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Greg Loftus ( Cominco)
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  • Yellowknife, NWT
  • Canada
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This evening at 18:00 Hrs. we were still T4C, great, After the long dark days of winter the almost 12 hours of daylight we are getting is grand. I hope it just gets better all the time long warm days are what I would love to see they reek havoc on t…
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Looking forward to awaking closer to spring and St. Patricks day on Wednesday as is my dentist appointment oh what luck.
21 hours ago
Set the clocks ahead and we are one hour coser to paddling season, thats desperate don't you think.
yesterday
Should this weather keep up I will be breaking out Swoop my road bike shortly for the first tour of the year.
yesterday
simply amazed at the incredible weather we are getting The snow is of the main roads and sidewalks almost. Great.
yesterday
eight days till the spring equioux that is if you manage to survive St, Patricks day. To all our Irish friends "Erin Go Brah"
on Saturday
checking the blogs and added a small post in case your interested.
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Last evenings showing of "Metal Flakes, Squirt boating in West Virginia" was a small affair but fun. The film is 86 minutes long and I can see it becoming dull unless your are squirt and white water participant. Still the folks said they found it in…
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Relationship Status:
Single
About Me:
http://I'm and active sea kayak paddler with limited white wat...
Website:
http://www.paddlersforparts.ca www.tundrasails.ca
What boats do you paddle?
Prijon Seayak, Dagger Freefall, Necky Kyook, Aqua Terra Sealion, Oldtown 174 canoe, Asylum (Murky water squirt boat,) Nautiraid 2 folding kayak, Sevylor Inflatable canoe (Ranger 2)
Paddle brands:
Werner, Greyowl ,misc. Two take down Greenlandic paddles came with the Nautiraid2.
Gear brands:
MEC, Bomber, Mustang, White, Brooks and SkirtworkS, Pacific Action sails, Windpaddle sails

Welcome everyone and thanks for stopping by

Jeroen has started a new site for those that want to run a blog, checkout http://paddleblogs.com and sign up. I have started one and you will find it at Http://paddleblogs.com/cominco/ I have only a few post there at the moment but it will fill up as I paddle this summer. Cheers, Greg

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Yellowknife is geting wonderful weather

This evening at 18:00 Hrs. we were still T4C, great, After the long dark days of winter the almost 12 hours of daylight we are getting is grand. I hope it just gets better all the time long warm days are what I would love to see they reek havoc on the ice. Every inch that melts brings us closer to getting wet. "Cry Spring and unleash the hounds of melt."

Posted on March 16, 2010 at 3:18am —

Greg Loftus ( Cominco)

squirt boating film

Last evenings showing of "Metal Flakes, Squirt boating in West Virginia" was a small affair but fun. The film is 86 minutes long and I can see it becoming dull unless your are squirt and white water participant. Still the folks said they found it intersting and different and were quite surprised when they found out I had a squirt here.


After the showing, yesterday being International Kidney Day, Naomi, Patrick and myself took our kidneys out for supper at Boston Pizza. Patricks home th

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Posted on March 12, 2010 at 6:08pm —

Greg Loftus ( Cominco)

Nice to have the site back

The spammer attack took awhile to stem as they were a determined bunch. Guys Kung fu however was stronger and with the help of Jeroen and myself your blog spot is now clean again. We will be keeping a close watch on this and have added new security measures which make joining a little harder but we to also need to go the extra mile to approve the new members. Unfortunately this was our only course and we hope to make it work for everyone.


Should you be a paddler or thinking of becoming

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Posted on March 11, 2010 at 5:30am —

Greg Loftus ( Cominco)

Site under attack


Yes the spammers for cheap drugs are attacking playak and it is unfortunate indeed. I have tried contacting the site they represent and of course their security code for the e-mail is never right but it also never changes making it hard to each the company. I will continue to delete their garbage ads and recommend that you never buy anything from any of their postings, Greg


New defences are in place thanks to uy the lizard and we hae stemmed the tide for now great.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 7:30am —

Greg Loftus ( Cominco)

spammers

The continued bombardment of cheap drugs for sale is getting boring. This is a paddling site for those that wish to discuss paddling not peddling of cheap drugs. As a site adminstrator I will continue to block every and suspend every drug peddling blogpost. I live where is frozen more tha half the year and come her to talk and read about water sports. Your crap totally spoils the visits of most the members.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 4:35am — 6 Comments

Greg Loftus ( Cominco)

Enjoying the great weather

Yellowknife is basking in sunshine and that is great. Some folks aren't as happy as they did cancel some snowmobile races. Unfortunate for the racers who were looking forward to the seasons opening race in Ft. Chippewan. Yellowknife races are still scheduled as far as I know and it should cool off in time for that to happen. I personally don't race but look forward to open water instead and if it is early fine with me. Cheers, Greg

Posted on March 6, 2010 at 5:48am —

Greg Loftus ( Cominco)

Melting in March

For many that may seem the normal thing, but in Yellowknife we usually don't see this till late April or early May. I realize for some it may shorten their seaonal employment but I am not one of these and will gladly bask in the warmth all day.


Spring is usually when we have our snowmobile races and the first races of the season have cancelled due to warm weather making conditions unsuitable for racing. The cold is bound to return but in the meantim

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Posted on March 5, 2010 at 4:00am — 2 Comments

Greg Loftus ( Cominco)

Unseasonally warm February

The weather in Yellowknife has been wonderful the past few weeks . We re at least 5 or more degrees above average for the month I am sure. Next week the are predicting -2 C and for us that is great. Rumor has it that it will last up to two weeks we could go into shock.


I have switched out my computer chair for a Pilates ball and find it to be much more comfortable. I also have great fun watching the video and trying to imitate the moves of the kayak

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Posted on February 27, 2010 at 1:50am —

Greg Loftus ( Cominco)

False springs are hard on a fellow

The last for days in Yellowknife have been way above the seasonal norm and have us dreaming of open water. I of course know that there is 5 feet of ice over the lake and all the rivers are frozen solid.The only open water around here is on Jackfish lake where they draw water for cooling the generating plant. The temperatures are warm enought hat I anm tempted to haul a yak out there and give it a go. There is about a 15 meter hole and the power corp would probably frown upon me rolling away in t… Continue

Posted on February 12, 2010 at 11:33am —

Greg Loftus ( Cominco)

New Years Eve free swim

I have received the final count from the pool staff and am quite pleased with it. One hundred and seventy-four folks decided to join us at the pool. Fun was had by all and we even received a free feed of Pizza compliments of Papa Jims Pizzas. This was a very generous touch and went down very well. We managed to give out a few donor cards and raised awareness of Organ and Tissue Donation . The Paddlers for Parts consider the final event of the year to be a huge success. The paddlers have just sen… Continue

Posted on January 10, 2010 at 3:40am —

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At 12:04pm on February 21, 2010, Katy said…
In Europe @ the mo so safe from crocs but freezing my arse off and missing the kayakin season back home but hey... such is life...
At 9:17pm on January 17, 2010, Wendy said…
Greg,
The boat came that way. It's a 1970's Old Town down river boat made when paisley was the craze. The boat in the picture isn't mine so it's not unique. I'm sure you have lots of winter stuff to do there, but I paddled for the 1st time in a month this morning. 28 and most of the ice is gone.
At 4:05am on January 3, 2010, john allsop said…
I just let you know out of interest. Klepper America has been selling them for some time. Klepper are going to compete with themselves as they have sold a down wind rig for a few years which works well except it can,t be lowered if rigged their way and if sailing downwind and then paddle back the sail is aloft to catch the wind, someone in the front seat could reef it, but if sailing from the back there can be problems
At 2:29am on January 2, 2010, john allsop said…
Thanks Greg, Gerald Grace of Klepper America has just told me that Klepper in Germany are going to sell the Pacific Action sail with the mount he came up with which clamps with a special screw through the hole that the Klepper mast goes through in the front of the coaming I don,t know if this is general news yet but know doubt it soon will be.
At 4:24pm on January 1, 2010, john allsop said…
GREG, happy new year i see it,s minus 30c something for you, here it,s a "balmy" minus 28c. At least we are now on the best side of the longest night, and might be paddling in six months.
At 7:09pm on December 17, 2009, pamio tito said…
Ciao.... Greg... Someone sent to me the invitation to enter playak.... I'm an old paddler.. often I paddle in the lagoon of Venice... In fact I live near this town... On next Carnival me and a big group of paddlers from Milan will paddle through de lagoon and throug Venice. possibly masked..... See You.. Tito
At 7:13pm on December 10, 2009, Greg Loftus ( Cominco) said…
T hebottom fell out of the weather here in Yellowknife, our first really cool day. At the moment we are minus 34C and dropping. Lets hope the cool snap is a short one. We get much copldder here but this is plenty as far as I am concerned. On the plus side the sun is out and shinning brightly and in only11 more days the days begin to lenghten. As long as the winds stay down the weather is fine but the smallest wind really increases the wind chill factor.
At 12:25am on December 7, 2009, Wendy said…
Yeah - 70's paisley. Also great that you are involved with Paddlers for Parts Association. I personally know the importance of that. Still able to paddle the rivers here but the ice is creeping in.
Wendy
At 12:35am on November 30, 2009, sheena said…
Baja was beautiful. Winds were calm - until the last day. We paddled back to the mainland Friday afternoon instead of Saturday because of the forecast - very strong el Norte. And the forecast was right - we would have been stuck on Isla Danzante and we all had planes to catch on Sunday.
At 9:52pm on November 29, 2009, sheena said…
Hi Greg - that was fast! I just finished uploading! A dreary November day here, so I thought I'd add some cheery kayak photos. Baja in February, BC (Quadra Island) in April, Georgian Bay in July, Nootka BC in Aug and Nov in Toronto.
Hope all is well with you.
Sheena
 
 

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