Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view
A surprise parcel landed at Unsponsored HQ this week, a brand new 2017 Palm Impact spray skirt. We’ve had an older one of these in at the HQ a couple of years back and it proved to be an awesome skirt.
The Palm Impact spray skirt is Palm’s top end bungee corded offering.
For 2017 Palm have updated the design so that it now includes a few tweaks.
Brian Vermillion recently got his hands on the new Pyranha Machno (small) and took it down the Cheoah.
Cheoah release was last Saturday, and I was lucky enough to get a full lap in while testing out the Pyranha Machno. I chose to use the Machno small, which ended up being the perfect size for me. At 5’5” and 150lbs the small Machno at 73 gallons was perfect for this gem of a run.
Movie Monday 10 July 2017 is here. Well into July and getting close to the summer break. Which also means the August monsoon season here in the UK is not very far away. In the meantime wraps your eyes around this fine selection of whitewater edits.
Two Unusual Water Sports
Here at Unsponsored we love the water. As you well know from this site kayaking can be a truly multipurpose sport. From paddling down beautiful creeks to navigating giant waterfalls, we embrace all the different aspects of the sport. In this article we will look at two unusual water sports; one that involves kayaks and one that takes place on paddleboards.
Movie Monday 3 July 2017 is here. The first set for July 2017. We have a great batch of video edits for you to check out.
Enjoy!
The Jackson Kayak Nirvana is the new 9ft kayak on the block. But how does it compare side by side with the Pyranha 9r?
Brian Vermillion has taken these comparison shots.
A Jackson Kayak Nirvana Vs Pyranha 9r if you like. Check them out.
This thing just looks great, the limited edition Sweet Stutter. Celebrating 20 years!
Welcome to Movie Monday 26 June 2017 at Unsponsored. I hope that the following edits give you a little bit of distraction from the start of the working week.
Enjoy!
I was lucky enough to get hold of a medium Machno for a demo not long after it came out. I was hopeful that maybe I could get away with a medium as it looked awesome and I really wanted to paddle one. I paddled it and enjoyed it, it was fun but I knew (although I tried to ignore the fact) that it was too big for me, (I’m 5’5″ and 58kg). So the waiting for the small to be ready began.
I had planned a demo day through work and was hopeful that a small Machno would be ready to make an appearance for this and it did not disappoint!
Continue readingMovie Monday 19 June 2017 is here and I am missing the whitewater! Too hot and too dry!
Huge waterfalls and hospital visits with Bren Orton.
We got really lucky the other day and found the 80ft waterfall on the Eksingdalen river was in! We had a few scary things happen and had to take Pirmin to the hospital but all was good and his arm wasn’t broken.
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