The weather has finally warmed up to the point where it is safe to paddle without a wet suit.
A little tired of my flat water workouts, I decided to head to the Rivanna River at Darden Towe Park and paddle upstream the last 3 or so miles of the race route for the annual Rivanna River Race (May 11 this year) and then turn around and head back.
After a long winter of flat water training it was great to get back onto some flowing water.
The gauge at Palmyra was ~2500cfs due to some heavy rain overnight so paddling upstream was challenging but provided an awesome workout.
Forget downwind and downriver paddling on surfskis, I think the future is in up-river paddling.
And the Nelo 510 surfski is an awesome boat for up-river training.
Dave The Kayaker | The new home of West Side Boat Shop kayaks 
Dave:
Thanks for getting back to me. I’d be using the machine from my wheelchair, so the mechanism would be mounted vertically against the wall. I might be making this more complicated than necessary. Could I take a Nordic Track lean it against a wall (getting rid of or adapting the vertical post) and use that as a kayak ergo-meter?
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I’m assuming you mean the kayak ergometer? I’ve never thought about that, but what would you need it to do or be to suit your needs?
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Wondering if you’ve adapted any plans for a wall mounted machine. I’m in a wheelchair and that would help greatly
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