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Arresting news

david — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:35:23 +0000

Those of you who know my brother Nigel, might be interested to read this. The rest of you might like to see the photos.

Surprise! (a partial explanation of my recent absence)

david — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:34:12 +0000

Kim & I dashed out to Seattle the week before last to Surprise my brother Nigel and more particularly Kristin, who was 50. Raaaa raaaa!

Our very good friends Carolyn & Scott had agreed to put up with us for the week and really were the perfect hosts, to such an extent that they invited Kristin & Nigel and their two house guests Claudia & Russell (who runs Sweetwater Kayaks in Florida) to dinner. SURPRISE!

It was just great being in Seattle again where the folk are so friendly and the scenery so magnificent. Look one way up N&K’s street to see Mount Rainier & the Cascades and the other way to see the Olympic Mountains.

I can’t begin to do the trip justice in full here, but the highlights included the Sebring convertible hire car (thankyou Amex!), buying & preparing salad with Scott (a story in itself), the surprise dinner (food and company), the brilliant party (though I’m really sorry to all those folk whose names I forgot or mixed up… not my memory’s finest hour!), the waterfalls in the Cascades, paddling the Whisky 16 (Nigel’s latest kayak design) with Nigel & Russell, playing (a lot of) guitar with Russell, Nigel and John Marshall, burgers in the 74th Street Ale House, grown up food at Ray’s Boathouse, seeing the Kri-Kri studio again, the Olympic Sculpture Park at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), being re-aquainted with Alice & Richard’s amazing contemporary art collection, and the upgrade to flat-bed class on the return flight (thankyou NWA, whose Economy Class has way more room than the equivalent BA Cattle Class anyway!).

All in all, a fantastic trip, with special thanks again to Carolyn & Scott who made it all possible!

Latte: whisked doubleshot please!

david — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:36:20 +0000

Point 65 have just launched a couple of new kayaks, both of them designed by Nigel Foster.

The Doubleshot is a kayak for two, whilst Nigel says that the Whisky 16 is the kayak for me as it’s slightly shorter than a normal sea kayak and designed to be FUN! I’m really looking forward to trying one out and might have to schedule a trip to Seattle to hasten the experience!

And for those amongst you who have not tried the turning technique that Nigel is demonstrating above, it truly is amazing. Takes a bit of getting used to though, as every fibre in your body is screaming at you to lean into the corner!

Maybe he’ll explain how it works some time?

Happy Birthday!

david — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:33:36 +0000

Many of you know my kayak-mad younger brother Nigel and I’m sure you will join me in wishing him a very Happy Birthday!

He is very lucky to be a well travelled young chap, visiting, amongst other places this year, China, Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden, Scotland, France, USA etc, not to mention starting off at my place and spending at least some time in his Seattle home town.

Those people who do know him will, I feel sure, be amused by this picture of him… for those who don’t know him, at least yet, I think this is the last recorded time he wore a tie.

Picture courtesy of Peter Foster, 1967.

Happy Birthday Bro!

Nigel Foster interview

david — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:51:14 +0000

For all you kayak-mad people, this is a link to Simon Willis interviewing one of my big brothers earlier in the year for SeaKayakRoutes.com.

http://web.mac.com/simon.willis/SeaKayakRoutes/Podcasts/Podcasts.html

If you want to find out more about the Labrador trip mentioned, it’s at http://www.nigelkayaks.com/941/20522.html

Enjoy!