Most of the gauges on the weirs of the Thames just tell you the head and tail river levels either side of the lock. IME this does not really tell you much except in really extreme cases, as the whole point of the weirs / gates is to give you a consistent river level. There are however flow gauges on...

And this is why we should have open access to government data. All of the services mentioned above use the same data. Shoothill "own" the api for access to the EA gauge data, so if you want to build a webapp which uses this government data, you have to pay them for it, however good luck getting a re...

What is not to like? Simon I found it ugly and some of the user interface annoying. Granted I haven't used it for a while. The ability to use multiple maps is it's big draw. It may not be the sexiest app or the most advanced. But if you want to add way markers and notes to share then I would sugges...

They could of got Kim Kardashian to promote canoeing and the residents here would have probably complained.

Probably just a cheaper way to fail/disappoint internet forum dwellers.

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It sounds to me that a crossover is exactly the boat you need. Hatches make packing stuff easier. Skegs help on flat water. And I can only speak for a katana (as I have not paddled the others) but it will easily handle the classic white water touring runs like the loop, dee, tryweryn.

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Can't work out how to embed a Facebook page, so a link will have to do.

In fact it has its own page

https://m.facebook.com/liquidlogickayaks.flyingsquirrel

First of all, big thanks all involved in the magazine. I have some good memories of the magazines in their various guises and they have played their part in the history of paddling in the uk. I hope that all the people involved can find some new opportunies and exciting challenges either in paddling...

I have flown / trained to briancon.

I flew to Geneva. Then train to briancon. There was a couple of changes. Was not a bad journey. This was 15 yrs ago though. Milan might be easier now. Flights to Geneva were a pittance then.

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Why the g-force? Is it really cheap? With proper technique you can bow stall any of the short play boat generation. However if I wanted to buy a playboat and I did not want to spunk the best part of a grand. I would go and find whichever 2010 Jackson star size fitted best and buy a second hand one. ...

swimjimi wrote:swimjimi » Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:36 am
My jed leaks like a sieve through the security attachment point

Are pyranha security points not moulded inserts then? does not sound very secure to me...

So you have a gammy elbow.... Pfft

What really is amazing that you had a set of Dr d's for this long! I had two sets... The blades fell off both in very little time and sank.

Tapatalk v4 is now free on the Google play store. Much nicer than v2 which I ditched due to the requirements to continually sign into my amazon account

I have an old squirt boat mold. Make model etc all unknown- looks like a big foot or similar. Any issue if I sell it- eg copyright etc? Knowing where you work/worked and putting two and two together, I suspect that it is a valley prodigy mould. Which would be ironic if anyone criticised you for cop...

Hmmm, some amusing responses to my question. I am fully aware that you pay a vehicle excise license, however, your car is not legally allowed on a highway without displaying a tax disc and the common nomenclature is road tax. Highways are paid for by taxation, so in effect even if you don't own a ca...

So with free parking and loading removed from Holne Bridge my question is...Do the Country Park Own Newbridge Car Park and if so are these rumours a possibility that that will become a pay and display car park too. I guess professional paddlers, like Simon Westgarth have to pay some sort of cost fo...

The solution is either a. Wax, which makes a mess - in your car when it gets hot and melts ( which it will, quite easily ) or. B. Mud, grab a hand full of silt from the river, and rub onto your paddle shaft. Make it part of your getting in routine. In effect you are sanding the paddle, but you are n...

As a trivia point, HPP was originally designed to be adjustable I believe. It is adjustable. It has blocks that can be moved and rearranged, and often are for slalom competitions. It is now! It has not been throughout its life. HPP had a mjor remodel about 3-4 yrs ago, where they put in rapid block...

Like most people commenting, I am not a course designer. But I will happily give you my opinion. I think the reason has already been given, flexibility. However, its not just about flexibility of use. Whitewater is incredibly hard to model. You cannot scale it up or down. And whilst you can do some ...

I have a bike rack on the back of my campervan (high top). In the past i have placed a playboat on it. It can easily hold the weight, the issue is that if you lash it horizantally -depending on relative widths - it can stick out the side of the van. Lashing it vertically works better, but obscures t...

I have seen some mtb films with a similar setup. Its cool, but it does look like the world is rotating around your head. I become fixated by it and find it a bit distracting.

Where's nafford?

A couple of pointsTWP/Kayakojacko/Playboating are all defunct or no longer a source of river levels. Most people use www.tvfreestylers.co.uk or the maidenhead rowing club online gauge to assess what the weir is running on.The rodeo is no longer held in march :-(, currently it resides in november.The...

Pm'd you re your monstar.

No thanks.

I know what I want.

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Hello,

Looking for a Jackson monstar. Have cash waiting for right boat. If you have one to sell, text me on o7971645801 or email me garethdjevans*at*gmail*dot*com.

Based in the south east, easy meet at Hurley, however could travel if needed.

Influential whitewater paddlers - snyder paddlers, lugbill and hearn, richard fox, Jones/Manby/Hewlett. Shout outs have to go to Bill masters (perception) Graham Mackereth (pyranha) and Joe pulliam (dagger) - they were all paddlers and through their companies have done a lot. In terms of my influenc...

It is sad to see shops close, and people lose their jobs / dreams. However, retail is changing and i would suggest that specific sports stores are probably at the forefront of this change as their customers and margins are smaller and as such they cannot ride out the coming transition. I see the sup...

This weekend is likely to be a wash out in the Thames Valley. The river peaked in oxford early hours of this morning, flood warnings are now out lower down the river (Marlow / Datchet). Mapledurham historically works between 3.4 and 4m on the downstream guage http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/hom...

[rant]SUP should be banned full stop! Well Ok, maybe not, but i do have a weird middle age rant thing about how SUP seems to have been forced into paddling culture, mainly by manufacturers. It's like surfers have disowned it and paddle co.s have decided that because they use a paddle, its obviously ...

Do you take your bank card on the river with you? Yes, I have a peli case which contains my phone, wallet, keys and other valuables. this is not in case i cork it, rather i dont want it nicked from my car. Personally, the only reason to have one of these ICE things is so that someone can id me, i c...

The whole ICE thing leaves me a bit perplexed. It does not ensure that anyone finds you any quicker. It does not mean you will get any treatment quicker. If you are in such a state that you are unable to communicate who you are, then there are other priorities at the scene of the incident more impor...