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So... what is it I have been doing that means that I have not been blogging? Loads of school work to be honest but I have managed to fit in a couple if great sessions at Hurley on 3 and 4 gates;…
From Josh's Blog
My trip in New Zealand is drawing to a close, the last five weeks have been a tangled whirlwind of mountains, sandy beaches muscular glaciers and majestic Fordland. Normally near departure I fall…
From Ross
No paddling. None. Nada. Zero. Zilch, since a week on Thursday. :-( Half term week, aka Paddle Camp was going to be our springboard to four weeks of peak paddle training to get us as prepared as…
From Alex's Blog
After a night in the spare room it was time to see if the Chaffinch that we'd been nursing was ready to go back to the wild. We were a bit worried he might like the bird seed on tap that he'd been…
From The Ed
Canoe & Kayak's very own 'Queen of the World Wide Web' Amanda Nightingale organised a 'Wear it Red' day at HQ on Friday in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Everyone who donated to the cause was…
From The Ed
On Fri as Mrs S was leaving for work she spotted a wee birdy that was flapping about and appearing to be in distress. I went out to investigate and found a little Chaffinch that was looking a bit the…
From The Ed
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Hi im reece, i am 17 and i have loved any outdoor adventure activities I am now a coach (F***IN) love it can't wait to do it full time..... I have been to many of rivers and camps in which i…
Hi all, just got into kayaking (as a complete beginner!), and thought you might be interested to hear my trials and tribulations. Watch this space and I'll give you some more detail on our gear,…
Last Post: 10 Jan 2010
I am 35 and probably far to old to take up Kayaking again but what the heck! When i was younger I went on a number of camps and trips were i learned to canoe and kayak. Although i always wanted my…
I love my canoeing and I find it very fun! I canoe in racing boats and I train at The Lincoln Canoe Club! My favourite boat is probably The Espada, I also like White Water Kayaking and I mainly do…
My current sport is Dragon Boating, but looking to buy a easy paddling kayak or canoe and could do with some advice on whats the best one to go for. I am a teenager of 5'10 weighing 10 stone and any…
A numpty with no idea in training for the DW. It could get interesting!
Last Post: 02 Mar 2010
I am a male 52, and a beginner in the sport of kayaking. I would like to find a partner to go paddling at the weekends. I can't make it every weekend due to work and family commitments. I have bought…
My then boss, it's all his fault, wanted me to go windsurfing. One sunny afternoon we went out to a nearby reservoir where he let me try his windsurfer - and I was useless. Truly awful, but there was…
Last Post: 23 Jun 2009
Thought i would start a blog on this site, i dont blog anywhere else so it's as good a start as any. Well i'm 38 i used to paddle alot when i was in the Army, i was a kayak instructor, but the last…
Last Post: 21 Feb 2010
Pointless rantings about current things in my life
Last Post: 06 Mar 2008
Hey up all... Now paddling a pink Fluid and loving it! This will be all about my experiences on the water wherever I go... Say hi on the water some time! Peace out
Last Post: 20 Oct 2009
I was inspired to write this having read another blog, "A New Beginning" by Andy. I am following a very similar path except that I am now almost 65. Having owned a wood and canvas canoe in my youth…
Never blogged before, but I've just read Andy's post about buying a kayak on ebay, and though what the heck. Used to do a bit of paddling back in my youth when glass fibre was the in thing, and…
Last Post: 01 Apr 2009
just me voicing some unheard thoughts and updates about canoeing.
Last Post: 07 Oct 2008
I'm a 28yr old paddler who belongs to a group of Norfolk Paddlers called the 'Flipmonkies'. U might be thinking - Norfolk, what kinda paddling can you do in Norfolk!? Well tell u the truth, not much!…
Last Post: 21 Jan 2008
Dear Ed....ever heard of boats made of concrete? Is this poss....I wonder... do they float? Does it depend on the type of concrete? If it had enough 'air entrainer' in it might just stay above the…
hi all im thinking of a trip to crete and thought what better way to go than kayak. i have an ocean kayak yak board not the best for long trips i know. i'm based in southampton and regularly paddle…
Hi, my name is Kev and at 37 decided to get into paddling to both improve my fitness but to aim and achieve something that I can give back later. So my goal is to go from complete Novice having…
Last Post: 20 Sep 2008
Gimmer: Physical Age 42, personal percieved age 18-24. Until the day / morning after when I revert back to 42!!
Last Post: 06 Sep 2007
Sorry we haven’t written in ages (in fact only once I believe!!) No that the rivers are getting bigger we’re spending less and less time in the office, which, to be honest, I am not complaining about…
Last Post: 11 Apr 2009
Hello. I am a keen kayaker and cannoier. Done a lot of moving water but only a little white water. But I need help. I am a student at college in outdoor education in sport and I have a unit on…
HI, Any hobie kayak pedalers out there ?Thats right Idid mean pedalers, please get in touch and share your experiences with me.
hey, just writing this cus i want to get more involed into this whole thing. I'm 13 and my kayaking love is creek boating stuff and river rapids where you bounce down them and there's lot of edgeing…
Last Post: 30 Mar 2009
Hi Guys, My name is Josh Wedgwood and I am 15 years old. I manly compete in freestyle but I have been known to run the steep stuff as well as slalom. I have been around canoes and kayaks for as…
Last Post: 05 Mar 2010
i am 12 and can do nearly all playboater tricks, i have been kayaking for 6 years. i am looking to be a slalom kayaker and hopefully go to the olympics, i have been offered a job in france for river…
Last Post: 19 Jan 2008
I have just returned to kayaking and would like to combine it with an interest in photography. My first attempts are in my gallery, which has images from the BCU Slalom event in Llangollen Oct 2008.…
Hiya I am new to kayaking (well for about 8 months as of may 2008 lol) I love it love it love it, completey addicted and getting better :) love all there is to love even being underwater and the…
Last Post: 11 Mar 2009
Liquid Logic Chico Kayak – nearly as new only used about 6 times great creek boat white Dagger Nomad 8.5 Kayak – again nearly new hardly used due to work commitments all need a good home…
Well, I just wanna keep dry; but I love watersports, so this is my quest to find the best ways to do it!
Last Post: 20 Feb 2010
hay dudes im a 17 year old yaker and wants to learn more about kayak surfing any info will be gladly recived. awsome.. see u later dudes
We are a group of paddlers with a variaty of sit on top kayaks you can find us in the bay most weekends there are good tides. We are all pritty new to this so dont travel far but we do have some good…
Morpheus & Crisis are two kayakers & graffiti artists who have started up a funky T-shirt design business, with a lean towards Adrenalin Sports (such as whitewater kayaking, surf kayaking, canoeing,…
Last Post: 26 Feb 2008
The National Student Rodeo is an anual kayaking competition for students. The emphasis is on fun, good prizes and first class banter. With a piratical theme, 670 competitors and nearly 800 party…
Last Post: 23 Feb 2008
Hi, My names Rob, Ive subscribed to the mag before and even got letter of the month (although i didint get my whisky :-( ) and im now looking at getting out onto the water! I live in manchester so…
Started sea kayaking last year aged 59, not having done it since I was 30! Been a biker (not Harley Ds, just Bmws!) but now going for the quiet life. Wow, its great. going up the river Deben next…
Last Post: 07 Aug 2008
Hi we are a group of guys and gals paddling the wonderful coast line of west wales, and further when we can, this online blog is the ramblings of the club members stupid enough to continue paddling…
We've all seen the sites hosted by superhuman paddlers; making it look like their kayaks can fly.. Well this isn't one of those. I paddle rivers & I love to surf. I get nervous before most river…
Last Post: 20 Jan 2010
A few friends an I are one month away from our biggest trip to date. Seven of us in total are heading to Bouquete in north western Panama in Central America. Three guys from the north west of…
I'm a biker before a paddler it has to be said (little beard little beer gut ha ha) If I'd come back to Biking after a long lay off I'd be classed as a "Born-Again-Biker" so coming back to kayaking…
Last Post: 16 Aug 2007
The first EVER C&K UK sponsored Pyranha Fest is drawing nearer and nearer and we're all getting excited about it! Being held at the Canolfan Tryweryn, National Whitewater Centre based near Bala,…
Last Post: 06 Aug 2008
Hi river people¡¡¡ finally after 13 years guiding people in rivers class IV and V, all over the world, somebody trusth in me and support me ARTISTIC WATERSPORT COMPANY. I m very proud is the best.…
Hi! Ive been kayaking for about 4 months now and thinking of getting my own kayak. The only problem is theres to much chose!!! I mainly want a kayak for Rivers, Touring and gentle white water…
Hello and welcome to my Blog.I have never had a blog before now so I thought I would give it a go.
Last Post: 02 Mar 2010
I'm quite new to kayaking and i have joined a great local club. i fancy going a bit further afield now and everyone i have spoken to has said do NOT go off on your own. so im hoping i might tag along…
i am new to kayaking and am on the hunt for local flowing streams / whitewater so that i can practice my kayaking and ultimately get better. i live in the reading area, the only flowing stream i know…
lokking for sit on top buddies around the greenock area to go on jaunts and surf
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This blog is to keep readers updated on our developments as our newly formed club goes from strength to strength.
Last Post: 31 Jan 2010
Well I've done it. got my first yak a second hand Tek Sport 360 excite. I'm sure everyone will tell me there are hundreds of better sit on yaks? (Please don't) Got my wet suit and bouyancy aid and…
I am hoping to use this blog as a way to keep people up to speed with what is happening in the world of kayak surfing as well as an output for any random raging and ranting that I might do. I expect…
Last Post: 03 Sep 2007
My name is Stuart Malcolmson and, although I don't paddle at the top of my field, I have a wide range of paddle sport knowledge and skills. This is my view on everything paddle sport related, from…
Last Post: 07 Feb 2009
Hi There I am trying to track down any info or a example for sale of a square stern canoe called "The Beaver" (nothing to do with the american company to my knowledge) The boat is fibreglass…
Jason has been our illustrious Ed since the very beginning. A river running whitewater paddler at heart, he's paddled all over he world and represented GB at the Freestyle Worlds. Jay has tried his…
Last Post: 02 Mar 2010
My self and a team of five experienced paddles/coaches are heading up to Scotland to paddle The River Dee from source to sea, next week. The team will be taking helmet cams, photographic equipment…
well. this is my first time doing this 'blog' stuff... not quite sure what its about... this friday, im getting away from family and devon... paddling the tryweryn. for the first time. ive been…
new to kayaking, just need help. me and a friend haveme and a friend have got into whitewater kayaking in the last year and have only ever been down the river usk fron just above senny bridge in…
Last Post: 04 Jun 2009
The world of the Whitewater boyz! We have been based in the Thames Valley longer than most, and anyone that knows the Thames Valley knows that it has some of the best playboating the world has to…
Last Post: 17 May 2007
I can't find my canoe... someone hid it, or ran away with it. How unfair! If you took it, can you give it back please? Here you will find ramblings on the search for my canoe.....
Last Post: 18 Sep 2007
HI MY NAME IS REECE I AM 16 AND I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY ONE OUT THERE WHO IS SELLING A DAGGER KAYAK.........???? WRITE BAK
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