02.11.2018
Launched from Wadanahama Beach and headed up North toward Kasa Island. This trip reminded me of the first time launching from this beach, huge rollers and rough waters. It was a calm day weatherwise, however there was rough waters left over from the windstorm overnight. It calmed down as soon as I was in Otawa Bay and through Sajima Marina.
Surfed some waves through a narrow canal in Otawa Bay, and then ended up flipping landing on Wadanahama Beach as I timed some big waves wrong. It was a wet drive back home...
Total Distance: 9.64 miles
Duration: 02:40:56
Average Speed: 3.59 mph
Max Speed: 7.49 mph
02.18-19.2018
Spent President's Day weekend on the Chiba Peninsula in Tateyama (and of course brought the kayak).
It was super windy the day we arrived, and there was a high wave/wind advisory that was supposed to end by 0600 the next morning. When I woke up, the advisory got extended to noon... It didn't look terrible out there (mostly because of the wind direction), so I decided to go out. It was a terrible trip on the water, big waves, strong winds, numb hands and a salty face from sea spray... Paddling my hardest resulted in about 1-2 mph speed forward against the wind.
It calmed down in the afternoon and was glass the next morning as I got a couple really good trips in. Tateyama Bay had some pretty clear waters and really cool rocky coastlines on both sides of the bay. It was a good kayaking weekend.
Trip 1:
Total Distance: 2.22 miles
Duration: 00:52:37
Average Speed: 2.53 mph
Max Speed: 7.75 mph
Trip 2:
Total Distance: 8.3 miles
Duration: 02:08:51
Average Speed: 3.86 mph
Max Speed: 7.1 mph
Trip 3:
Total Distance: 8.31 miles
Duration: 02:04:23
Average Speed: 4.01 mph
Max Speed: 8.2 mph
02.24.2018
Another Tokyo Kayak Trip. This time paddled across the bay rather than going under Rainbow Bridge and explored new canals. It worked out as there was a decent southern wind which the canals blocked. In one of the canals I ended up paddling right past T.Y. Harbor Brewery. Once again, lots of people waving to me as a paddled by.
Total Distance: 11.67 miles
Duration: 02:57:50
Average Speed: 3.94 mph
Max Speed: 6.5 mph
