Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view
Looking after your gear is super important as it will hopefully last longer and look after you. Keeping your drysuit stored correctly in your kit bag can really help look after what can be a seriously expensive piece of gear.
NRS have put this short video together on how to correctly fold a NRS suit but is applicable to most makes.
Continue readingKokatat have developed a new towing system for use with their PFDS called the River Tow Tether.
The Kokatat River Tow Tether is a five foot webbing cow tail/tow tether with adjustable length so that it fits snug against your rescue life vest to minimize snag hazard. This video will demonstrate how to install, adjust and pack the River Tow Tether .
Continue readingAlthough being a UK based and Nookie being a UK based company you wouldn’t have seen a great deal of Nookie gear on the site. This is something that is set to change with some new Nookie gear landing at Unsponsored HQ for review.
First up is the Nookie Rockhopper. It is designed to be at home on the sea, lake, river or play wave. It is an over the head slab style PFD with QR buckles on the right hand side to make it nice and easy to get on.
Continue readingIf you carry a throw line with you whilst paddling you should also carry a knife that is at least capable of cutting the rope that the line is made from.
If you are using ropes on the water then there a number of knots that you really should know. This edit from Jez Jezz gives a run through the basics and possible applications.
You can find and subscribe to his channel here.
Last weekend we spied the very obvious black preproduction prototype Pyranha 9R MKII on the water. However there was another 9R prototype on the water that was not quite as conspicuous.
Orange and yellow prototypeIn its classic Pyranha colours this prototype 9R doesn’t look too different to the current production model and didn’t get much attention. Given that I am a bit of a boat geek I knew it looked different from the current model.
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Continue readingThe boat that does it all! From surfing waves, to the hardest creeks, the Antix takes you to wherever you wanna go. It’s the play your way down the river boat of choice. Team JK has taken it all over the world, to Mexico, Chile, Zambia, and just about everywhere in between. Check out the team putting it through its uses, and see why they all call it their favorite boat of all time!
Dane Jackson
At last weekend’s National Student Rodeo Team Pyranha were on the water with a prototype for the new Pyranha 9R MK2.
There is a little bit more testing but this prototype is pretty close to what the final boat will look like.
Continue readingThe Pyranha 12R is such a big boat it’s quite tough to fit it in frame.
Specifications:
| Length | 368cm / 12′ |
|---|---|
| Width | 62cm / 24.5″ |
| External Cockpit Length | 95cm / 37.5″ |
| External Cockpit Width | 51cm / 20″ |
| Volume | 385l / 102(US)gal |
| Weight | 26kg / 57lb |
| Optimum Paddler Weight | 60-125kg / 132-275lb |
Judy Ranelli spotted this Liquidlogic kayak at the Mulberry Fork Race.
Interesting!?!
Continue readingSpotted at this year’s National Student Rodeo was this set of VE Paddles. The blades are formed form the Aircore blade and then shaped so that they are more suitable for squirt boating.
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