Blog; Thoughts, news & tips

/storage/Repairing a sea kayak at NOMAD Sea Kayaking.
17th May 2022 / General

Repair Kits for Sea Kayakers - Why do we need them?

Repair Kits for Sea Kayakers - What are they used for & why do we need them?

/storage/Hive tool used with a bee colony.
11th April 2022 / General

Community Projects - 2022 Quarterly Update

Updating you all on the progress made by NOMAD Community Projects in the first quarter of 2022.

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8th April 2022 / General

Fuel Costs & How You Can Kayak at 2021 Prices!

As NOMAD Sea Kayaking celebrates 17 years of trading we share a short video about how we are holding our prices, unlike everyone else, and how you can help us to keep it that way!

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22nd February 2022 / Equipment & Clothing

Using a Compass - Navigation

Today we're covering the use of map and compass in the context of land-based navigation such as day hikes or multi-day extended trekking trips. These skills are used in sea kayaking to a lesser degree due to handrailing.

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11th January 2022 / General

Practice, practice & practice some more!

This may seem obvious but in our experience rarely happens. Spending your heard earned money on training courses is money well spent ONLY if you PRACTICE what your coaches teach you.

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3rd January 2022 / General

The Life Cycle of a Member

During the global financial crisis in 2008, NOMAD Sea Kayaking launched our Subscriber product, commonly referred to as Membership.  Thirteen years later & its still going strong!


/storage/View of the blue ocean as seen from the beach between drift wood.
22nd December 2021 / Environment

Five Good Reasons to Sea Kayak.

Sea kayaking exposes us to fresh air, exercise & good mental health, allowing us to encounter the rare quiet, spiritual moments & once in a lifetime experiences. Read on for five reasons to SEA kayak.

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1st October 2021 / Environment

Plastic-Free Paddling

A kayak adventure with a twist in Suffolk with NOMAD Community Projects.

/storage/Beekeeper in beekeeper suit viewing a fresh honeycomb.
23rd September 2021 / Environment

Trees, Bees, and Sore Knees - Crowdfunder

People in the UK are known to give generously to charities, however, only 3% of charitable giving in the UK is for nature, the environment, or UK conservation.

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15th September 2021 / Environment

Our Haven for Nature

Join us as we explore the area we plan to create our Haven for Nature.

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10th August 2021 / Environment

Offset Your CO2 Footprint!

Every event has had a CO2 calculation made for each guest, for that event & built into our website booking process.

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2nd August 2021 / General

Paddle Park that Paddle!

Where & how to store your paddle securely when doing recoveries.

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22nd July 2021 / Equipment & Clothing

Storage Problems!

 Having trouble storing your kayak? Here are FOUR simple ways to store your baby safely.

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8th July 2021 / General

Use It or Lose It!

Use your buoyancy aid OR you could lose your life! 


/storage/This Girl Can, female sea kayaker on the beach with her sea kayak.
21st May 2021 / Equipment & Clothing

THIS GIRL CAN!

Ladies, if you're considering Sea Kayaking but put off by the thought of carrying a large sea kayak on your car, don't be. If THIS GIRL CAN, so can you!

/storage/Beach cleaning by kayak event
18th May 2021 / Environment

Help Us Help The Environment!

This is a sponsored event so get your finger out peeps!

/storage/Plastic bottles on a beach with volunteer refuse collectors in the background.
6th May 2021 / Environment

NOMAD Community Projects Beach Clean by Kayak '21

Our first beach clean of the 2021 season and 77 kilos of rubbish collected!

/storage/Dashboard page on for the website NOMAD Sea Kayaking.
13th April 2021 / General

Assign It or Lose It!

Assign it or lose it! You've made your booking, now you need to tell us who you have booked for. If you don't, they don't go!

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30th March 2021 / News

The Whisky Plank.

Welcome to NOMAD Sea Kayaking’s Whisky Plank. An introduction and first look at what we have done for you!

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23rd March 2021 / General

Explore Kayaking!

Introducing our new guided kayaking event, offered with pride by NOMAD Sea Kayaking.

/storage/Looking up towards the tree canopy against a blue sky.
22nd March 2021 / Environment

Sixteen Tennis Courts of Trees!!

NOMAD Community Projects is planting 420 saplings with the help of our volunteers on land in Clopton, Suffolk. This is part of our strategy of offsetting carbon emissions through active rewilding.

/storage/Short Jack Russell standing on a table staring hard at a plate of food being eaten by a sea kayaking guide after a trip.
1st March 2021 / General

New Website & COVID Scheduling

A short (or as short as we can make it!) update about booking & some features of the NEW NOMAD Sea Kayaking website & how we are scheduling events as we come out of the COVID ‘Lockdown’.

/storage/Sunrise over a bramble patch in Suffolk.
18th February 2021 / Environment

Rewilding Britain

People may think we already have plenty of wildland, but in fact, our National Parks and AONBs are not particularly valuable for nature conservation in the current state.

/storage/Flooded fields due to loss of trees & hedges.
8th February 2021 / General

Dying to get out on the water!

The dangers of paddling in winter rain & snowmelt.