I’m in sympathy with the original poster about contested access as we get hassle down here in deepest Devon. I however disagree that our governing bodies aren’t working hard to improve access, Ben Seal at BC is very active and enthusiastically engaging government and all parties and has initiated th...

So while we are talking about boat design, the 9R was stated that it was faster? How is this quantified? In mph? In a dynamic environment how is this recorded or is it just a feel how it gets down a rapid?

They are sold out in all sizes, seems popular and hopefully a second run will happen.

We have used two apartments before which has worked well, extreme Slovenia are very helpful.

How about the Rubberman at:

https://www.rubberman.co.uk/home.html

Just received my copy and loving it, well done to all contributed to this marvellous tome. Many thanks and more power to Andy’s fund.

Surely not Steve Fisher after he has his crowdfunding safety video rip off of just a few years ago, good folk don't do that.

Hi folks this is a polite request to park more considerately near Holne Weir. A local resident has written to the BCU because there has been some incidences of parking next to the new gate installed by the BCU downstream of the Weir. It’s not illegal to park there but does make motorists who use the...

So I have a kind of theory that when a weather site predicts 25mm we get vastly less, more like 5mm. Today we had forecast 5mm and we get almost 25mm. It’s what makes boating interesting, we follow the gauges, forecasts and look for any signs of water. Love it

No one complains about paying for CIWW yet we get complaints for paying for CTWWC. Are paddlers happy the centre is shutdown and releases are random as and when the water board want them and not advertised? As an occasional visitor it seems a good resource when it's dry in Devon.

So nothing heard about Dreamline and can Steve Fisher produce any news but looks like he needed some money for his adventures and kickstarter was the avenue of choice.

Sorry to hear that and I hope you can find something that will give you a similar amount of pleasure.

So we are agreed then that after 4 pages on this thread that we all teach different things in differing orders. We can't even agree on how to leave an eddy therefore beginners must be a little concerned reading the advice above.

Cotswolds discount is15% I believe

Indeed my mate wants to know as well.

I see our erstwhile governing body is to raise the standard adult fee to £45 which I think I'm right is up from £38? A arise of approx 15% which is 7.5% per year since the last rise.

She beat an awful lot of good male paddlers to make the top ten, well done that lass. I believe she even got spun around just befor the end and still made the top ten.

Maybe the Project has hit the buffers but there has been no updates on the delivery of Video/T-shirt since July this year. Plenty of comments on the kickstarter website about people's concerns. You've had me money Steve Fisher what is happening????

Dewerstone make some great sunnies that float (wooden frames)
https://dewerstone.com

Sold at AS Watersports at http://www.aswatersports.co.uk/shop/adv ... sses&go=GO

Upper Conwy from A5 bridge, love it

The egress situation has improved on the Lower Dart in that the Indian restaurant has shut and a new cafe, Salmon Leap Cafe, has opened. The cafe have developied the piece of land by the side of the property and are encouraging paddlers to use it for parking and partaking of the cafe. The actual eg...

The egress situation has improved on the Lower adart in that the Indian restaurant has shut and a new cafe, Salmon Leap Cafe, has opened. The cafe have developed the piece of land by the side of the property and are encouraging paddlers to use it for parking and partaking of the cafe. The actual egr...

Is this still open to paddlers?

You tinker Denzil and I thought I was the most amazing paddler and not nice to be told I'm only the second most amazing.

Nyloc nuts are a great solution but care is needed as they need a screwdriver in all the time when they are being tightened. With a Phillips screw head they can easily chew up the cross slots.

When a river is clear then fish are generally more cautious in coming out of cover as they are more visible to their predators. If a kayak or kayaker disturbs the bottom of a river and colours the water with a muddy cloud then the fish can become more confident plus food on the bottom maybe moved. S...

Why is £17 being expensive for a days paddling at CIWW? Guaranteed water, changing facilities, safety set up on bank, cafe and the lovely Ronnie onsite. Compare the £17 to a round of golf, a few hours at the cinema, a football match etc. To me seems a reasonable price for a full days entertainment.

So you are saying the hire car company are charging a surcharge to take the car out of Italy? Seems a little strange, when I have hired a car at Geneva to go to the French Alps there has not been a surcharge? What are they asking per day?

That's rich a fellow paddler was telling you there wasn't access on the river he was setting up a slalom course on! I would have advised him to go away smartly.

Fantastic adventure right on my doorstep. I still can't believe how much water is there in what is basically a stream for the most part of the year.