Kayak Virginia Beach - West Neck Creek - North Landing River - Pungo Ferry Road - New Boat maiden Voyage.
Yesterday I picked up my new Tsunami 145 kayak, and it is sweet... Even though I spent the entire day paddling into the wind, I was paddling into the wind faster, easier and with more control. The tracking was great in the the, and in the short periods I had the wind at my back, I didn't have the usual hassle of the stern of the boat getting blown around, and having to constantly correct, with or without the rudder. The boat cut through the wind chop nicely, and had little or no water in the cockpit even without the skirt. I'm really hoping to get this boat out in a nice calm day day to see how it performs, but that day will come soon. Even in spit of the wind, I had a faster then average speed, and top speeds were also high then I've had in the past.
You can really tell that Spring is right around the corner , as I have noticed a marked increase in the bird population, in that population today I noticed what appeared to by 2 Bald Eagles, along with an Osprey and around a half dozen buzzards. Along with the increase in the bird population, there is more of a green tint to the overall color.