Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view
We have another team of Unsponsorables taking part in the Scottish Islands Peak race.
This year the team will be carrying Yellow Brick gps tracker so you can check online how well or otherwise they are doing, the course they are sailing, and where the hell they are!
Coaching, demo boats and competition at the Welsh Open Freestyle and Boater X.
Well worth signing up.
The Durance Valley Whitewater Sessions are being held at Rabioux (France) from June 16-19th 2016.
Based on the same principle as the late Corsica Kayak Session festival, The Durance Whitewater Sessions is a gathering for kayaks, open canoes, whitewater sup, class 5, beginners, clubs, groups, individuals!
If you want to discover the whitewater paradise that is the Durance Valley with no less than 10 amazing rivers within less than 30 minutes drive, or you simply want to come back to one of your favorite place to paddle … this is the right event for you.
A special mention needs to go out to Rodeo Rabbit. A NSR Icon and national treasure.
Rodeo Rabbit was particularly impressive this year. A year’s worth of training has clearly paid off as he was able to side step, swerve and leap out of danger.
This one is for you Rodeo Rabbit.
The Topo heats this Saturday at the National Student Rodeo 2016 were pretty good. Going deep, getting air and lots of attempted Supermans. A great show.
A great event and a great edit from the 2016 Wairoa extreme race.
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.
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).
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.
The dates for the 2016 Younguns Freestyle events have been announced. This grassroot series is well worth checking out either to take part in or to go along and support.
I took a huge number of photographs at Paddle Expo 2015 and still have many more posts in draft that I am working my way through. There was so much great paddle sport gear on display and talk about.
There are a number of drafts that I will square away and will be posted here over the next few days. However I also have a whole pile of images from the event that many will find interesting to check out.
Here is the full coverage from the 2015 Green River race. In its 20th year the Green River race has to be one of the longest running extreme river rivers in the world.
Levels were good and the paddlers exceptional/ This edit from Gareth Tate is one of the best I have seen.
Clearwater is a small little town in British Columbia that has a lot to offer for whitewater. It offers a range of sections that can accommodate anyone in the paddling community, whether you’re looking for some big class V or some easy class II.
Another Peak UK event classic. A few familiar faces in this one. How many can you spot?
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