Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view

Month: January 2017 (Page 1 of 2)

Peak UK Deluxe Dry Top – First Look

It’s been some time since we last had a dry top from Peak UK at Unsponsored HQ.

Peak UK Deluxe Dry Top - First Look

This one is Peak UK’s best selling Deluxe dry top.

The Deluxe retails at £225.

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Movie Monday 30 January 2017

Movie Monday 30 January 2017 has arrived. It’s been pretty cold here in the UK with little water in the North East of England. Hopefully Movie Monday 30 January 2017 will help us get through to the weekend.

Movie Monday 30 January 2017

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Movie Monday 23 January 2017

Good morning Monday. It’s Movie Monday 23 January 2017 here at Unsponsored HQ and we would like to invite you to check out the edits we have gathered and listed below.

Movie Monday 23 January 2017

This may well be one of my favourites!

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More Crazy

Dave Thompson is perhaps one of the best paddlers you have never heard of. From dropping huge waterfalls, first descents and countless expeditions. Dave is far from your professional paddler. He has shunned sponsors and the limelight for years. I caught up with Dave in the Himalayas and asked him about his adventures.

More Crazy

Dave you are often known as loco Dave or Crazy Dave. Do you think this is justified?

Yes the name is kind of justified, it got started when I was working in Nepal season after season for years, and it was a combination of how hard I was paddling and the levels we would do some runs. Along with a similar outlook to partying and general madness when not on the river, I’m quite well known in Nepal for some reason…

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Astral Greenjacket LE9

The limited edition Astral Greenjacket PFDs are always worth seeing, but this Astral Greenjacket LE9 in my opinion is the best yet.

Astral Greenjacket LE9

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The Chronicles Of Ugg

Many people will now be aware of Whetman equipment but may not be aware of the man behind all those quirky youtube clips and designs.

The Chronicles of Ugg

Back in the 90s a crazy mohawked paddler was often seen, all big boots, bone through his nose and a matrix style coat, making for solo laps of the Dart and further afield.

Around bars, on shuttles and gossip the stories of this crazy paddler made the rounds – how much was truth, how much myth?

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The Maltese SUP Project

Watch Sonja Jones, Georgina Maxwell, Matt Haydock and Chris Brain attempt to circumnavigate around Malta on stand up paddle boards in The Maltese SUP Project.

The Maltese SUP Project

Braving challenging seas and with fully loaded SUPs, they explore the island from the water, playing music (trombone, ukulele, kazoo and percussion) and laughing along the way!

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Movie Monday 16 January 2017

We’ve made it to Movie Monday 16 January 2017. We have a big handful of whitewater edits for your Monday morning.

Movie Monday 16 January 2017

If you find that all these edits simply aren’t enough then check out the massive Movie Monday archives.

The vast majority of the edits within Movie Monday 16 January 2017 have been filmed using the GoPro range of cameras find out more here.

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Paddlesports Industry Coalition Endorses Paddlesports Retailer

MADISON, WISCONSIN, January 13, 2017 — Today a coalition of leading paddlesports manufacturers endorsed Paddlesports Retailer as the industry’s official tradeshow. Paddlesports Retailer will debut on August 29 – September 1, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin utilizing the common format of an opening on-water demo followed by three days in the hall.

This endorsement followed an eight-week process by the paddlesports industry coalition to unify around one show, to elect an advisory council to be an ongoing industry voice on industry and tradeshow matters, and to lay the groundwork to form a paddlesports trade association.

“We are pleased to endorse Paddlesports Retailer as our industry’s national tradeshow. We are proud of how our industry came together in a very short period of time, defined shared objectives, and rallied behind a focused show we feel will give the paddlesports industry its best commercial and cultural experience,” said Bill Kueper of Wenonah Canoe.

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Competition Time – January 2017

We love competitions at Unsponsored HQ and this one is super simple. Sign up to the new Unsponsored newsletter (From The Eddy) for your chance to win an Unsponsored goodie box (worth at least £50). A name will be selected at random at the end of the month. You will automatically be entered in for all other competitions as long as you remain signed up. We won’t share or sell your contact info.

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From The Eddy is the title I have given the Unsponsored Newsletter as I hate the idea of a newsletter! Basically this is an email to subscribers to let them know what has been going on at Unsponsored HQ in terms of news, reviews and top tips. We will be sending a couple of emails each month and promise not to bombard your inbox with piles of stuff. You can of course unsubscribe at any point.

You can subscribe to From The Eddy right now using the form below. We won’t be using your contact details for anything else or sharing them with anyone outside of Unsponsored HQ.

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Movie Monday 9 January 2017

Movie Monday 9 January 2017 is here with twelve carefully selected whitewater edits.

Movie Monday 9 January 2017

If you like your water white and your stouts stout then you have come to the right place.

If you find that all these edits simply aren’t enough then check out the massive Movie Monday archives.

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From The Eddy – Unsponsored Newsletter

From The Eddy is the title I have given the Unsponsored Newsletter as I hate the idea of a newsletter! Basically this is an email to subscribers to let them know what has been going on at Unsponsored HQ in terms of news, reviews and top tips. We will be sending a couple of emails each month and promise not to bombard your inbox with piles of stuff. You can of course unsubscribe at any point.

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You can subscribe to From The Eddy right now using the form below. We won’t be using your contact details for anything else or sharing them with anyone outside of Unsponsored HQ.

As a promotion for the launch we have started putting another goodie box together. Sign up to the new Unsponsored newsletter for your chance to win an Unsponsored goodie box (worth at least £50). A name will be selected at random at the end of the month.

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