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Month: November 2011 (Page 2 of 2)

Astral AV 200 PFD – Review

22 November 2011 / / 0 Comments

I come from a background of never having experience with Phil Curry’s previous Lotus designs. I had of course seen them around the web some years back as well as in the flesh when I was out in the US.

I first spied the Astral AV200 on boaterinformation.com. It looked pretty good and seemed to be pretty well thought out. I ordered one!

Well I have not been disappointed. The construction is great. The stiching is close to a work of art – obviously good quality control.

The fit is good I found that the XS-M size was best for me as it fits upto a 42inch chest! The PFD is low profile and unrestrictive. A swim test showed that the bouyancy was spot on for my 14st bulk.

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Liquid Logic Airhead – Review

22 November 2011 / / 0 Comments

Liquid Logic kayaks are imported into the UK by System X, the Session and Session + were the first of the Liquid Logic boats to hit the UK and have since been followed by the hugely successful Pop and Skip. And now in 2003 by the Airhead, Pocket Rocket and Space Cadet. The three new boats are designed around the same hull design and only really differ in there size. I was unable to get in the Space Cadet as it was way too small for me. I’m 6ft 2in and felt pretty comfortable in the Airhead, loads of foot room!

Liquid Logic Airhead - Review
Liquid Logic Airhead – Review
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Jackson Kayak 4Fun – Review

22 November 2011 / / 0 Comments

The 4Fun, FINALLY a boat for the taller paddlers… This boat has been geared towards those out there, who like me are tall, (6’04”) But not exactly on the heavy side (12 1/2 stone last time I checked). It’s big on foot room, and can easily accommodate size 12 feet. It’s a river runner/playboat. So it won’t be the most radical boat on the river/ weir, but it can hold its own.
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Old School Series

21 November 2011 / / 0 Comments

I have had several request to add more of the old content onto the new site (mainly gear reviews). Over the next few weeks I will be doing exactly that.

Old School Series.

Unsponsored Flickr Photo Stream

19 November 2011 / / 0 Comments

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New Boat – Liquid Logic Stomper 90

19 November 2011 / / 0 Comments

Just picked it up today – Liquid Logic Stomper 90

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“There’s an App for that” – Part 2

16 November 2011 / / 0 Comments

This set of Apps are again iOS based but are perhaps more kayaking/canoeing focussed than those in Part 1.

Rapid Magazine

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“There’s an App for that” – Part 1

15 November 2011 / / 1 Comment

There is pretty much an App for everything, so being a bit of a techno geek I thought it would be useful to have a run through just some of the Apps that I am currently using that have an outdoor/kayaking theme.

Firstly it’s fair to say I am a huge Apple fan and have been since my first encounter with a Mac Classic when I was at sixth form in ’91. The follow apps are used on my iPhone, they may or may not be available for other smart phones.

Rescue Knots


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Jackson Kayak – Fun Runner

14 November 2011 / / 0 Comments

The Jackson team have launched a new sporty river runner – the Fun Runner

Go Pro HD – Boat Mount

9 November 2011 / / 1 Comment

The Go Pro camera (or at least the mount) has definitely become the must have accessory for kayaking/canoeing helmets. You can find loads of videos on both Youtube and Vimeo showing footage shot from a helmet mount. So from time to time it’s quite nice to see shots from a different angle, such as in the image shown below.

The image is a screen grab from some footage taken on a Go Pro HD mounted to a homebrew kayak mount created by my good friend Mr Phil Higgins.

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Tyne Tour 2011 Pictures – 5th of November

5 November 2011 / / 3 Comments

Over 100 images now added.
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