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Hou Canoes – Hou 13 Review

10 November 2014 / / 0 Comments

Hōu Canoes are a new UK-based company who are manufacturing open Canadians ranging from 13 to 17 foot with choice of red or green colour.

Hou Canoes

Looking to do more canoeing on both flat and easy moving water, I bought a Hōu 13, the smallest canoe available in their fleet at 13’3”. The moulds were designed by Colin Broadway (a UK based canoeing legend) and were very successful for many years under his company name Mobile Adventure, the Hou 13 being closest to the old Majorette, re-using a perfectly good design from the past. The other canoes in Hōu’s fleet are also created using reclaimed and recycled moulds, re-established and re-outfitted in the North West of the UK. Continue reading

Active Paddle Blade – How to Kayak – Paddle Education

14 September 2014 / / 0 Comments

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An active paddle blade is a great way to help you stay upright. By having a blade in the water at all times you can quickly use it to brace or to turn, there is no need to have your paddle just sitting above the water, small pushes and braces will allow you to react to anything that you might encounter. So practice an active paddle blade in the water both on the flat water and whitewater. Continue reading

Martina Wegman – Eps1

1 June 2014 / / 0 Comments

A great start to the series from Kiwi Creations – Martina Wegman Episode One (Holland).

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Markkleeberg XXL Paddle Festival – Pyranha Euro Team Tour 2014

14 May 2014 / / 0 Comments

Markkleeberg XXL paddle festival- Pyranha Euro Team Tour 2014 from Pyranha on Vimeo.

The first stop of this years team tour was at Markkleeberg, Germany for the XXL paddle festival. Here is a short edit from the guys at the event.

AT Paddles The Lowdown On The New Designs

2 August 2013 / / 0 Comments

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Hastings gives us a look at some of the new blade shapes and designs coming in the AT Paddles lineup but also lets us in on a new technology that will help ensure you never find yourself up a creek (with a broken paddle).

Adventure Technology’s Revolutionary New Whitewater Line – WILL NOT BREAK!

31 July 2013 / / 9 Comments

I have never used a set of Adventure Technology paddles but would definitely like to. This year they have introduced some new technology to the paddle line up.

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Adventure Technology is redefining whitewater paddles. This video gives a behind-the-scenes look at the product development of our all new whitewater paddle line, from concept to creation. And we are proud to be the first to introduce a new material to the whitewater world, a material that is virtually unbreakable, and a construction that will change the way paddles are made.

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.

Paddle Shaft Repair
Paddle Shaft Repair
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New Kit Reviews & First Looks

4 June 2013 / / 0 Comments

I have quite a range of kit arriving to test out over the course of the next couple of months. Here a couple of quick shots of the Palm FX PFD and Palm Maverick G3 Paddle that have landed today.

Palm FX PFD

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MYOG – Split Paddles Part III

10 April 2013 / / 1 Comment

Part I can be found here.
Part II can be found here.

Part III

Setting the correct feather of your paddle is critical. In the past I have always used an existing paddle and lined the new one up by eye. This can be hit or miss.

In order to set the feather correctly on this paddle I have decided to deploy a little bit of maths.

I want my paddles set at 35 degrees and I know that the diameter of my paddle shaft is 30mm. Using this I can calculate the length of the arc (this will make sense later on). I can rotate the two paddle shafts to match this distance and therefore set the feather angle. Continue reading

Schlegel Topline Paddle

8 April 2012 / / 21 Comments

The Schlegel Topline paddle was probably THE paddle of the late eighties – mid nineties. Tough, hardwearing and almost indestructible. The Topline came in a number of flavours but the most distinctive was the River Safety edition. They have one blade painted neon pink and the other neon green/yellow for signalling on the river!

Schlegel Topline Paddle
Schlegel Topline Paddle

Schlegels classic model has dominated the rivers of our planet for more than 10 years. Now improved with the very latest materials: fibre-reinforced, high-density foam for stiffer blades, aluminium protective insert around the edge of the blade. In addition there is the comfort of soft foam hand grips which minimise heat loss to the hands whilst increasing grip control. The blade is reinforced by the shaft running along almost its entire length, allowing the most powerful paddlestrokes in the toughest white water.

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Waterstick Zen Pro-Bend

31 December 2011 / / 0 Comments

I have had the paddle for about a month and a half now and so far have been very impressed. I ordered it through Pyranha with 12 degrees feather and a length of 191cm.

When I first unwrapped the paddle the first thing I noticed was how light it was, its lighter than any paddle I had previously tried, so was very impressed by that. It also looks quite different due to its unusual carbon weave look and dimpled grips.
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New paddle time

22 September 2011 / / 0 Comments

After reading about my current Sidekick paddles on the Werner website, it seems (given the specs) that I need to be looking for an alternative paddle!

The best choice for strong well conditioned play boaters!

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