Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view
Welcome to Movie Monday 4 April 2016. 2016 has already been a great year for paddling edits. We’ve posted over one hundred of them right here on Unsponsored over the last few months. Here is the first Movie Monday of April 2016 for you to hopefully enjoy.
Whitewater Kayaking – How Do I Get Started? Well, that’s a good question! Let me tell you about the 5 essential pieces of gear you will need, and some quick safety advice, so you can start exploring those easier rivers and learning the ropes. Before you leave the house for that long drive to the river, make sure you count to five.
Ensure that you have these 5 essential pieces of gear: 1. Kayak 2. Paddle 3. Spray Skirt 4. PFD (Personal Flotation Device, AKA Life Jacket) 5. Helmet.
If you don’t have all this stuff, maybe go hiking instead!
For the last few years the eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed that many of my own personal boats have been orange.
This started with Liquidlogic Vision, followed by the Liquidlogic Squirrel and the Spade Kayaks Ace of Spades. In addition to this I have paddled orange boats back to back with other colours from all major manufacturers.
If you had noticed you may have thought that there is simply just an orange thing going on, but I can assure you that this is not the case. You may have also noticed that many of Corran Addison’s new Soul Waterman designs are only available in either yellow or orange.
You may be sat there right now nodding your head in agreement. If you look at all of the major kayak and canoe manufacturers you will see that orange kayaks have featured within all of their recent ranges. Look at some of the new manufacturers that have sprung up over the last few years – Titan, Silver Birch and Soul Waterman to name just a few. All of their new designs have been available in orange, they could have chosen just about any colour for their line ups. All of this has not occurred accidentally.
Jackson Kayak is proud to welcome Polish legend, Tomasz Czaplicki to their whitewater team. Tomasz is a top contender in freestyle kayaking and known for his colorful combinations on the waves and holes of the world. He joins Jackson Kayak to begin his training in Jackson’s Rockstar freestyle kayak with aims at the next World Championships in 2017.
We’ve been following the develops at Soul Waterman HQ for sometime. We love what Corran is doing over there and it’s great to see the line of boats that are being produced.
We shared some graphics showing what the outfitting would/could look like a few months back. The outfitting is now a reality and is being fitted to the new production line of kayaks. I’d be interested in knowing peoples thoughts on this.
Big news from Esquif. Liquidlogic will be producing the next line of Esquif canoes in their facility based in Asheville NC.
PRESS RELEASE:
Esquif International Announces Partnership with Liquidlogic Kayaks
Esquif International is excited to announce that Liquidlogic Kayaks in Asheville, NC will now be manufacturing the hulls for the Esquif L’Edge Lite. “Liquidlogic has a reputation for doing fantastic roto-molding work and we want our customers to have the very best from Esquif.” said Esquif International, founder and owner, Jacques Chassé.
Availability for the L’Edge Lites will be mid-May as the first shipment of hulls to leave Asheville is expected May 1, 2016.
In mid-May the first T-Formex boats will ship from Esquif International headquarters in Frampton, Quebec. Chassé and his team are being kept very busy as they ramp up the T-Formex production. Partnering with Liquid Logic makes sense, they do some of the best roto-molded manufacturing available and Esquif wants to be proud to put their name on every boat they produce.
JACQUES CHASSÉ
PrésidentEsquif International Inc.
100-B Industrielle
Frampton, Qc, Canada
418-479-5351
www.esquif.com
Deep in the PNW searching for stouts: Torryd Designs – Xenogenesis
Xenogenesis: the fancied production of an organism altogether and permanently unlike the parent.
The boys headed to the PNW for some stouting, and stout they did.
Altai is the best Russian whitewater-kayaking destination now available for international kayakers.
Kostya Lubyagin from Altai World explains why it is so.
I’ve always been travelling over the world. 15 countries (from Russia to Nepal, Africa and Indonesia) tens of rivers from class III to VI class rivers and I can tell you that Altai has all advantages to become a mecca of not only Russian but international kayaking.
What makes Altai a mecca of kayaking? And why you should come to see it?
We have eleven great edits for Movie Monday 28 March 2016 here on Unsponsored. Sit back, relax and enjoy.
Coaching, demo boats and competition at the Welsh Open Freestyle and Boater X.
Well worth signing up.
More innovative gear from UK based Whetman Equipment. This time it’s the Ring Pull Prussik.
The Ring Pull Prussik provides a simple fast rope grab for hauling on a line in river rescue.
6mm red prussik cord
6mm stainless ring
After showing an image on Unsponsored showing what looked like a new Waka Tuna the site has had thousands of hits and requests specifically wanting more information.
Today Waka kayaks have released some new and detailed images of part of what is now known as the Tuna 2.0.
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