Chris Bolton wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:57 pm

My body is poorly heated or poorly insulated

Ah! If only!

You North American continentals, I really don't know. :-)

I agree that the word 'believe' can appear equivocal and certainly in terms of faith but I really don't think the 'strong case to demonstrate looks better. It sounds as like the opposing viewpoint in a legal argument. I feel it needs something more positive and that is my point. Many paddlers have b...

My preferred wording:


"British Canoeing believes there is an existing right to navigation on rivers"

Steve Agar wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:24 pm

However, if it were subject to European law........

We'd be paying the anglers several billion pounds for us to stay off the rivers.

I'm impressed with the intention, but worried about the practicality. If this does eventually go to Parliament through a private member's bill, you can bet your bottom dollar that the compromise will end up that riparian owners will be able to limit access at certain times in a way that leaves us n...

Excellent post TinyPaddler.

DaveBland wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:53 pm

have had a "double digits" rule for several years now.

I assume that's double digit C not double digit F

And just to reinforce Simon's point, the tenants are at liberty to charge whatever they like; if they chose to charge £50 per day, my guess is they wouldn't get any customers and would go out of business, people on this forum would complain bitterly but that would be just tough. Market forces dictat...

BoofandSwim wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 26, 2018 5:00 pm

To my knowledge, access to car parks is implicit by their nature (unless stated otherwise).

I would be interested to understand your legal basis for this.

Sorry, should have said 'gender'.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all members of the public can enter/exit the car park using the implied right of access. The 'land owner' has the right to withdraw the implied right of access, but must do so clearly and in advance. I might be a bit rusty, but I think I know a little about land ...

I think for the average drysuit, you get quite a well engineered product, sure there are some cheap alternatives available but if you consider the 'normal' Palm, Peak, Nookie, IR, you cannot get much under about £500. If you go to separates, you can select from cheaper alternatives within the produc...

It wasn't so very long ago that the 'normal' combination was a long-john wetsuit and a dry cag and everyone put up with that. Not so great for canoeists with legs exposed to the elements so we usually used dry trousers. Indeed, if you saw the Shaun Baker video posted a couple of days ago, you would ...

Thanks for taking this up Dave, very useful.

Jim wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:41 pm

or want/need to get them to the bank sooner than 15m downstream (next fall or something...)

I have my ropes marked off at 5m intervals so I can dump a length and still have a good idea as to how much is left in the bag

Well, it shut down quickly!

Any use?

Would it be the Findhorn above Dulsie?

I can confirm that the breathable section does not last as long as the rest. Mine started leaking through the fabric during an AWWSR

I'm struggling to remember the issue but I am sure I wrote to them once about how rivers were denoted on maps and I got a very detailed explanation with all the logic behind it. Probably best looking in contacts or just to customer services.

I agree that a round hulled boat will sit more stably in a stopper but I guess it is also more difficult to extricate. Yes seam height but I think maybe also volume along the length. The Axiom mentioned earlier as difficult may be because the low volume stern is catching the flow, this might also ha...

I'm thinking a seat belt might prove inadequate if it goes wrong.

c) Leader/Coach not having British Canoeing membership & insurance. Insurance then comes from clubs affiliation insurance to BC I think. But if insurance company feel not obliged to cover this for some reason, then THE COMMITTEE IS LIABLE TO PAY COMPENSATION AND LEGAL COSTS. Only if the claimant ca...

Whilst the fundamentals of outdoor clothing might be the same, there are a number of significant differences between the design of clothing for sailing and kayaking/canoeing. First off, sailors seem to expect to stay on board and clothes are not necessarily designed to exclude water during immersion...

You might find a group getting on who you could paddle with. I like the social aspect.

When I started out I used lightweight trousers from Palm and they lasted years, really good but for canoeing they just weren't up to the job. If you are sitting in a puddle of water you would want built-in feet so there are options to consider

C-Tug is easy to take apart, all plastic so reasonably light, can be put into a sea kayak hatch.

Whilst there is concern for the wellbeing of the OP do we not think it is a bit demeaning to interrogate him on his abilities when he is merely asking for some simple advice. Presumably this information is available if he were to access a tide chart for the area so it's not as if some kind of masoni...

I did this stretch in canoe a few years ago, we were fighting a headwind for most of the way but we didn't have any problem with 'big boats'