Gifts for paddlers

On December 7, 2011 By

The season is coming and now you have to think about buying something for that mad-paddler. Does he/she need gear; don’t know? So what else is around to buy?

Book: The Fat Paddler
This book is a good read for anyone (so not limited to paddlers) however kayaking plays a big role in the [...]

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On the 5th of November it was time for the annual Snertjourney to celebrate the end of the season. Now you are probably wondering what ‘snert’ is. Snert is a Dutch version of Pea Soup (read wiki). Snert normally is associated with bad weather and winter. But on this day it was beautiful [...]

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The people at Klepper came up with something new called the backyak. A kayak for two (or three when you bring a child) kayak that you can carry on your back. Well two backs. For as little (grin) as 3790 euro (about 3300 pounds, $5200 or 5000 Aus$) it’s yours. Yes, you think it’s cheap [...]

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Something for the weekend

On November 4, 2011 By

When strolling on the internet I came along these movies for you to watch:

We’ve seen paddling with sharks, dolphins, whales, but what about alligators?:

Making a kayak tour commercial, how it should be:

this one is nice as well:

What if you combine windsurfing and kayaking?

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Freya Hoffmeister paddled almost 1500KM in 46 days and arrived in Punta Durazno Chico. Untill now there where some small set-backs like; a defect on the rudder, days that she could not paddle because of bad weatherand a sore lip. Her rudder fin broke when she got hit by a big wave that [...]

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One Man Epic finishes kayak stage

On October 14, 2011 By

After 1172KM of paddling the first stage of the One Man Epic journey is completed. He now will enter the dessert, somewhere a kayak has no use. If the stories from Tom Smitheringale will stay as amusing as they where during his kayak stage it will be worth the [...]

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There are three small problems with my Wilderness System Tempest Pro 170.
First problem is the hatch problem, a well known problem for WS kayaks, and soon after I got mine I noticed some water coming in the smallest hatch. I thought I did not close it well enough or it getting moist by [...]

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Movietime..

On October 10, 2011 By

Surf collision

What about a rollercoaster ride in your backyard!

A trip through Mojave Desert

Nice seakayak footage from Iroise sea

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For everyone who loves to see pictures regarding kayak history: http://www.arktiskebilleder.dk/

This site has about 100.000 photos with the oldest from 1860most pictures are from the period 1890-1940. The pictures give great insight in the lives of people living in the arctic in that time. A search on kayak results in 1516 pictures. Have a [...]

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