Archive for the ‘canoe’ Category
Canoeing or kayaking - which is best?

Torn between these two paddling classics? Here’s the OAG breakdown: Ease of use Kayaks: Nice and enclosed, a blade at both ends of your paddle, tendencies to head off in random directions curbed by simple drop-down skegs on modern boats. Canoes:Potentially tippy, a single paddle that sends you round in circles and surprisingly heavy to get [...]
Get into Stand Up Paddling

OAG has the lowdown on paddling’s newest craze. What is it? An emerging UK sport with a Polynesian heritage, stand up paddle surfing does exactly what it says on the tin. In the early 1960s the popularity of the modern sport of ‘SUP’ grew in Hawaii, where the beach boys of Waikiki would paddle out [...]
National Go Canoeing week – get paddling

It’s time to take to water this spring, with Canoe England’s National Go Canoeing week in full swing. From now until the 15 April, you can take part in canoe and kayak events across the country. Choose from starter paddling events, to guided tours and even whole weekends. Starter events are taking place all over the [...]
Records galore as naked rower conquers Atlantic

After two months of rowing the high seas, endless blisters and dehydrated meals, the worlds “toughest rowing race”; the Atlantic challenge, has been won by two bankers in their forties, while a solo naked rower has come in second.
OverBoard’s new waterproof iPad case

OverBoard, a leading designer and manufacturer of waterproof travel and sports gear and an official kit supplier to the RNLI, have launched its Waterproof iPad case
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