Try this link....

http://evolutionseakayaks.com/

A few members of my local club have tried their demo boats and love them. Certainly a future contender for when I start looking to move from plastic.

I recently upgraded to a 14 metre Whetman system which I've only used in a couple of practice sessions. It's quite a large bag, which makes repacking easy, but it's very comfortable to wear and I forget it's there most of the time. It's very well constructed, with quality fittings and as well as the...

Is it generally recommended to stick with Thule when it comes to carriers or do other companies come highly recommended from you guys? I've used Thule bars on my cars for years, for wave skis, bikes, roof boxes etc and always found them to be decent enough quality, however since getting a 'high top...

Being a 'Billy No Mates' most of the time and having a long term shoulder injury, I found the rear shoulder entry on my Typhoon MS4 was increasingly difficult to fasten and open. I bit the bullet last year and bought a waist entry PS330 Extrem, which is a massive improvement for my personal circumst...

No longer required - Thanks !

Anyone got a set of J-Bars lying around and surplus to requirements, ££ waiting.

Ken.

Yes, it's still for sale and apologies for the late reply, but I've been touring & paddling the west coast of Scotland since mid May and only returned home yesterday.
I responded to another forum member via pm late last night and they have first refusal if they ring me today.

Ken.

A wooden stake at each corner and a roll of cheap electric fence tape, rigged up to the car battery ;-)

Sold.... Pending collection.

I found my Scorpio toggles to be the most uncomfortable things on the planet and recently replaced them with a set of Wilderness Systems toggles. I was going to undo the knots in the Scorpio toggles and keep them as emergency spares, but I couldn’t work out how to disassemble them and ended up cutti...

Thanks for the links, I'd need to wear my helmet for that stability ball as I'd undoubtedly end up head butting the tv :-)

Lovely to see in the wild and it looks to have been an excellent day to be on the water.

I'm heading up to the west coast for a bit paddling around Oban in a week's time, fingers crossed for both weather and wildlife !

This compass was supplied new with my kayak in November and other than removing it from its box to photograph it, it has never seen the light of day and is in unused and brand new condition (Slight tear in box lid from when I opened it this morning). I ended up fitting a Silva 70P to the deck recess...

To back up getting on the water as much as possible, can anyone recommend any fitness regimes or good videos to help build paddle fitness, strength and flexibility from the comfort of my own home.

Thanks.

**Reduced to £695**

There's currently a new Thresher 155 on EBay at £1500 and a smaller used Thresher 140 at £1100, making mine an excellent catch for a lucky new owner.

Just a bit of ad-hoc training with a few new acquaintances from a local club.

Had an excellent coaching session yesterday at Hartlepool.

My Thresher 'sit on top ' was sometimes difficult to handle and would have benefited from having a rudder fitted.

Is this an option on the Scrambler ?

Great action shots! Looks like miniskirt/t-shirt weather by north east standards, no? :) Apart from the local BBC lunchtime news today, reporting a couple of swimmers at Tynemouth, dressed only in shorts (only a few miles north of where I was freezing my bits off yesterday) I spotted my neighbour h...

That makes sense Douglas, much easier to pick up on a signal mid ocean, or on a deserted coastline.

Similar to the early days of vehicle 'Tracker' systems, that would quickly direct us in to an area of lock up garages, but would leave us to identify which one contained the stolen vehicle.

Maybe with the younger generation, socialising on Newcastle's quayside or the Bigg Market, fortunately I'm older and (sometimes) wiser :-)

A few brave souls (or fools) braved the bitterly cold conditions yesterday morning and managed a bit of surf coaching at Sunderland. It was a fairly short session, but I got a lot from it. https://media.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/uploads/70355/1519709551537-7388.png https://media.ukriversguidebook.co.u...

Bear in mind though its taking them about five months to do that. I applied to register my PLB in June 2017 and only received confirmation of registration late November 2017 along with this note : I do apologise for the longer than anticipated delay, due to changing computing systems, low staffing ...

Although I haven't yet had the experience of taking my sea kayak through big surf, when I used to surf my wave ski, if I was ever trashed by a big wave, like Nick, I found the safest place was behind my board and follow it in to the beach, allowing the surf to crash over me. No deck lines, but attac...

Suggest you join the "Skye Free Ads" Facebook group and ask on there. I know of a couple of dog sitting services but they are based in the North (Dunvegan and Earlish). R. After a number of recommendations on Skye Free Ads for the kennels at Aird, I managed to get hold of the owner and she confirme...

Thanks Grian, it's always good to have alternative destinations for when the sea is 'out of order' ! Can you launch directly from the site ? Site looks good on their website, although at one point I thought it was tents only, when I saw they don't allow caravans. I'm pleased I read on, as motorhomes...

Heading up to Skye in May for 6 days of SSKS glorious weather, beautiful scenery, stunning paddles and no midges whatsoever, not a single one, not even a sniff of one.... I can dream can't I ? (Skye midges absolutely adore this pale southern blood). As I'm likely to be touring before and after the s...

Grian wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:54 pm

Lovely picture! Which lake is it?

Derwentwater, looking north towards Skiddaw.

I've only paddled there and Windermere and don't recognise the surroundings in your pic, which I'm guessing is neither of them ?

.... go straight to Plan B, otherwise known as the tranquility of the Lake District !

jmmoxon wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:28 am

Olly Hicks & George Bullard's film:
https://www.redbull.tv/video/AP-1NBYKYF ... he-finnmen

Thoroughly enjoyable film.... Thanks !

I hadn't heard the story of 'The Finmen' prior to this thread being resurrected, so I'm looking forward to having a read of Norman Rogers' book.