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Month: January 2018 (Page 1 of 2)

Flying Unicorns At The NRF Big Air Ramp Comp

Flying Unicorns at the NRF Big Air Ramp comp – The first day of the Nile River Festival competition was hilarious. Chilled out big air ramp comp into the lake just after registration for the main events had taken place. We caw some big airscrews, wipeouts and some hilarious inflatable unicorn flips.

Flying Unicorns at the NRF Big Air Ramp comp

Looking forward to the rest of the comp and the whitewater events over the weekend.

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The Problem With Bomb Proof Rolls

The Problem With Bomb Proof Rolls – I think instructors who perpetuate the concept of a “bomb-proof” roll do their students a disservice.

First of all, there really is no such thing as a “bomb-proof” roll. The term alludes to a roll that’s so reliable, and so fine-tuned, that it never fails. That’s misleading and unrealistic. Every experienced instructor knows that given sufficient “conditions”, everyone eventually bails and swims – and in fact, the best paddlers I know have all taken swims at one time or another.

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Movie Monday 29 January 2018

Welcome to Movie Monday 29 January 2018 here at Unsponsored HQ.

Movie Monday 29 January 2018

How cold has your weekend been? Enjoy!

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Movie Monday 22 January 2018

Welcome to Movie Monday 22 January 2018 here at Unsponsored HQ.

Movie Monday 22 January 2018

It’s another good one. Enjoy!

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Altai Whitewater Guidebook

Hello, my name is Anton Sveshnikov, I’m kayaker from Russia, and I have an offer that might be interesting for you.

The Altai mountains are located in South Siberia. It is the best region in Russia for whitewater kayaking. You’ve probably seen some epic videos about this place. From classic “Glorious way to die” to modern “Book of legends” by Adidas Sickline team; and probably already heard about such iconic brands of Altai as Bashkaus river, Mazhoy Gorge, King of Asia race.

Altai Whitewater Guidebook

Altai has all you need for perfect kayak trip: wide variety of rivers, ultimate beauty of nature, safe and friendly environment. But this place needs one more thing to become new whitewater Mecca – a proper river guidebook.

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Bren On The Beeb

Bren Orton has managed to get himself a spot on the BBC today.

Bren On The Beeb

Bren was being interviewed by the BBC following his successful decent of Big Banana Falls in Mexico.

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Sickline Not In 2018

Sickline will not be taking place in 2018.

Adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championships 2015

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Spade Kayaks Black Jack – First Look

Craig Marsport Hill has this awesome looking lime green Spade Kayaks Black Jack. It has to be one of the first Black Jacks here in the UK.

Spade Kayaks Black Jack - First Look

Here is a Spade Kayaks Black Jack – First Look. Lets us know what you think in the comments section below.

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Movie Monday 15 January 2018

It’s Monday, you’ve visited Unsponsored so it must Movie Monday 15 January 2018. Welcome to the site and our collection of selected edits to ease you into the start of the working week.

Movie Monday 15 January 2018

Enjoy!

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Zet Five – First Look

We have a Zet Five – First Look for you to check out. Thanks to the guys at Robinhood Watersports we have some shots of the new Zet Five.

Zet Five - First Look

The Zet Five is Zet’s sub 9ft whitewater race boat/river runner. It shares very similar dimensions and volume to some of the sub 9ft kayaks out there but the shape is a little different.

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Movie Monday 8 January 2018

Welcome to Movie Monday 8 January 2018 here at Unsponsored. We have well over 20 edits for you to get your teeth into.

Movie Monday 8 January 2018

Enjoy!

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