Grabbing that moment, while all is suspended, is an instant that never repeated itself. If you get it, the joy is unbelievable. If you miss it, as I have, you can regret it for a long time to come.

But there is another side to this exciting sport of ours. There is a calmer side, and one that is less frequently captured. Consider that for every hour of kayaking, there is an hour that we are not. We are watching, we are preparing; we are considering, and we are relaxing.

These moments are immense in their own right. At first they may not seem as grand, but it is the human interest that wins us over. "What was she thinking? What was he considering?"

To capture this, is as grand as the action itself. These are but a few of those moments