Didymo
This aquatic algae is an ecological disaster for New Zealand and is spreading throughout the South Island rivers and lakes. Careless water uses are to blame and it is important we all play our part in limiting its spread. I have reprinted the following information sent to me by Martin Genet, biodiversity, DOC, Te Anau.
New Zealand Recreational Canoeing Association
www.rivers.org.nz
CHECK
CLEAN
DRY
Between every river in New Zealand, all kayakers should CHECK, CLEAN and DRY. Here's how a carload of paddlers should treat their gear to help prevent the spread of Didymo – for less than the cost of a mince pie.
TIPS
I would recommend a commercial product called “ SNOT OFF “ by ICECLEAN Ltd that can be used to clean gear. It suggests soaking or scrubbing smaller items for a minimum of a minute and for larger items like kayaks a hand spray or garden sprayer can be used. I find this is a more convenient than carrying around a big tub especially on overnight trips. There is also a similar product called "Uncle Jack's Didymo Killer" . The website is http://www.unclejacks.co.nz/1.htm _ Stanley
For Sale
My Fujita 500Ex folding kayak Teal Deck and Charcoal hull. Expedition material. Rudder. Sea Sock and own backpack. 5 Metres length, 63 cm beam, weight 18kg (minus rudder). Carrying capacity 160kg, packed size 100x37x35 cm, assembly time 15-30 minutes, 3 yrs old and in excellent condition as hardly used. Price $2500.00. Contact Stanley Mulvany [email protected] or phone 03-2157263.
As a matter of interest folding kayaks are approximately double the cost of hard shell kayaks and their main attributes are easy of transportation and lightness. My one is a good buy.
Anyone keen to lead a trip let me know and I’ll publish it on our site.
I welcome trip reports and will publish them on our website. Send to me on [email protected]
Safe kayaking
Stanley
30 January 2008
Dear Southland Sea Kayakers
On 16 December Jacqui and Tim Anderson with Belinda and Stanley Mulvany kayaked up the Riverton estuary for a pre-Christmas lunch. The weather was fine and it was a pleasant trip. In January Belinda and Stan kayaked up Lake Hauroko and climbed up a mountain just south of Rooney Creek to camp by an alpine tarn for the weekend. Weather was splendid and Belinda had a field day with her new camera. Freya Hoffmeister stopped by in Bluff and later in Riverton was hosted by Jacqui and Tim. She continued on to become the first woman to circumnavigate the South Island. At the moment we are hosting Babs Lindman, a Swedish lady also circumnavigating the South Island by kayak. Today she kayaked from Riverton to Monkey Island in fast time and is staying with us till Friday as the weather does not look too good for the next two days. This weekend should see the start of the Gumotex 2 expedition of Simon Marwick and Stanley Mulvany into the wilds of Middle Fiordland.
Network Trip:
Adele Corson and Mike Larsen are leading a club trip to Bravo Island, Paterson Inlet, this weekend (1st, 2nd and 3rd Feb.) Leaving Thule Bay 6pm. About 5 or 6 km paddle to Bravo that evening, then basing ourselves at Bravo for the weekend.
All welcome. Fishing, diving, paddling, cooking, eating and drinking.
Kayak hire at discounted rates.
Some accommodation, bring tents too if possible.
Phone Adele 03 216 4216 or email me for details;
[email protected]
[email protected]
Didymo
This aquatic algae is an ecological disaster for New Zealand and is spreading throughout the South Island rivers and lakes. Careless water uses are to blame and it is important we all play our part in limiting its spread. I have reprinted the following information sent to me by Martin Genet, biodiversity, DOC, Te Anau.
New Zealand Recreational Canoeing Association
www.rivers.org.nz
CHECK
CLEAN
DRY
Between every river in New Zealand, all kayakers should CHECK, CLEAN and DRY. Here's how a carload of paddlers should treat their gear to help prevent the spread of Didymo – for less than the cost of a mince pie.
- Remove any Didymo matter from your kayak and gear (throw this on land away from river).
- Put 10 or 20 litres of water in a tub (try the one you carry wet gear in).
- Mix in 5% of household disinfectant.
- 10 litre tub: use 2 large cups (500ml)
- 20 litre tub: use 4 large cups (1 litre)
- Drain boats and squeeze water out of wet gear as thoroughly as possible.
- Soak all gear in the tub for at least a minute, squeeze excess solution back into the tub.
- Pour remaining solution into kayak, slosh around to wet the entire inside (try to get spillage from cockpit back into the tub or next kayak).
- Drain from first kayak into the next and so on until insides of all boats are wetted with solution.
- Use remaining solution to sponge down the outside of kayaks and paddles.
- Dispose of excess solution well away from river and if you have to rinse gear do so in tap water not the river water.
- If possible, leave your boat and gear to dry as an extra precaution. If you don't clean your gear you must dry all of it thoroughly and then keep it dry another 48 hours. Given the difficulty of completely drying wetsuit booties and other equipment, cleaning is preferred.
TIPS
- Buy disinfectant from a supermarket for about $2 for a two litre bottle. If you use 500ml it will cost you about 50 cents every time you clean your gear. A small price to pay to protect our rivers!
- Make a mark with a felt pen on the side of the washing tub to show the required water level for future treatments.
- It's a good idea to mark 250 ml and 500ml on an old plastic bottle (e.g. clean one litre milk bottle) and use this to measure disinfectant.
- Report suspected new finds of Didymo to 0800 809 966 and for more information visit www.rivers.org.nz/article/Didymo
I would recommend a commercial product called “ SNOT OFF “ by ICECLEAN Ltd that can be used to clean gear. It suggests soaking or scrubbing smaller items for a minimum of a minute and for larger items like kayaks a hand spray or garden sprayer can be used. I find this is a more convenient than carrying around a big tub especially on overnight trips. There is also a similar product called "Uncle Jack's Didymo Killer" . The website is http://www.unclejacks.co.nz/1.htm _ Stanley
For Sale
My Fujita 500Ex folding kayak Teal Deck and Charcoal hull. Expedition material. Rudder. Sea Sock and own backpack. 5 Metres length, 63 cm beam, weight 18kg (minus rudder). Carrying capacity 160kg, packed size 100x37x35 cm, assembly time 15-30 minutes, 3 yrs old and in excellent condition as hardly used. Price $2500.00. Contact Stanley Mulvany [email protected] or phone 03-2157263.
As a matter of interest folding kayaks are approximately double the cost of hard shell kayaks and their main attributes are easy of transportation and lightness. My one is a good buy.
Anyone keen to lead a trip let me know and I’ll publish it on our site.
I welcome trip reports and will publish them on our website. Send to me on [email protected]
Safe kayaking
Stanley