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Meet Oğuzhan (Osi) Durmuş—a passionate paddler, adventure guide, and nature lover from Kaş, Turkey. With over 16 years of sea kayaking experience, he has devoted his life to exploring the water and sharing his love for paddling.
My name is Tibor Kozak-Korbelek. I first paddled in 1993, but have been doing it pretty intensively since 2004. I'm lucky to be a kayak guide as my second job. I've guided for the last 15 years mainly with the same company in Hungary. As a Hungarian, I'm paddling mainly inland waters but go to sea as often I can.
I got my passion for paddling when I went canyoning in Austria in 1997. From then on, I became enthusiastic about various outdoor sports, which was not so easy as a Berlin citizen, Berlin was still the center of my life.
Peter Schoedl & Nathalie Marik
It can be hard to walk away from a good thing, but that is exactly the path that Peter and Nathalie have chosen. They've sold their successful sports medicine practice in their native Austria to be able to embark on an "indefinite departure" starting in April of 2023.
For me, kayaking offers incredible flexibility, allowing me to seek both peaceful retreats and exhilarating adventures. It’s the perfect way to immerse myself in nature while enjoying the comfort and protection of a kayak, especially during long journeys where I can carry more gear compared to hiking.
Originally from Dublin, Ireland, I live in Berlin, Germany. I first kayaked as a teenager on a school trip to the west coast of Ireland and began regularly kayaking about 15 years ago upon moving to Berlin, in no small part due to the 3000+ lakes in the region.
I live in Wicklow town on the east coast of Ireland. Having always lived within sight (or sound) of the sea I have been a lifetime sea swimmer and more recently a kayaker. My family bought me a kayak for Christmas 2006 which I took to with great enthusiasm. Subsequently I enjoyed doing a combination of skills training and outings around the Irish coast in both plastic and hard shells. My TRAK Seeker arrived in late 2014 chosen for portability and on the gamble that I might enjoy the skin on frame experience - which I truly have done. I have come to enjoy tidal races and the calmer sightseeing along the coast. Now looking forward to further exploring the Atlantic west and northwest coast and islands. With my new TRAK 2.0 and my older Seeker, I look forward to meeting anyone interested in trying out a TRAK kayak and sharing the enjoyment I have been having so far!
I have had the pleasure of working directly with TRAK Kayaks for almost a decade now, and am not shy in saying that I possess the deepest understanding around these unique kayaks. I've toured and paddled them extensively, and I know where both their strengths and limitations are - on and off the water!
Born and raised completely landlocked in former East Germany I have always been drawn to the water, feeling the strong need to be in it and on it. With that keenness I took every opportunity to get out on the water ideally for multi-day trips and first set out sailing and canoeing.