Just by way of an update, PayPal have fully refunded my purchase cost.

If you can get on for half term, Silversands site at Arisaig is one of my favourites, especially if you get a front pitch with views over to Eigg and Rum. Send a text to the owner John on 07716 231727 to enquire or book. Facilities are clean and adequate, if a little dated, but this view from the pi...

Thanks Chris, PayPal should eventually sort out the refund, but it will be in their own timeframe.

It’s starting to look like WWC may have ceased trading, which if correct, is sad for the company and their employees that I’ve been told have been made redundant, but to leave their online ordering system live, taking money from fellow kayakers and not honouring the sale this close to Christmas is l...

I’m not sure how the coverage works, but last weekend I was paddling round the Isles of Fleet and was listening to Belfast CG transmissions, yet during the week I was just round the corner in Kirkcudbright bay and picked up Holyhead CG.

Line of sight at its best ?

I think so.

Not confirmed, but I’m hearing this is more than technical problems, which is very sad news.

Does anyone local to WWC in Wales know if they’re experiencing technical issues at the moment. I have been trying to contact them about an outstanding order over the last two days and can’t get through to them on the phone. Their website has an “Scheduled Maintenance” banner showing (yesterday & tod...

Thanks for all the recommendations.

“Kayak” bought and digested already. It’s a fun and easy read, with a super sense of humour throughout.

Second edition of “WW Safety & Rescue” is also here, but is going to take a bit longer to get through.

My reservations about the SafeTrx app are due to it's reliance on smart phones. I've used it while sailing but that's not a problem as I can get a bit of shelter to use my phone but I wouldn't consider using it in a kayak. My phone doesn't work if the screen or my hands are wet, there's no way of f...

Isles of Fleet today....

It goes without saying buying ww kit is only worthwhile if you know how and when to use it! Maybe get on a WWSR course on one of the chilly winter weekends?? It does go without saying, but none the less, it’s sound advice and fortunately there are plenty of courses available, along with coaching th...

For those long winter nights, I’m looking for a good instructional whitewater book, covering safety, rescues, equipment and techniques. I’ve built up a considerable amount of sea kit, but have only just started on my ww venture. We had to negotiate a low dam at the weekend and I didn’t even have a s...

Not exactly kayak or canoe related, but I picked a couple of these cool Icebreaker T’s up over the summer....

Can i ask why you feel the need to share this here? The information is already up to the public, but serves no benefit by being pushed in to the public eye. All were tragic accidents so why not leave them be as that? It’s tragic, but it’s also news, it’s relevant to our sport/hobby/pastime & to thi...

On behalf of a friend who was out with a group of paddlers Sunday 2nd December.

Lost at the S bends on the River Sprint, mid afternoon, 2 Werner paddles, no contact details on them, one set had a pair of Pogies attached. May end up in the River Kent.

No other details !

Compass sold elsewhere !

As per others, my McMurdo stays in my BA pocket and has survived many soakings during self rescue and rolling practice.

The ‘boss lady’ during the summer, off Whitburn on the NE England coast.

I’ve got so many favourites, but this one brings back fond memories from Arisaig, the week before going to the Scottish Sea Kayak Symposium.

Over the summer, I loaded my kayak on to my high top camper in preparation for an evening paddle, 20+ miles away from home and as I was meeting a friend for a dog walk halfway there, I locked the Karitek roof rack with padlocks. On reaching the meeting point, with the other 3 paddlers, it suddenly d...

I started sea kayaking regularly a couple of years ago, falling back on my experience of wave ski surfing back in the early nineties and never once taking an unplanned sea kayak capsize or swim, despite getting out in some pretty rough conditions, including surfing, Kylerhea tide races and a gentle ...

My gf weighs 65kg and paddles an Alaw Bach without needing to add extra weight to it. I’m probably at the upper limit for it at 93kg and 5’11”, but I’ve paddled it a few times now, including in some interesting sea conditions and it’s performed perfectly. When the time comes for a camping expedition...

I recently bought a Burn 3 with the Stout 2 outfitting, but as this is my first river boat, all I can say is that the ratchet system pretty much locks me in to the seat, compared to the looser fit in my sea kayak.

http://www.pyranha.com/outfitting.php

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Thanks "Billy"! Do you find the waist zip uncomfortable, e.g. with the spraydeck?

The zip can tend to fold a little due to a slight excess of material, but once I fit my deck, I tension the zip by pulling the material to either side and have no further issues with comfort.

.....and not wearing seatbelts 😮

I have my AutoSleeper insured with Comfort and wasn’t aware of a 48 hour limitation, although it’s unlikely I’ll need to leave mine that long anytime soon. It’s something I’ll have to check, as at some point I plan on leaving the van at the east end of the Caledonian Canal, then get dropped off in t...

Do you have a fairly recent VHF licence? Part of the licencing regs are that you may listen in on any chanel but must not repeat or publish any information which you hear when doing so. Just saying...... ....and please continue to ‘just say’ ! Yes, I have a fairly recent VHF licence and that aspect...

I was paddling off Ardwall Isle nr Kirkcudbright yesterday and as usual had my VHF switched on, when I overheard Belfast CG talking to the Workington lifeboat on Ch16. Belfast CG asked the lifeboat to go to Ch Zero, which they either didn’t hear, or didn’t do, as the conversation played out on Ch16 ...

After a few years of sea kayaking only, I’m venturing in to the river scene with my girlfriend, who regularly paddles both and I have a large Pyrhana Burn 3 on order for collection next week. I use cranked carbon Celtic paddles atm, from their Sea Pro range and my logic tells me that if my wrists ar...