Saturday, June 19, 2010
"Injury stops play"
Thanks also to those of you who have been so supportive of my attempt to circumnavigate Haida Gwaii, and for following my blog to see how I have been fairing.
I have written a detailed explanation of my decision to stop on the West Coast Paddler website. For anyone interested enough to see it the post can be found at
http://www.westcoastpaddler.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3931&p=55028#p55028
Jonathan Reggler
End of Haida Gwaii Trip
William, Clare and I are immensely proud of his achievement and are sorry that he cannot continue but relieved that he has made a sensible judgement about his ability to carry on.
Please leave him comments for him to read when he gets home.
Best wishes
Anne Reggler
Friday, June 18, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:53.25277
Longitude:-132.09416
GPS location Date/Time:06/18/2010 18:24:09 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=53.25277,-132.09416&ll=53.25277,-132.09416&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:53.19236
Longitude:-132.54009
GPS location Date/Time:06/17/2010 16:34:55 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=53.19236,-132.54009&ll=53.19236,-132.54009&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:53.19222
Longitude:-132.5405
GPS location Date/Time:06/17/2010 15:18:41 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=53.19222,-132.5405&ll=53.19222,-132.5405&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:53.48295
Longitude:-132.77997
GPS location Date/Time:06/16/2010 13:44:35 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=53.48295,-132.77997&ll=53.48295,-132.77997&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:53.76669
Longitude:-133.08598
GPS location Date/Time:06/15/2010 18:29:33 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=53.76669,-133.08598&ll=53.76669,-133.08598&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:53.76856
Longitude:-133.08377
GPS location Date/Time:06/15/2010 16:02:19 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=53.76856,-133.08377&ll=53.76856,-133.08377&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:53.93452
Longitude:-133.12642
GPS location Date/Time:06/14/2010 15:29:01 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=53.93452,-133.12642&ll=53.93452,-133.12642&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:54.23287
Longitude:-132.97234
GPS location Date/Time:06/13/2010 15:41:11 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=54.23287,-132.97234&ll=54.23287,-132.97234&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:54.07944
Longitude:-132.25159
GPS location Date/Time:06/12/2010 07:54:28 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=54.07944,-132.25159&ll=54.07944,-132.25159&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:54.07934
Longitude:-132.25127
GPS location Date/Time:06/11/2010 09:05:28 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=54.07934,-132.25127&ll=54.07934,-132.25127&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Weathered In
As a side note, he sent a SPOT message on the evening of Wednesday June 9th as he was unable to get cellphone reception at the time and wanted to let us all know that he was safe!
Also, this will be the last time that we will have any cellphone link with him until he arrives in Queen Charlotte City. I'm sure he'll post again when he can!
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:54.0787
Longitude:-132.25162
GPS location Date/Time:06/10/2010 09:32:57 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=54.0787,-132.25162&ll=54.0787,-132.25162&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:54.07879
Longitude:-132.25153
GPS location Date/Time:06/09/2010 21:58:58 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=54.07879,-132.25153&ll=54.07879,-132.25153&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:54.07868
Longitude:-132.25159
GPS location Date/Time:06/09/2010 09:40:11 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=54.07868,-132.25159&ll=54.07868,-132.25159&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:54.07913
Longitude:-132.24977
GPS location Date/Time:06/08/2010 16:01:01 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=54.07913,-132.24977&ll=54.07913,-132.24977&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:54.14002
Longitude:-131.66142
GPS location Date/Time:06/07/2010 06:57:58 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=54.14002,-131.66142&ll=54.14002,-131.66142&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:54.13966
Longitude:-131.65977
GPS location Date/Time:06/06/2010 15:44:39 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=54.13966,-131.65977&ll=54.13966,-131.65977&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:53.92038
Longitude:-131.75124
GPS location Date/Time:06/05/2010 16:45:41 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=53.92038,-131.75124&ll=53.92038,-131.75124&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Check-in/OK message from Little Spot SPOT Messenger
Latitude:53.56799
Longitude:-131.92634
GPS location Date/Time:06/04/2010 16:49:57 PDT
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=53.56799,-131.92634&ll=53.56799,-131.92634&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Message:Jonathan Reggler has reached this location.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
The paddle begins
On the bright side I met with local kayaker Fraser Earl today and he has given me an absolute ton of information about most of the coast of Haida Gwaii; campsites that do not appear in any of the books and additional information about the gnarlier sections of the west coast of Graham. Speaking with him has really got me fired up to go and I am really excited about the near-certain start tomorrow. Obviously it will depend on the marine forecast tomorrow morning but I am confident.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Communications plan
I catch the ferry to Port Hardy tomorrow. Final preparations only now.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Atlas of Canada
Packing trials (the trials of solo paddling)
This is a frustrating stage of any expedition, where one's list of ideal kit gets hammered by the realities of kayak capacity. I had hoped to take a large tarpaulin in addition to a smaller one so that during inclement weather spent on a beach I would have a decent sheltered area but there simply is not room. The space in front of the foot pegs that usually takes the bag holding my large tarp is now occupied by the same bag stuffed with dehydrated meals. I am only certain of being able to re-supply once during the expedition (half way through, at the Village of Queen Charlotte) so I am having to take enough food for up to three weeks. The food is competing for space with water; charts, navigation equipment and tide tables; electronics, with batteries because there will not be enough sun expected to use solar power; tent, sleeping bag and sleeping pad; clothing; stove, fuel, a flat-packed back up wood stove and a small kitchen bag; a bare bones toiletries bag; medical supplies; a very few books for wildlife identification and rainy day reading; and supplies to repair stuff especially my dry suit, camping gear, water containers and boat.
Solo trips also require a paddler to take all necessary kit in the one boat (obviously). Paddling with a friend allows equipment that does not need to be duplicated to be carried by one or other, increasing the ability to take "luxuries" such as bulkier food, although the small volume British kayak (Nigel Dennis Kayaks Explorer HV) that my friends and I favour for its handling qualities and robustness has much less carrying capacity than North American style boats.
Some paddlers carry bags on either or both the front or rear deck but I have a real aversion to doing this. I already will have two parachute flares, SPOT, a GPS, my spare paddle and my chart on the front deck. This will increase the profile of the boat more than I like because it may significantly change the boat's behaviour in wind. I am also of the school that believes that the rear deck should be completely clear of any encumbrance so that re-entry in the case of capsize is not hampered.
So, pretty much everything is ready.
Monday, May 3, 2010
My equipment
I like to have back-up kit which is why some items (VHF radio, camera, GPS) are duplicated.
I have:
Sea Kayaking UK Explorer HV designed by Nigel Dennis
Werner Ikelos paddle
Werner Corryvrecken paddle (spare)
Kokatat MsFit PFD
Kokatat Expedition drysuit
Snap Dragon Ocean Tour EXP re-inforced spray skirt
Bare 6mm Neoprene Ice Boots
O'Neill 1.5mm DL Psycho gloves
Suunto Core wrist-top computer
SPOT satellite messenger
ACR ResQFix personal locator beacon
Uniden Voyager VHF radio
Standard Horizon HX270S VHF radio
Canon D10 waterproof camera
Pentax W30 waterproof camera
Garmin 76C mapping GPS
Garmin eTrex GPS