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Gear For Paddlers - The Palm Equipment Story

01 May 2013

UK canoeing & kayaking kit manufacturers Palm Equipment have three decades of innovation and development under their spray-skirts. From one paddler's vision to a world-leading paddle-sports company. T

10 Great Open Canoe Trip Destinations

01 May 2013

There are few things more relaxing than cruising along a gently flowing river in a canoe, or across the glass like, mirror flat surface of a lake of loch, listening to nothing but the ripples from you

White Water Kayaking Skills - How to Run Big Drops

01 May 2013

As your paddling skills increase and the type of rivers that you tackle becomes more demanding it’s inevitable that sooner or later you’re going to come across a big drop or waterfall. Sometimes the w

Why All Canoeists & Kayakers Should Learn First Aid

27 Mar 2013

Canoeing & kayaking are adventure sports and as paddlers we spend lots of time in dynamic outdoor environments, often in remote locations so basic knowledge of first aid is a must-have skill for all..

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Sea Kayak Crossing Attempt from Scotland to Norway This Summer.

02 May 2013

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From The Forum

Any Canoe clubs near Edinburgh??

The main bit of advice to newbies on here seems to be join a club and get a bit training.... Any recommendations of a good one in Edinburgh? Preferably west.

RE: New canoe and hello to you!

Fair enough yakdiver!

RE: New canoe and hello to you!

I feel that you should join a club or get some sort of training with the Scottish Canoe Association at the very least and I would invest in a drysuit and buoyancy aid before you go out on open water

Expanding the footholds in a playboat

Hi All, I'm about to get back into kayaking again for the first time in almost 10 years, as I stopped whilst I was still growing I've found I can only just get my feet in the footholds of my kayak

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