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- Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:00 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Grants etc for clubs?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1592
Re: Grants etc for clubs?
Made this list quite a while ago- not sure how in date it is, and quite heavily Scotland biased, but maybe useful: http://www.moffattrust.org.uk http://www.therobertsontrust.org.uk http://www.voluntaryactionfund.org.uk http://www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global...
- Fri Nov 08, 2013 10:49 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: The Chain
- Replies: 107
- Views: 16495
Re: The Chain
Here is a duck in an open boat on the sunny river Dee:


- Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:42 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: The Chain
- Replies: 107
- Views: 16495
Re: The Chain
.....NSR Big Green King of the Wave




- Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:37 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Proposed Hydro Sceme on the River Arkaig - Scotland
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3692
Re: Proposed Hydro Sceme on the River Arkaig - Scotland
I guess it would fill instantly if the button closed off the inlet sluice.
- Fri Sep 20, 2013 11:12 pm
- Forum: Scotland - West Highlands
- Topic: River Arkaig
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7620
Re: River Arkaig
The work they propose to do to the wier looks like it will divert the vast majority of the flow through the scheme and away from the main event rapid.
- Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:09 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Anyone driving from Fife back south (boat transport)?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1509
Re: Anyone driving from Fife back south (boat transport)?
Add this Facebook profile as a friend and post. Someone may be able to help- uni is just finishing. Also could try Dundee and Aberdeen Universities.
https://www.facebook.com/staucc?fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/staucc?fref=ts
- Thu May 17, 2012 7:24 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Trip to Lake Garda -Help...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 641
Re: Trip to Lake Garda -Help...
Lots of windsurf places at the north end of the Lake which should be able to rent some of the above equipment to you. I took a busload of soldiers there five years ago - I will try to find my post trip report, which has loads of details for accommodation etc - PM me your email address and I will see...
- Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:35 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Rafting restrictions law proposed by fishermen rejected
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1921
- Sat May 28, 2011 10:48 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Camera Insurance
- Replies: 2
- Views: 630
Re: Camera Insurance
I use Photoguard: they cover water damage, but I am not sure I would be covered if I let the camera etc dissapear downstream attached to a boat minus me....
- Mon May 16, 2011 1:08 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: River Etive GoPro HD
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1970
Re: River Etive GoPro HD
This is our Etive gopro effort, shot last December, including the topo-duo on right angle.
- Mon May 09, 2011 10:26 am
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Sad news from the Hebrides
- Replies: 0
- Views: 669
- Sun May 08, 2011 10:50 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Infinity Wezzit
- Replies: 2764
- Views: 191560
Re: Infinity Wezzit
shotgun I think
- Sat May 07, 2011 11:33 am
- Forum: Scotland - Central Highlands
- Topic: RIVER BRUAR
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4522
Re: RIVER BRUAR
Pretty sure Matt and Eoghian did it when they wrote the description above.
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:42 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Stolen Zet Raptor - still at large
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3778
Re: Stolen Zet Raptor - still at large
Pic here of a car he sold. Ebay will have the full licence plate number. There is also a photo of a van in the background with licence plate showing:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1997-VOLKSWAGEN-P ... mobiles_UK
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1997-VOLKSWAGEN-P ... mobiles_UK
- Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:51 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Urgent assistance needed Fort William
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1737
Re: Urgent assistance needed Fort William
If you hired the original van through enterprise give me a bell on O seven nine 68919 three four five as I have some friendly contacts with them who I could speak to and perhaps sort something out. If not, out of interest - who did you hire from? also - if it is any help, I have locations in St Andr...
- Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:33 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Whats the weirdest thing you have seen whilst paddling
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6898
Re: Whats the weirdest thing you have seen whilst paddling
The weirdest sight I remember was that trib that flows into the start of the Glasgow Avon with all the cars in it. When we paddled it, it was a raging torrent of bright yellow toxic water, flowing round dumped and mangled Ford Escorts requiring some nimble slalom moves. Does anyone remember what th...
- Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:14 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Cockleshell Heroes Memorial
- Replies: 3
- Views: 692
- Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:11 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Insurance (a slightly different question to usual...)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1734
Re: Insurance (a slightly different question to usual...)
Possibly the way to get the best price would be to speak directly to a travel (or general) insurance broker and see what they can do for you (or indeed one of the normal adventure sports retail companies, but speak to the company behind them directly and see if they can do you a custom deal {these f...
- Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:27 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: The problems of kayaking for fisherman's catches...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2963
Re: The problems of kayaking for fisherman's catches...
Record year for salmon catches in Scotland http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12847601
- Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:39 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Fun in the Campsie Linn
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3475
- Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:33 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: The problems of kayaking for fisherman's catches...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2963
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:25 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Foam for footrests?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 612
Re: Foam for footrests?
pink insulating foam from B&Q isn't as squidgy as the black kayaking stuff but works just fine and is only £5 a sheet
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?a ... d=10647762
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?a ... d=10647762
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:49 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Buying a dry suit or a boat
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2471
Re: Buying a dry suit or a boat
Drysuit.... DAMX or Rubberman one - will last longer than a boat
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:31 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Looking to improve my virtualy non existent library
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1280
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:45 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: wheresthewater.com
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1262
Re: wheresthewater.com
This seems to have happened - there is now no in date data being fed through to wheresthewater.com You can however find the river here: http://www.sepa.org.uk/water/river_levels/river_level_data.aspx and compare it to the level indicators on wheresthewater to figure out the level. For example the Er...
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:37 pm
- Forum: Scotland - Central Highlands
- Topic: KELTNEY BURN
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3156
KELTNEY BURN
Reports of a tree: http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/foru ... =3&t=74474
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:35 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Uni offers/places
- Replies: 65
- Views: 5867
Uni offers/places
This is the time of year when folk are getting offers for places at Uni - Where are you going? If anyone is thinking about accepting a place at St Andrews, have a look at our : Blog: http://staucc.blogspot.com/ and our Website http://www.staucc.com for loads of reasons why you come up here and have ...
- Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:03 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Eyes wide shut
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1041
Re: Eyes wide shut
open, on clear/shallow rivers you can see rocks and orient yourself better to roll... not sure I would keep mine open on manky rivers though and I close them in the surf..
- Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:47 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Funding sugestions?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 789
Re: Funding sugestions?
http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/ This is a lottery funded programme for small grants.
- Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:16 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: BBC News Feature on Scottish Hydro
- Replies: 3
- Views: 844