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Day: 9 March 2016

9R L: Not Just A Big 9R

9 March 2016 / / 0 Comments

Last year we had a chance to test a preproduction large 9R and loved it. It seems that almost every other boat that you see on the river is a 9R variant. I can certainly understand why.

9R L: Not Just A Big 9R

“The Large 9R is my favourite boat for expeditions; I have room for all my gear and food and still plenty of volume left to stay on top of the water. The 9R L is extremely fast and stays nice and dry really well, it’s stable and manoeuvrable when heavily loaded and makes kayaking a lot of fun!” – Gerd Serrasolses

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The Upper Green River Gorge

9 March 2016 / / 0 Comments

Daniel Patrinellis takes a couple or runs down the Upper Green River gorge.

The Upper Green River Gorge

The upper Green River gorge at higher than normal flows. This was November of 2015 and level was in the 5500-5000 range for two laps.

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10 Ways To Fall In Love With Paddling Again

9 March 2016 / / 1 Comment

In our paddling journey, we often hit dead ends, have a bad day, pickup injuries or simply lose interest over time. Here’s some ideas to not just get you back into paddling, but spice up your skills and love being on the water again.

Here are my 10 ways to fall in love with paddling again.

10 Ways to Fall in Love with Paddling Again

Fear! Sometime we’re not sure why we even bother.

Try a different discipline – if you’re a kayaker, try a canoe. Embrace the range of skills which you can learn from a different discipline, skills which are transferable across all paddlesport. You could try open canoeing, C-boating, kayaking, marathon, sprint, slalom, SUPing, rafting, dragonboating… the possibilities are endless!

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