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Slowenia

20 June 2013 / / 0 Comments

Slowenia from Moritz Koether on Vimeo.

Big Paddle – Teesside

19 June 2013 / / 0 Comments

This Sunday’s events.

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Norway – Day 6

19 June 2013 / / 0 Comments

Today has been a bit of a rest day. Phil and Barney had a run on the Lower Myrkdal and then Phil and myself paddled the Stranda. We visited Rainey at home who has stitches in his eyebrow and bruised muscles in his shoulder after yesterdays incident. He should be good to get back on the water some time next week.

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Norway – Day 5

19 June 2013 / / 0 Comments

Today has been eventful. I’ll begin at last night when Rainey made a bold claim that he would attempt a kickflip off of Moneydrop on the Stranda. This soon trended on Facebook thanks to Sam Ellis and the peer pressure began to build. Anyway we met up with Rainey this morning to find that he had come to a compromise with his growing fanbase and would be running Moneydrop fully naked in his playboat later in the day.

First off though we headed to the lower Myrkdal for our second run this trip. It was similar flows to yesterday but this time a little less nerve racking as we knew the lines. It was all going so well, the sun was out and we were all loving it.

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Beyond the Drop – Pro Kayaking Video Presented By Teva

18 June 2013 / / 0 Comments

Six pro kayakers from around the world meet up in the rainforests of Southern Mexico to run the Rio Tulijá. Also known as the Agua Azul, the river features impossibly blue water and a series of five large waterfalls. Led by Rafa Ortiz, the kayak team, including Rush Sturges, Evan Garcia, Aniol Serrasolses, Martina Wegman and Casper Van Kalmthout, have fun exploring the river and the local culture, showing us that when it comes to running waterfalls there’s a lot more to it than just the drop.

Falling Water TV Episode 1 “Swimming down Richland”

18 June 2013 / / 0 Comments

Falling Water TV Episode 1 “Swimming down Richland” from FallingWaterTV on Vimeo.

Jackson’s Kayak’s New Rockstar at GoPro Mountain Games

17 June 2013 / / 0 Comments

Rapid Block Dev Day June 2013 – Tees Barrage

17 June 2013 / / 0 Comments

Today was the first development day for modification to the feature named “Happy Eater” at the Tees Barrage International White Water course. The course uses the Rapid Block system as used in the London Olympics. The blocks are bolted to the floor of the course and can be configured to create a range of features.

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Before the multi million pound upgrade to the course “Happy Eater” was a breaking wave/relatively gentle stopper that was superb for flat spins and blunts. Since re-opening many paddlers have expressed that they wanted something like the old “Happy Eater” back. Thankfully support from the management team at the barrage has resulted in a a new Facebook group being created and a chance for paddlers to design the layout of the course. Continue reading

Norway II – Day 3 and 4

17 June 2013 / / 0 Comments

Day 3 – Because we are all Brown stouting athletes we started today by racing each other down the Strondal. It was tense but Phil Mitchel eventually won. We then spent a couple of hours driving around arguing about what run to get on eventually ending up on the Ruandal rafting section and play section where we met some Voss locals who turned out to be real brown stouting athletes. Afterwards Rainey did painful things with a wasabi pea and then we ate chicken fajitas which was a nice improvement on the smart price meatballs.

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Punching Giants

16 June 2013 / / 0 Comments

A very well crafted movie. Well worth watching.

Punching Giants from Lakesboaters on Vimeo.

Paddle Shaft Repair

16 June 2013 / / 7 Comments

Repairing a paddle shaft is very similar to creating a set of split paddles. I have a pair of Werner Players that were pretty much brand new but had snapped near the right hand blade. The technique I use here could be used to repair the shaft on pretty much any paddle and could even be used to shorten or adjust the feather on a sound paddle.

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Rush Sturges GoPro NF Payette Championship 3rd Place Run

16 June 2013 / / 0 Comments

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