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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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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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Bookreview – The Fat Paddler

On September 27, 2011 By

If you read a lot about kayaking on the web, I am sure you have seen the name Fat Paddler around. You might even follow his website. Sean Smith (his real name) has written a book about a period in his live where he had to suffer great set backs. Kayaking plays [...]

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Shooting pictures on the water

On September 26, 2011 By

I take my DSLR with me on the water in a drybag. However I follow the waterproof camera market because a DSLR on the water takes a lot of time unless you have it in a waterproof housing.

When GPS arrived for compact camera’s (for geotagging) I really was hoping for someone to [...]

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AE Rapid Sail update

On May 27, 2011 By

Every thursday it is clubevening at KV Lekko (Canoe and Kayak club) and yesterday it was pretty windy so time to test the Rapid Sail on my WS Tempest. Most hardshells are less wide then the AE kayaks so I was unsure if this would work. Mounting the sail was easy (even with the manual [...]

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Buoyancy aid: Delta Explorer

On March 15, 2011 By

In some countries there are strict rules for kayakking on the water and you always need a swimming aid at least. In those countries where there are no specific rules you still want to have swimming aid espacially when going onto bigger water. The weather can change, other watersportsmen can think it’s funny to throw [...]

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