Utrecht

On April 20, 2012 By

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If you visit The Netherlands changes are big you end up in Amsterdam or Rotterdam. Utrecht is the fourth largest city and its inner-city is a lot smaller than Amsterdam but it’s worthwhile a visit. Utrecht is easy [...]

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Dry Drowning

On April 18, 2012 By

Canoe and Kayak placed an interesting article on their Facebook. The article came from NRS and was about Dry Drowning. Dry Drowning you say? Yes, a spasm of the larynx (voice box). Something is very likely to happen after removing a tube after a narcose, however there are several other causes of this spasm. Getting [...]

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One of the most beautiful fortified towns in The Netherlands must be Brielle. Brielle also had an interesting role in the Eighty Years war against Spain. This very important historical happening is celebrated [...]

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If you read news about great adventures involving crossing oceans you probably heard of people crossing in kayaks or row boats. But in a canoe? Hungarian Gabor Rakonczay did just this. He stated at Lagos (Portugal) on the 21th of December. Stopped at the Canary Islands for supplies only to get capsized days after killing [...]

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On the Rotte – alternative windmill journey

If you ever been to The Netherlands with an organized group you will have seen windmills. If you choose Amsterdam (see old Dutch city or smoke pot) they probably pushed on a bus to [...]

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New adventure for the Fat Paddler

On February 14, 2012 By

If you have read his book (review of his book) won’t be really surprised when I tell you Sean Smith (Fat Paddler) has an idiotic (sorry Sean) new plan. He is racing in the Mauritius Ocean Classic Classic in about 6 months. This is a [...]

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Paddling for Smiles

On February 9, 2012 By

Getting attacked by a shark, get your surfski split in have by the surf and getting robbed on a journey that supposed to be 2600KM around the coast of the Southern part of Africa to raise money for children to get their cleft lips or palates operated on.  Richard Kohler started in December from [...]

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The Kayak Essentials DVD’s

On February 2, 2012 By

Kayakessentials.co.uk has two excellent instruction DVD’s. The Kayak Essentials and Sea Kayak Essentials. Two DVD’s full with information.

Kayak Essentials (£16.95)
This DVD will give you a good knowledge of the basics. How to paddle, keep balance, brace, etc. The instructions are given in wildwaterkayaks and most of the times repeated in seakayaks. This [...]

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First things first: Happy 2012!

Freya Hoffmeister has reached Cape Horn after 128 days and 3925KM. That is an average of 31KM a day!

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