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Welcome to canoekayak.co.uk the on-line branch of Canoe & Kayak UK Magazine, the UK's best selling canoeing magazine.
Canoe & Kayak UK is dedicated to providing the most topical and detailed coverage of the whole paddling scene. Written by paddlers, for paddlers. Issue 108 is out right now, and it's packed with great features, advice, coaching, news and gear.
Here on the site work continues on our places to Paddle section; and we've been busy adding more and more guides, Check out the latest guides to the Rivers Coe, Falloch, Garry and Middle Etive in Scotland. The Dart (Loop), Crake, Duddon and East Lyn in England. And the Afon Gamlan, Mawdach, Conwy (Fairy Glen), Ogwen and Llugwy in Wales.
We;ve been getting busy on the gear test front to so check out the latest - A head-to-head creek kayak test, a 'First Look' test on Pyranha's new 2010 Burn whitewater kayak and Palm's new Amp EV Buoyancy aid and Palm's Newfoundland sea kayaking/touring cag
The video camera has been out a lot recently too so check out our latest clips: Snow Kayaking Canoe & kayak's Guide to Buying a Tarp How to Swim in Whitewater Favourite Time of Day on the River
And don't forget to get blogging and keep us up to date on all your paddling adventures too.
Have fun, paddle safe
Jay - Editor
The Daily News Feed is proving very popular, and we'll keep banging up the latest hot news from the world of canoeing and kayaking... And don't forget that, if you have a club event, competition, expedition etc, that you can upload your own news too! Check out the top headlines below...
Make Nighttime Paddling Safer
Coast2Coast Sea Kayak Film on Big Screen
SAS Celebrate Scottish Bill
Kayak Fisherman's Goose is Cooked!
Blue Peter's Helen Crosses Border into Brazil on Amazon Kayak Epic
2010 Boat & Caravan Show
Blue Peter Presenter to Kayak Amazon Solo!
British Raft Race Series
Free Sea Kayak DVD...
This is Canoeing
Monday Madness - Outrigger Canoe Surfing!
Calling all SW Sea Kayakers
Big O Productions UK Film Tour
British Indoor Kayak Champs Vid
Pyranha Molan Playboat Video
Tandem Kayaking World Record ; )
Access Video with TV's Matt Baker
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In the mag this month
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Issue 108 is a bit of a cracker even if we do say so ourselves. As we wait patiently for spring to poke its head out there’s a distinct ‘camping’ flavour with our great canoe & kayak camping tips and a guide to essential gear to help you plan that perfect camping trip in the months to come.
We have some great coaching tips from Emily Wall, Ross Montandon and the Team at Plas Y Brenin too, and award winning filmmaker Justine Curgenven kicks of the features with ten reasons why open canoeists should make Canada’s Mountain River top of their paddle trip wish list. Guidebook author Mark Rainsley is up next with a beautiful article on the Isles of Scilly. We promise that it’ll make you want to drop everything, get your hands on the nearest sea kayak and go island hopping.
CK’s globe-trotting surf-kayaker Nathan Eades enjoys a spot of island style too with a surf safari to Tonga and the British Universities Kayak Expedition team prove that not all students sit around drinking cider and watching countdown with an impressive whitewater expedition to the jungles of Vietnam.
Level 5 Sea Kayak Coach Olly Sanders dodges polar bears in his sea kayak in an amazing trip to Greenland and a father and son prove that you don’t have to be Ray Mears to get back to the wild on a canoe trip down Scotland’s River Spey. On the gear test front we put a selection of river shoes through the CK test team wringer.
And if all that isn’t enough already we have all your favourite Canoe & Kayak regulars squeezed in there too!
Order your copy on-line now for a perfect paddling read!
Photos & Videos
Check out what our Editor, Jason, has been up to lately by clicking here or on the button
Here are a few of the latest gallery additions…
The Muss warms up his frozen digits between rides
Posted by The ED on 08 Feb 2010
Steve Butler throwing the Molan around on the 'Site B' play wave. At this level it's a…
Posted by The ED on 08 Feb 2010
Steve 'Black Dog' Butler getting the feel for the Pyranha Molan Freestyle Kayak on our…
Posted by The ED on 08 Feb 2010Articles
Every month Canoe & Kayak UK magazine features a range of great articles covering both UK and overseas destinations, the best gear to buy and top instructional tips. Get a feel for the magazine by reading a selection of articles here online, below are the latest additions . . .
Riot Thunder White Water Kayak Test
Canoe & Kayak UK Test Team put Riots 'All-River' boat to the test
How To Roll a Open Canoe
Learn how to Roll Your Canadian Canoe with OC1 expert James Weir
Pyranha 2010 Burn Whitewater Kayak - First Look Test
The Canoe & Kayak Test Team take a hot-from-the-mold first look at Pyranha's latest incarnation of their very popular whitewater kayak The Burn
Competition
Here at Canoe & Kayak UK magazine we love to give our readers the chance to win great prizes, here are the latest great prizes up for grabs in our free to enter online competition . . .
Craghoppers Bear Grylls survival gear
Closing Date: 03 Mar 2010We're offering one lucky reader a chance to win a full Craghoppers Bear Grylls outfit worth £500!
A-Z Bushcraft DVDs
Closing Date: 03 Mar 2010Win one of ten A-Z Bushcraft DVDs!
Latest blog posts
Testing The New Pyranha Molan Freestyle Kayak - The Ed
We had a bit of a mix up with the Molan, with the carriers taking it to Bristol for some reason, rather than Canoe & Kayak HQ, so it missed the date
Dawdle, fartlek, dawdle,sprint, capsize, gun it, capsize, shiver ,dawdle - Alex's Blog
In a nutshell, that sums up our paddle this morning. The plan was to go on past Shepperton and head up to the next lock before turning back, which
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