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- Mon Apr 10, 2017 12:43 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking Gear For Sale
- Topic: Etain sea kayak
- Replies: 3
- Views: 932
Re: Etain sea kayak
I might be interested in selling mine if you are still looking? Let me know and I'll get you some pictures.
- Wed May 02, 2012 1:16 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring Kayaks For Sale
- Topic: £600 0N0 2011 BURN MEDIUM WHITE BLUE
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1335
- Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:15 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Canoe Clubs near Egham
- Replies: 4
- Views: 401
Re: Canoe Clubs near Egham
You could also do a lot worse then to pop into Whitewater - The Canoe Centre and have a chat with the guys there. They will usually know whats going on in the area, and will also sell you shiny things that make your life better :-)
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:28 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: China video blog
- Replies: 5
- Views: 633
Re: China video blog
That is seriously impressive stuff.
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:54 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: My writeup of the Lee Valley Olympic course assesment
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5026
Re: My writeup of the Lee Valley Olympic course assesment
I did my assessment on Sunday and would agree with the write up. Great course, and I fully appreciate the need to ensure people are up to standard.
Anyone know where to find information on course opening times and how to book once you are "qualified" to turn up and paddle?
Anyone know where to find information on course opening times and how to book once you are "qualified" to turn up and paddle?
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:43 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Lee Valley running kayaker course assesments
- Replies: 105
- Views: 5902
Re: Lee Valley running kayaker course assesments
I still struggle with the idea of a man-made course meriting all this fuss... I assume all the holes are designed to be played in rather than being terminal or feeding into siphoned-out caves... How would you grade it? Compared to HPP or the Tryweryn? Pictures would be cool... I had my assessment o...
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:41 pm
- Forum: Competition
- Topic: So, did you get Olympic tickets?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4985
Re: So, did you get Olympic tickets?
So far - nothing (also asked for slalom as well as a few other bits and bobs). Technically they could still allocate them (up until the 10th) which really just means another 10 days without being able to touch a large chunk of my hard earned money :-(
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:21 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Bitches Tides weekends over the summer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 368
Re: Bitches Tides weekends over the summer
Look HERE for all the info.
EDIT - This website isn't as easy to navigate as it used to be. So in case you missed it; you want to be on the water about 3 1/5 hours before Milford Haven high tide.
EDIT - This website isn't as easy to navigate as it used to be. So in case you missed it; you want to be on the water about 3 1/5 hours before Milford Haven high tide.
- Tue May 24, 2011 3:26 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: coccyx injuries?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 912
Re: coccyx injuries?
If you don't want to wait until Friday to find out if you have broken anything you could always go to A&E. I'd take a good book and comfy pillow with you though.
- Fri May 20, 2011 3:35 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: STOLEN!!!! Medium Burn, Blue/ White
- Replies: 9
- Views: 845
Re: STOLEN!!!! Medium Burn, Blue/ White
To be fair, I'm sure Pyranha would LOVE to sell 700,000 boats to every single person in the world :-)
- Fri May 20, 2011 12:43 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: STOLEN!!!! Medium Burn, Blue/ White
- Replies: 9
- Views: 845
Re: STOLEN!!!! Medium Burn, Blue/ White
About 5 quadrillion boats, sounds like Pyranha have quite ambitious sales goals. Totally OT, but I very much doubt that is how they use the serial number. Some of the letters will reference the colour of the boat, some the make, model and size. I'd guess the last 3 digits are to identify that parti...
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:55 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Who would Paddle Lee Valley if it could open this w/e
- Replies: 17
- Views: 730
Re: Who would Paddle Lee Valley if it could open this w/e
To clarify, my original plan was based on the course being open this weekend, and then open Thursday and Friday evenings and weekends as priviously stated on the website.
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:53 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Who would Paddle Lee Valley if it could open this w/e
- Replies: 17
- Views: 730
Re: Who would Paddle Lee Valley if it could open this w/e
My plan was to head over next Thursday evening (28th) as I thought it would be packed out with kayakers this weekend. If it won't be and you can sort something out I'll give it a go this weekend.
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:45 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: The perfect summer kayak shoe, maybe!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 921
Re: The perfect summer kayak shoe, maybe!
Admittedly I've not tried these, but then I wear a £20 pair of wetsuit boots that fit, despite the big feet/ small boat, are fine for the portages for both grip and comfort. I'll stick with them personally.
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:21 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: The perfect summer kayak shoe, maybe!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 921
Re: The perfect summer kayak shoe, maybe!
I've heard people say this before, but it makes no sense. A normal well fitted booty encases the whole foot with 1 layer of material. These have 2 layers of material between each toe. How can that be more space saving than a normal booty?slowstroke wrote: ideal for big feet in limited space,
- Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:37 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Where to go for roof rack "feet" for a Corsa
- Replies: 12
- Views: 635
Re: Where to go for roof rack "feet" for a Corsa
I think Thule have always done the Aero style bars that have the slot, but they used to do a standard bar style (this is what I have) and the feet/ tower clamps over the whole bar. (I'm not an expert, but I think this is right)
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:22 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Silverback no more
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3822
Re: Silverback no more
That is such a shame. Glad I got to go out there before it went. Any news on how/ if it has changed the rest of the river above/ below the dam?
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:30 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: longer or shorter?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1183
Re: longer or shorter?
This may explain why I suck at playboating ;-)morsey wrote: the hull and edges are the major asset of a play boat and scratching the heck out of them reduces its play performance.
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:33 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: longer or shorter?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1183
Re: longer or shorter?
Good discussions. I'll elaborate on my thoughts, not to be argumentative or try and change anyone's mind, but just to let you know how I feel about it. The ankle thing is my main concern. I look at the river/ the drop/ the rapid and I ask myself "do I think there is a real risk of me breaking my ank...
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:22 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: longer or shorter?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1183
Re: longer or shorter?
I only have the play boat and have yet to look at anything and say "I'd run it if I had a creek boat, but I won't run it in this". I've always said I'll get a creeker when I feel I have to walk round something my mates get to paddle because they have the "right" tool for the job, but as yet, that da...
- Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:21 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Securing kayaks
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1883
Re: Securing kayaks
I use a Rack Gaurd to deter the opportunist in a hurry, although I have heard (on this forum) of an incredibly easy way of getting past this . I won't repeat it as it caused some contention last time it was mentioned (some folks thought that the knowledge shouldn't be made even more available). Othe...
- Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:28 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Sell or kill?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1208
Re: Sell or kill?
If this is an ethical question about if it is ok to sell a boat that has been damaged, I'd say as long as he is honest about the condition of the boat it shouldn't be a problem. If it is more a question of if he should keep the boat and use it to destruction or sell it and start again this comes dow...
- Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:44 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: flying with boats
- Replies: 8
- Views: 597
Re: flying with boats
Flown with easyjet twice with kayaks. Both times from Stanstead to Slovenia. Never had any issues. I book the boats in as sports equipment (the website does not have kayaks as an option but it does have windsurfs. I've e-mailed Easyjet to ask about this and they insists that kayaks are not allowed b...
- Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:20 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Your 2010 Boating Stats
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1864
Re: Your 2010 Boating Stats
Number of days on the water - Probably about 60 Number of different rivers paddled: I think only 9. That's pretty poor :-( Number of rivers/sections paddled for the first time: 4 (but 1 of them was the White Nile, and I paddled all of Day 1 and 2 and most of the back channels) Most rivers in one day...
- Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:10 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: ICE Wake Kayaking video...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 669
Re: ICE Wake Kayaking video...
Ha ha! Excellent video. Great commitment guys.
- Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:20 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Burly looking run in Siberia...
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2699
Re: Burly looking run in Siberia...
That is amazing. Loved the line:
"In the west the most extreme rapids are class 6; in Russia, the scale goes to class 10"
Very Spinal Tap.
"In the west the most extreme rapids are class 6; in Russia, the scale goes to class 10"
Very Spinal Tap.
- Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:04 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Uganda jabs
- Replies: 14
- Views: 790
Re: Uganda jabs
Ok, might be wrong (so as said, best to see a GP) but my understanding is yellow fever is only mandatory if enterring from a yellow fever infected country (which the UK is not).
The link above seems to confirm this.
The link above seems to confirm this.
- Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:34 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Uganda jabs
- Replies: 14
- Views: 790
Re: Uganda jabs
Not sure Yellow Fever IS a legal requirment to travel to Uganda. It is recommended, but I think it's your call. Best visit your GP as you can get the typhoid, hep A & B, etc on the NHS. Yellow fever cost something like £50 Then you have maleria tablets - that cost me £10 for a private prescription f...
- Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:07 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Bujagali Hydropower Project Update
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2657
Re: Bujagali Hydropower Project Update
I've just come back from Uganda. So glad I did it before it was too late. Regarding what rapids will go, Sliverback is the location of the dam, but the dam will surely flood upstream and cover at least some of the best rapids on the river; 50/50, Bugagali Falls, Ribcage and the Hump, Brickyard, Esca...
- Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:44 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Somewhat cheeky
- Replies: 86
- Views: 5633
Re: Somewhat cheeky
For the sake of not ruining what could be a great idea for a new site, please change the name to anything sooner rather than later (my vote, for what its worth goes to UKRIVERMAPS). (And why, oh why, after being told the logo is similar to UKRGB but red instead of blue, have you now changed it to bl...