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Month: March 2016 (Page 4 of 4)

Wairoa Extreme Race 2016

2 March 2016 / / 0 Comments

A great event and a great edit from the 2016 Wairoa extreme race.

Wairoa Extreme Race 2016

Every year on the Wairoa River out of Tauranga the kayaking community gathers for one of New Zealand’s best extreme kayak races. The head to head is an exciting race format where racers are seeded against each other till one athlete is crowned the winner. This year saw Jen Chrimes beat Toni George in the womens final and Jamie Sutton take down Kenny Mutton for the mens title.

Check out this highlights video for action from the race.

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SOL Emergency Bivvy – First Look

2 March 2016 / / 0 Comments

A couple of days back a SOL Emergency Bivvy landed at Unsponsored HQ. Essentially it is an alternative to the big orange plastic bivvy bags that most of us are familiar with. But it is much smaller and lighter.

SOL Emergency Bivvy - First Look

It is certainly a very compact piece of gear when packed up. Size wise it probably is similar to half a regular sized can of your favourite soft drink beverage and weighs in at around 3.8oz. It is small enough to fit within a rescue PFD pocket.

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Jackson Kayak Traverse

2 March 2016 / / 0 Comments

Crossover kayaks are becoming more an more common with most manufacturers having developed designs over the last few years. The new Traverse from Jackson Kayak looks a little different from the other designs that are currently available.

Jackson Kayak Traverse

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Palm Equipment Lightning Throwbag

2 March 2016 / / 0 Comments

We will have our hands on a new Palm Equipment Lightning throwbag very shortly and will be forcing members of Team Unsponsored to swim to try it out. We had close look a few weeks ago at Palm HQ and it is clear that they are going to be very popular.

Palm Equipment Lightning Throwbag

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Nomad Large On The Green At 200%

1 March 2016 / / 0 Comments

A great edit from Brad McMillan out on the Green in the new 2016 Dagger Nomad.

Nomad Large On The Green At 200%

I’m not sure which one I like more… The new Nomad or the Green at 2 units!

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Spade Kayaks Outfitting

1 March 2016 / / 0 Comments

Spade Kayaks have released this nice little graphic detailing their three levels of outfitting for 2016.

Spade Kayaks Outfitting

My Ace of Spades is fitted with the full Pro spec outfitting.

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Dart Dash

1 March 2016 / / 0 Comments

After over a year of planning Plymouth University’s Canoe Club’s first Dart Dash took place on the last weekend of January. The Dart Dash is an inter-university white water kayak race with both ‘Advanced’ and ‘Intermediate’ being held on the last three drops of the Upper Dart towards New Bridge and the ‘Beginner’ section-taking place between New Bridge and Spitchwick Common. (The Advanced section also included compulsory slalom poles that had to be made).

Dart Dash

The levels the morning of the Dart Dash race day were high (lapping the steps), however they were quickly dropping, presenting the perfect conditions for the time of the race.

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Wet And Wild Wales

1 March 2016 / / 0 Comments

A friend of mine and I were discussing paddling in Wales last Sunday. He described it as the best best place in world to paddle. Given that he has paddled the world over that is not a throw away statement.

Wet And Wild Wales

This edit from Luke Farmer gives just a small glimpse of what Wet And Wild Wales has to offer the whitewater paddler.

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