By Vladimir Brezina
Move!
No, you move!
In NYC, gridlock doesn’t just happen on land…
Scenes from this year’s Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition. Many more photos to come!
A contribution to Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge, Move.
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Wind Against Current by Vladimir Brezina and Johna Till Johnson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.Authors
Vladimir Brezina (RIP)
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.Johna Till Johnson
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.Recent Comments
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Wind Against Current 
Excellent captured – fascinating view… :-)
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Thanks!!
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No one else will have these photos!
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Not quite these particular ones, perhaps :-) But there were a number of other photographers at the event, and given the limited number of vantage points, everyone probably got similar shots…
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Nah, yours are better!
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Thank you for that vote of confidence! :-)
But actually, having seen some of the other photographers’ photos by now, it’s remarkable how different photographers’ shots come out differently even if they are photographing exactly the same scene from exactly the same location…
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Wonderfully funny! Thank you for posting – perfect for the theme.
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Thanks so much, Leya! :-)
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Fantastic:)
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Thanks!! :-)
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must be fun watching the race! great captures! :)
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Thanks! More photos coming soon :-)
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Oh wow! What a show down!
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:-)
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Vladimir
I love your blog and, being a somewhat seasoned NYC kayaker (with guided tours) and generally a strong kayaker, I’m looking to buy my own kayak. I do not own a car, live in Brooklyn, and want the most portable – and quick to set up? – configuration. Do you think a Folbot Citibot would be sufficient for East River/Hudson, or I need something more burly? I’d be doing little rides ideally, but probably crossing the Hudson every once in a while! Thanks so much..
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The Citibot is (I believe—I have no personal experience with it) robust enough. However, given its short and fat shape (10′ x 34″), it may be relatively sluggish. That could be an issue when you find yourself paddling against the current, which you probably will quite often if you want to return to your launch point after a short trip. (On the other hand, with a folding kayak you don’t have to return :-) ) In other words, a kayak like the Citibot will probably be more at the mercy of the currents than a longer kayak would be.
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Thanks Vlad!
Is there another kayak you would recommend from Citibot that might be a better solution? Maybe the Oru Kayak or Oru Bay? Thanks!
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Looking just at the Folbots, the Kiawah is very similar in dimensions and shape to the Feathercraft K-Light that I paddled around New York Harbor for many years, and that was quite suitable. Even better is the Cooper. The downside, of course, is the increased weight and cost.
I’ve heard good things about the Oru kayaks, and again the specifications seem suitable. They are said to be surprisingly rugged given the materials they are made out of. However, I would still worry about how well they will stand up to a couple of years’ hard usage, being folded and unfolded repeatedly…
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