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fatlazyless · 02-09-2006, 09:55 PM

Kayaking is an excellent aerobic type of a workout. Very very different than the motorboat experience and much more affordable. No trailer, no motor, no sails, just a roof-top rack, a kayak, paddle, pfd, water, food, sunscreen, hat, camera, windbreaker, and a buddy kayaker.....and you are on the big lake! No boat registration needed! Plus, they are fun, and the long skinny ones can really go long distances. While the short fat kayaks are just good for local paddling or fishing, the long skinny ones turn up all over the lake, way out in the middle of open water areas.

Over on the GF-BL forums like Scream & Fly, and Offshore Only, kayaks are referred to as 'speed bumps.' .........very nice!

I believe that Winnipeaukee has a kayaker's trail that visit's the public access areas at Stonedam Island, Bear Island, and Sandy Island, and one other spot with a public access dock. For less than a thousand dollars, you are on the water with a real nice, quiet, and safe kayak. It's true that Kayaks have become much much more popular than canoes. Probably because they are much more stabil and easier to paddle.

Up until March 2005, Meredith had an excellent Kayak store, Parafunalia, which had all types of kayaks. They would keep what I call a herd of kayaks in the corner of Meredith Bay near the Rt 3-25-Inn at Bay Point intersection. There would be like 20 different kayaks all corralled into a big floating mass that was like a big kayak monster or something that would churn with the waves. Too bad, that business moved out and all that's left is a vacant store, now.

Anyway, kayaks have definately been happening big-time on Winnipesaukee!

02-09-2006, 09:55 PM	#34
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,762 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,014 Times in 739 Posts	...kayaks! Kayaking is an excellent aerobic type of a workout. Very very different than the motorboat experience and much more affordable. No trailer, no motor, no sails, just a roof-top rack, a kayak, paddle, pfd, water, food, sunscreen, hat, camera, windbreaker, and a buddy kayaker.....and you are on the big lake! No boat registration needed! Plus, they are fun, and the long skinny ones can really go long distances. While the short fat kayaks are just good for local paddling or fishing, the long skinny ones turn up all over the lake, way out in the middle of open water areas. Over on the GF-BL forums like Scream & Fly, and Offshore Only, kayaks are referred to as 'speed bumps.' .........very nice! I believe that Winnipeaukee has a kayaker's trail that visit's the public access areas at Stonedam Island, Bear Island, and Sandy Island, and one other spot with a public access dock. For less than a thousand dollars, you are on the water with a real nice, quiet, and safe kayak. It's true that Kayaks have become much much more popular than canoes. Probably because they are much more stabil and easier to paddle. Up until March 2005, Meredith had an excellent Kayak store, Parafunalia, which had all types of kayaks. They would keep what I call a herd of kayaks in the corner of Meredith Bay near the Rt 3-25-Inn at Bay Point intersection. There would be like 20 different kayaks all corralled into a big floating mass that was like a big kayak monster or something that would churn with the waves. Too bad, that business moved out and all that's left is a vacant store, now. Anyway, kayaks have definately been happening big-time on Winnipesaukee!