tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73563581021931325892012-01-28T21:54:23.947ZAdrian Durranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541572009385947451noreply@blogger.comBlogger1851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-22327539983575975622012-01-28T21:54:00.001Z2012-01-28T21:54:24.017Z

Ok, so that sounds like an incredible and possibly far fetched headline.  But read on to find out if it is true… When comparing prices, the are a lot of variables to be taken into consideration: shipping, duties, taxes, handling fees, etc… For this experiment, we are going to compare NET prices (e.g. the selling price excluding tax/VAT) and in Euro.  All pricing in I-CANOE includes duty which

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So over the Christmas Holidays, we had to say good-bye to the trusty I-CANOE Transit Van. After 8 loyal years of service, it was time to put the old girl into retirement. So last week we took delivery of a new(er) Mercedes Sprinter.  It’s longer, faster and hopefully as reliable as the old van but it’s looking a little plain at the moment. That’s why we are looking for YOU to help

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All prices at I-CANOE have been frozen since the recent VAT increase at the start of 2012. We will endeavour not to increase prices due to the VAT rise for as long as possible (unfortunately we cannot guarantee against increases from suppliers, shipping and/or exchange rate costs). In fact… some of our prices have, unbelievably, even decreased!!! Check out these lower prices from… Werner:

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After 2 months 93 races with 44 juniors paddling a combined total of 142KM the 1st SLCC Indoor league has finished. Participants challenged one another to leapfrog up the table, With a high standard from all participants ranging from between 10 up to 16 years old. Comprising of Salmon Leap Canoe Clubs Junior C and D Squads. THE FACTSRaces 146 Distance 1km Sprints = 146KM or 146,000 metres

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Ok so from the first day people take to the water the first thing is always “I've got cold hands” this is only normal your hands are holding a cold non insulated shaft with exposure to wind and cold water, generally the hands aren't moving too much so the options….. You need to be able to both grip the paddle and stay warm, lots of people have lots of opinions so here's mine. As a paddler and

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As part of Irish Freestyles fundraising effort this year we have put together a calendar after a huge online photo competition the winners were selected and here's the result, A beautiful calendar available to buy. Whitewater Calendar 2012All proceeds go to Irish Freestyle KayakingFollowing the Irish Freestyle Facebook Photo Competition, we have put together a Calendar for 2012, which will

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Hope this is helpful to someone out there its a quick and easy method: Kokatat Wrist Seal Kit  The Walshy Way!

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After a long season the scores were in with all to play for in the last event of the Irishfreestyle League brought us back to Dublin well almost…… With no rain and the rearranged Liffey Descent unfortunately the ESB could not give us a flood on the river meaning no event at Sluice, so the back up plan was made….. Stackallan on the River Boyne, Co Meath. A small shallow wav/hole feature which was

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With the Autumn closing in it was at lest time for the Sickline White Water World Championships, The event was due to take place in the Oetzal Region of Austria. For 2011 we had a group of 8 Irish paddlers heading out all descending on Dublin Airport on the same flight, some good will and helpful Eir Lingus staff ensured out 8 creekers and kit all made it onto the same flight, Once we arrived in

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Ok so last saturday the 8th. The liffey descent was on and it was good... really good. Lots of carnage to be seen. Anyway we were not out for the race, just for the 4 meg release from leixlip. We headed down to Palmerstown to find a nice big Juicy improved wave from the construction work that was done. It went from looking like this: To this: To this absolute Beaut within a week :) thanks

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ROCKING THE ROCKSTAR! For the last couple of months ive been paddling jackson latest playboat the Rockstar which seems to have taken the freestyle world by storm they are everywhere! and with good reason they simply rule. I started paddling the Rockstar coming up to the worlds and my first impressions where that it was sick it went bigger faster and more retentive than anything i had

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After a long awaited dry summer sluice is finally back and just as good as ever :D

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Clare Glens 50cm-42cm

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1. Wai Har models a new paddle wheel boat2. Zets new carbon playboat with insane leg lock system3. The new H2O Nano blade. Super stiff, light and strong4. Full swing at the all you can eat/drink buffet

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Well we've just finished attending a very busy Kanumesse in Germany. There are lots of new and exciting products to come but this is just a brief flavor of what we saw:1. New Zen rescue PFD from NRS based on their popular Ninja vest.

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So This September 8 Irish outdoor instructors and 1 Kiwi decided that they would round off the summer with a trip over to the Soca valley in Slovenia!!! After a long low summer on the barrow it was nice to get on some quality moving water3 of us would drive from Ireland with all the kayaks and gear and the rest would Fly to munich and rent a car. The drive itself is a big ould spin taking in 9

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In preparation for the Sick line extreme race I've been looking for a new boat something fast something shiny and something light!, fortunately I kept coming back to my trusty Bliss Stick Mystic which is now over 4 years old but sill love it, The rivers we've paddled or the good times we've had I have a kind of sentimental attachment surely its not really that heavy…. At first look she tips the

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The weekend started with an early morning start leaving Dublin port on a long and slow moving path for Worcester, UK Once we arrived we set up the tents on a quiet corner of the Worcester Race Course. This was followed by a quick paddle to learn the course and to practise the portage. As the night closed in we headed for a hearty dinner and early night before the Saturday races. Saturday was

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This week we received delivery of a number of new products.1. Astral Willis 500: A lightweight version of the popular Willis PFD designed primarily for racing.2. Liquid Logic Stomper: The Stomper is Liquid Logic's new flat hulled Creeker featuring the new flip up backrest.3. Hurricane Tracer 165: A 23kg plastic sea kayak??? Yep that's right. Book a spin in our demo now!!

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  Quick video of a low sluice session.

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Teaching the rockhoppers some more freestyle with huge improvements, well done to all video by Bernard Walsh

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With the rain falling we took a drive to lovely Leitrim to try out the Yellow river, the Map showed a nice gradient and we can see the beautiful Pol an eas waterfall at the get out One more Irish tree and barbed wire river later here’s the video, yellow river filmed with the DogCam HD Wide camera.   .Adrian

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August bank holiday weekend saw the Clifden Beach party rodeo weekend return after a break, This year was set to be bigger and better with 45 people in attendance,Thank has to go to team paddlers Billy, Bowsie and Barry giving flat-water coaching clinics on a wild windy salt lake, this was followed by a small flat-water competition and a 45 person long eddy queue for the evening hole session.

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This week I took some time off from junior courses to run some river trip activities for some of my squad paddlers, the aim was to teach them how water worked and mover and to give them a better understanding ready for the forthcoming Lower liffey and liffey descent races, A very low river….. As always the cameras were rolling I was trying out my new DogCam Bullet HD Wide with great success,

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PHOTO OF THE MONTHTHIS MONTHS PHOTO OF THE MONTH WINNER IS JOHN HENRY WITH THIS LITTLE BEAUTY.SPECIAL SPOT PRIZE FOR THE PERSON WHO CAN NAME THE RIVER AND PLACE (PLACE COMMENT BELOW)!

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It was that time of year again! clifden beach party hit off on saturday morning with a flatwater workshop for people who wanted to work on their flatwater moves and advance even more , we split up into 3 groups each group was split into skill so we had the paddlers who were just getting there squirts to paddlers who were finishing their flatwater loops! , it was great to see so many different

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Finally finished the Hpp video and heres the result. Be sure to watch right o the end for some funny stufff . laters Conor

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Last week myself and the rest of the Sluice Crew headed over to the National Watersports centre in Nottingham. We flew over with the wonderful Ryanair and it took about 40 Minutes. Through the week we had two sessions every day breaking down for lunch in the middle. We all progressed a lot from Daniel finally getting his straight loops to the rest of us getting our Space Godzillas down and even

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With the rivers in Ireland still dry and a break in the K1 schedule, I took to the road in search of water, friends and something to do! As it happened I received a call from Niall Power about a canoe polo competition taking place in Longford, a new venue on the calendar………. An offer I couldn't refuse! With the van loaded I headed for the venue a small village called Clondra, based on the grand

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To mark the clubs 50th birthday Salmon leap took the opportunity to host the 2011 National Marathon Championships, a prestigious race with Irish titles at stake. For 2011 Salmon Leap set about inviting top European paddlers to attend to really make this a special event. in response World Champion Ben Brown, Rene Olsen, Mark Childerstone and Jon Simmons made the hop across along with other

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With a successful league underway we move to Cardiff for the next freestyle event, With the van packed and loaded we leave Dublin for Rosslare with a couple of traffic jams and a lovely girl from Stena phoning us to check where we are, we made it to the ferry, Once parked up we find ourselves trapped between flood gates and trucks hunting for an exit to the passenger area, the ship was probably

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We made it!!After 35 days and 8 hours at sea, Danny and I landed safely back in Howth harbour! To be greeted by a large group of family and friends on a beautiful sunny day.We swiftly moved onto the Findlater to catch up over a few pints of the black stuff! ..the support group.. The journey around Ireland was definitly the biggest challenge that Danny or myself have ever taken on. Especially as

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Just back from Plattling Germany were the ICF world championships was held, i had a great time with my week starting off with an open wave which we could hop on and off to at any time! . people were every where and the place was buzzing with excitment ,people of all nations and countrys were present including some new countries such as india and argentina. the hole itself was very hard to get

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My friend's interpretation of Paddy and Danny's arrival in Howth tomorrow :) Emily

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one of the bigger jellyfish spotted during the trip,this fellas tentacles were well over the length of my kayak!Also had an up close experience with a sea otter today. Illustrating how good of a tool sea kayaks are for viewing our wildlife. The otter didn't realise I was there until I was about 10 feet away!Rose this morning after a lie in til 7am and decided we wanted to hit Dublin by Friday. So

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Leaving the lovely golf course where we camped in Larne we made our way across Belfast Bay. Big ships are still to be seen coming towards us! We battled on hard for the day and made it to Strangford Lough just before it got dark.

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After a difficult rise this morning from our sleeping bags at 4am we were quickly greeted by the most epic sunrise we have ever seen! (photos to follow). We rose early in order to run with the strong tides between the north east and Scotland (up to 6.5 knots) and were soon making great time. Paddled our greatest distance today, 40 knots and hope to try and beat it tomorrow! I hope no one in Larne

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Today we set out from Culdaff and it was a beautiful day, with little wind and a bit of sunshine. We soon left Donegal and headed across Lough Foyle, bypassing Derry altogether, and stopped only after we passed Bengore head, a good 6 hours later. The nicest part of the day was seeing the Giant's Causeway and the rock formation. Also ending the day being able to see Scotland was great!Danny

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32 Days in and Paddy and Dan are nearly home.They won't be breaking any records (this time) but this will be a major personal achievement for the two lads and we are massively proud of them!!They aim to finish within the next week but there's still time to sponsor the guys and make a donation to a very worthy cause - please click the link below:http://www.mycharity.ie/event/timpeall_na_tire/http:

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After a good sleep in Dunfanaghy we set forth across Lough Swilly. The wind was blowing across us but we battled on and made it across with no bother. From there we headed for Malin Head and with the wind now at our backs we moved swiftly on. After we got around the head we sheltered for a bit and then paddled on. Then, to our surprise, the wind turned in our favour and pushed us all the way to

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After spending time in Plattling its only right we let everyone know just how they can also paddle there Destination Plattling, Germany Feature River wide stopper on the Isar, Works best between 180-220cm on the gauge but will work from approx. 140cm-250cm in lover levels becomes very shallow in places and in higher levels creates a green wave in the centre. Live gauge available online updates

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With today the day we fly home after a solid 16 nights in Germany its time to reflect on some of the scenes of the past few weeks, Ireland send a 12 strong team to Plattling, Germany to compete in the ICF World Freestyle Championships. Against the worlds top paddlers. With team paddlers travelling from as early as May the town was sussed for our arrival. Being met at the airport myself and

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After another epic champions party with martial arts display and rodeo bull all in the tent on the campsite took with it the close of another world championships and a farewell to many friends until next time, Today we chilled out relaxed and cleared the site packing bags and tents away tidying the rubbish. With the event over we sat around watching others paddle until it was time to depart

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With the water levels holding Saturday would see all of the finals take place. ‘From ICF Web Site’ Plattling, 25.06.2011 - What's numerous well-humored audiences were on the final day of the ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup to see in Plattling could be described as a good conscience, Dane Jackson Show '. The 17-year-old Jackson, who had qualified as the first athlete ever to all four classes of a

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With the high water levels expected Friday was used as a rest day to allow high flows to clear before the finals on Saturday, Fortunately the high flows never materialised and left a day of recovery and fun events on the water. The Fun events planned were 1. SUP Race The course was set to ferry glide above the upstream bridge before using the flow to go down through the hole river right eddy out

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The evening entertainment was a trip to the Volksfest a beer festival held in Plattling for all competitors, coachers, and supporters. we arrived to a live band and performers on stage and a party atmosphere with litres of beer the order of the day and waitresses wearing traditional attire outside there was a funfair with all the usual rides. As the party continued it really showed both German

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As a continued tradition amongst Irish teams started last summer. By law the senior male competitor who scores the lowest points MUST wear a dress to the losers party. Rules The dress must be chosen by the team manager and their decision is final! The dress must be presented in front of the team. the dress must be worn for the entire evening. The dress must be visible no jackets or gowns

Adrian Durranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541572009385947451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-88404915367736691352011-06-26T00:17:00.004+01:002011-07-03T22:19:02.094+01:00

6 hours of downwind surfing while listening to John Butler and Faithless...Perfection! Leaving Burtonport we blasted downwind in a force 5-6 hitting an average of 5 knots. A really enjoyable day finishing by the spectacular Horn Head. Max speed reached according to the GPS: 11.5 knots (23k) while surfing. Paddy

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After a lovely stay in Malin Beg we set out pretty late, around 11am, and swiftly headed out past Gleann Cholm Chille. The wind was at our back, which was nice for a change..but guess what? It soon changed and blew across us. We put the heads down, paddled hard and before we knew it half the day was gone. The weather was crap so there was no point making lunch. We continued on and reached

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Paddy and dan are now well over half way through their circumnavigation of Ireland for the Irish hospice. If you would like to support the cause please log on to http://www.mycharity.ie/event/timpeall_na_tire/ and donate a few quid!

Paddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05600197935891132481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-77794618778431994962011-06-23T12:43:00.001+01:002011-06-23T12:43:51.110+01:00

Just a quick video as it was to hand! Billy Brett 2nd ride in Plattling Germany Billy Throwing down PS. He got told how to mcnasty approximately 30 seconds before the ride started and now hes flying!

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After an epic losers party with live band, blackout Dave on the drums and beer trailer all on the campsite next to the wave kept the amusement levels up, A late night followed by an early start saw Billy Brett on the water first up in the Junior men's Semi Finals, 2 rides best 1 counts, The first ride went well with a huge space Godzilla linked to loop but unfortunately flushing and a fast

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Today started bright and early with a scorcher of a day both on and off the water, the weather is fantastic and no sign of flooding! The Men's K1 Prelim heats started at 7am with both Dave and Thomas in heat number one followed closely with Ronnie in heat two, The day started well with Dave having the ride of his life putting down a solid series of tricks to leave him with 405 points next up was

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A scorcher of a day saw continued high levels of water in Plattling, Germany Today was the first day of competition with C1 and Squirt, Orky led the irish with 2 superb rides with big loops and lots of movement posting a score of 298 leaving him in a respectable 13th Place. Next up was Adrian who after only seeing the new squirt rules the day before was confident, 2 solid rides later posting a

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Today we started off early after our lovely stay in Joe and Martina's house. My god the weather was far from ideal! Getting changed in the rain was fun...and spending 6 hours after that in the pouring rain wearing damp thermals wasn't great either. It was slow moving across Cill Ala Bay with a choppy swell. We had lunch under the tarp on the side of the bay and soon set off for Doonmadden Bay in

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Private beach for Lunch Coming up on Mordor - the Stags25 days of kayaking and on our first day paddling east we get our first easterly winds! However it still turned out to be an epic day of paddling and takes a place in one of my top 5 places to sea paddle in Ireland. The continuous flow of cliffs, caves, sea stacks, islands and isolated gravel

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Rising to meet the falling tide from Achill sound we gained good speed and averaged 4knots heading North. The weather was very settled blowing about a force 3 SW. We put the heads down and headed straight up Blacksod bay to meet up with Dan's folks for a bit of grub and a resupply in Belmullet. Only to be offered a free place to stay from the nice folks at the Broadhaven Bay hotel. Naturally we

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pulling into Inishboffinreplanning our next leg.paddling across Clew baylanding in achill sound.Leaving Carna and paddling west for 3 hours we stopped for lunch just before Slyne head. After we managed to slip through a gap in the rocks just at the head. This gave quite a turbulent paddle as the swell was funnelled throw a narrow gap. We hit the gas and shot through with some aggresive paddling..

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We woke up this morning to the sight of the Big Dog van wedged in the middle of our campsite! no idea when it arrived but its their! The rain continued through the night with on/off showers today and the river rising 50cm since yesterday the level is well up, Our team training session is in about 2 hours time so will update again how it goes but for the moment the constant rain has turned our

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With the rain started we decided not to ge3t wet and head to Elypso the big indoor swimming pool! we spent much of the day chilling and relaxing making the most of the warm water and showers with some more slide carnage but luckily no breakages we think we will change sports and become professional bob sleigh riders instead! back to the campsite and the river saw a rise of about 25cm between our

Adrian Durranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541572009385947451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-51488432447492757622011-06-17T23:28:00.000+01:002011-06-17T23:29:11.516+01:00

New gear in for June!1. The brand new Sandiline Slim pfd. 60 Newtons and fully ISO approved for the new slalom regulations.2. Jantex race paddles. Beta and Gamma blades in stock in a range of sizes and all on 2 piece adjustable shafts.3. H2O Crystal paddles. We've been waiting a while for these but they're finally here!! Full polycarbonate blades on either straight or bent shaft with unique

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At last team training was upon us with an early session 0854-0930 each teams slot is determined by their team size, Ireland have 12 team paddlers with 3 minutes per paddler leaving us with a 36 minute slot, this averages to between 3-4 45 second competition rides per person, this was the first real opportunity the team had to practice competition timings, The session went extremely well with

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Another hot day in the Irish camp saw last free practice turn into hiding from the sun with busy morning and evening sessions making sure you avoided the hot midday sun, With the lads up and on the water at 6am for a 3.5 hour mammoth session to really take advantage before the slots kick in saw tricks being refined and dialled in with long smooth rides from Tom Dunphy to Huge loops from Conor

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local kayaks on Inish Oirr..Waking to a strong southwesterly we set out from Inis Oírr. The swell was massive between the islands and I felt humbled by the awesome force the Atlantic possesses. We took a break on Inis Mór and soon headed across to the mainland. We reached Carna and called it a day. Fé mar a deirtear "an ghaoth aneas (from the South) bíonn sí deas, an ghaoth aduaidh (from the

Dan Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17332996927265713947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-37706498309124983412011-06-16T00:00:00.003+01:002011-06-19T19:28:09.373+01:00

A list of the broken/damaged pieces of kit so far...one "waterproof" camera, one "waterproof vhf", one MSR stove, Dan's platypus (minor dog attack) and Dan's boat in a couple of places...and it's only week 3! Leaving Quilty this morning we took in the spectacular cliffs of Moher while surfing downwind.coming up to the cliffs..Then passing by Doolin we headed for Inis Oírr. A good-sized swell

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Today saw the arrival of head MC Kipper from Total Experience, with the campsite filling nicely and the sun still shining. It was the last opportunity for free training sessions so the wave was busy with lots of practice before the team training slots come in. With the weather hot we decided to explore the local swimming pool, a lovely community complex with a number of outdoor pools high diving

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our lovely Kokatat gore-tex tec tour cags keeping us nice and dry in a very wet and windy squall.We left Kerry head and made it to Loop head just after lunch. I wasn't feeling the best so we took a half day to seek a doctor. Luckily my aunt Rose and uncle Robert live in Kilrush so Robert picked us up and we went straight to the doctor. Got sorted quickly and all I needed was a bit of a rest the

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The morning started bright and early after a wicked night session under the lights of Orkys Audi, with a chilled out session for the Irish Gate Crashed by by everybody else who saw the lights, a cool session. Today saw the reopening of all the local stores after Sunday and bank holiday closing so off to Globas the biggest store in the world to restock and replenish! picking up supplies for a

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Today was definitely one of my favourite places that we have paddled yet. Leaving near to Smerwick harbour on a grey wet day we cruised by Brandon Mountain and its impressive cliffs that drop into the water.The paddle gives you a strong feeling of insignificance as you are exposed to the elements for 10 miles along the rocky shore. Next stop Kerry Head and tomorrow across the Shannon! Paddy

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An early start after a late night saw most of the team on the water for an early session with the feature seemingly holding its shape the guys are able to practice and refine moves without having to relearn each day, With mcnastys going both ways and Caoimhe’s first loop of the week the training is going well. I even jumped on for a spot of sinking and splashing for a while. The weather is

Adrian Durranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541572009385947451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-80638659559821531352011-06-12T23:59:00.000+01:002011-06-15T11:09:04.191+01:00

With the heavy downpour overnight bringing the level back up on the gauge the early session saw mass evacuation of the campsite all trying to get some valuable time in the hole before the masses arrive, (Or the Jackson Team)   After a session we stopped for a quick breakfast and decided to take advantage of the local pools shower facilities and went for a swim, The pools were immense with lots

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super mellow weather in the Valentia sound.landing at a lovely golden beach in dingle.We left Portmagee and paddled down the Valentia Sound. It was beautifully calm and the surroundings were captivating. We cleared the sound and headed straight accross to the edge of the Dingle Peninsula. Stop muid ar trá órga álainn ag am lóin. Lean muid ar aghaidh timpeall an chósta ar feadh trí huaire. Shroich

Dan Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17332996927265713947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-4500063899003437962011-06-11T23:59:00.000+01:002011-06-15T11:06:04.879+01:00

We awoke to gleaming sun and the sound of frantic boaters running for the water, 6am and the queue was short so on jumped the lads for some early training, We went to find the local supermarket Globus this thing compares to the whole of liffey valley in one shop with a healthy breakfast of 3 egg 3 bacon and glass of orange for 2.20e we went to the shops to pick up supplies,   Back at camp the

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  Today myself and Brian ‘Bowsie’ Cahill left Dublin for Plattling, Germany for the World Freestyle championships, Brian had a nice early start with a 7am bus to meet me at Dublin airport for 10:30am, Check in was awkward with both hand luggage and boat all overweight but with some switching of stuff and wearing a lot of kit we got through with no extra charge. After a short flight we touched

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a long day coming to an end. coming up on the mizen.We set off early today from just beside Dursey Island. Our next stop was Bolus Head, after paddling for 6 hours, we spotted another dolphin and after we passed the head, a whale rose just in front of Paddy's boat. He was awestruck! It then sank back into the deep. We stopped for lunch in a bay beside Puffin Island, which, as the name suggests,

Dan Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17332996927265713947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-9671241149473407762011-06-08T22:19:00.005+01:002011-06-19T19:23:17.118+01:00

Today we looked out and thought the wind had died a bit, enough, we thought, to make it around the head. We paddled into Crookhaven. The wind was strong, but not so strong as to stop us moving. We got a few supplies and headed for Mizen Head. We got to the bay before it and met a mighty gale. We could hardly hold on to our paddles and were stopped dead even though we were paddling as strong as we

Dan Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17332996927265713947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-73127712152645575732011-06-08T21:32:00.004+01:002011-06-19T19:36:49.364+01:00

a windy day at the mizenWe set off about 10 miles from Crookhaven. The morning looked fine and we hoped to clear Mizen Head that day. However, are hopes were soon crushed as we left the bay, a fierce gale blew us away. After trying to battle it for 2 hours we only made it 3 miles and were blown into a small harbour outside the town Goleen. Well we weren't going anywhere. We headed into the town

Dan Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17332996927265713947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-46879581499211014862011-06-07T16:38:00.004+01:002011-06-07T16:49:34.336+01:00

I am just back from a 3 day decent on the river Spey, well actually its more like 4 days when you add in the close to 4 hour shuttle do this twice and you have 8 hours of shuttling, its a slightpain in the ass and you are dying to get on the river by the end of it.My trip started as most of mine do In total melt down when the Jeep I was meant to be driving over in Blew its Turbo the Night before

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As a full time paddler and coach using the right equipment really does matter, I am privileged to have good friends and sponsors to keep me kitted out whatever the weather, For the 2011 season I have chosen to use the following equipment for the majority of my paddling.       .Adrian Durrant, Boat  Jackson Rockstar M Having owned 4 allstars at last it was time to step up to the new Rockstar,

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Day 11 and still wearing the same pair of socks on the water...I think I'll do what my uncle Gerry would say "turn them inside out and you'll get another 11 out of them". Paddling today in the South-West of Ireland. It's already starting to feel wilder! The landscape is changing and there is a greater feeling of exposure here. Wind today ranged from a force 3 to 5 westerlies. And on the wildlife

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We covered 25 nautical miles today from Kinsale to Glandore Bay. Thanks a million to Gay in Kinsale for putting us up for the night!We battled on for the day with a bit of wind and some swell and found a little island in Glandore Bay to stay the night.

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Ballycotton harbour:Full of enthusiasm after fuelling up at Nick's house in Helvick we put the heads down and experienced our best weather yet!It reached about a max of a force 1! The only trouble was trying to avoid getting sun burnt during the day, I soon realised factor 30 was no good and upscaled to 50. Stopping off at Whiting bay for lunch we met a friendly fisherman that recalled two

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Lets not talk about day 6, it started well but the wind soon increased to a force 6 gusting 7. We got as far as Fethard harbour and spent a good few hours waiting for the wind to die down. We got plenty of good advice off a kindly fisherman called Seamus. We got fed up waiting around and braved the strong winds and headed out again. We made it to Sand Eel Bay and camped there for the night. Day 7

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Today we set off from beyond Carnsore Point and after 3 hours we reached Killmore Quay and stopped for a quick lunch. When we got back on the water the wind began to pick up. We paddled on for another 3 hours but gained little ground with the wind the wind reaching force 6 and a 3 metre swell. We called it a day and made it on shore with a bit of rough landing pushed by the dumping waves. We

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Luckily when there are 2 people in the group we can blame each other and nobody is to blame. Today started off beautifully with a crossing from Wexford bay to Rosslare harbour. We then cruised around Greenore Point with the tide at our backs. We pulled into a slipway a few miles after and chilled out for a couple of hours so the tide would be with us going around Carnsore Point. However, after

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We left Courttown at 10am, slept on and missed the morning tide. We paddled for 3 hours until the tide turned against us. Had a kip on the beach, then back on the water at 5pm. Paddled til 9pm and arrived at Raven head. The place could be mistaken for somewhere in Scandinavia. A beautiful long beach surrounded by a forest of pine trees. Camping there for tonight.

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...well this morning we discovered what that smell outside our tent was last night..a sewage processing plant! anyhow we soon jumped back on the water and within 2 miles we experienced the tidal race at wicklow head. A welcome sight!as it picked up our speed and slingshotted us along the coast. the day started off with a mellow Force3-4 westerly breeze and by lunch time it had built up to a

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Today I found myself stuck with no water again even though the junior liffey was on. Anyway I made use of what I had and myself and billy headed down to wild water for the day. Heres a short video I threw together:

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Left Howth head at 7.30am and headed straight across Dublin Bay. Near death experience no.1: Stena Line ferry, keep clear. The tide then pushed us right through Dalkey Island and sailed through Bray, Stopped it Greystones for a bit of lunch and then headed for the long slog all the way to Wicklow town. Tent up, dinner on, dinner eaten, bed! 30 nautical miles, alls good.

Paddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05600197935891132481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-49911442320914364992011-05-25T17:18:00.009+01:002011-05-25T20:55:20.339+01:00

...Already this summer there has been once sucessful circumnavigation of Ireland by sea kayak(destroying the previous record by another Kokatat tem)http://roundireland2011.blogspot.com/, a second well underway http://canoearoundireland.com/ and so myself and Dan are starting the third one.. Over the last few weeks we have seen quite a mixture of weather in Ireland with nice highs in early April

Paddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05600197935891132481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-1933865908166961682011-05-24T12:07:00.001+01:002011-05-24T12:07:37.227+01:00

Wrsi new helmet the trident are in stock now! In 2 fabulous colours pop in and take a look!

Adrian Durranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541572009385947451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-32072017737237205732011-05-22T17:56:00.024+01:002011-05-22T20:03:45.736+01:00

How to Install a Henderson Foot Pump Kit in your Sea KayakWhat you need for the job:Henderson Foot Pump Kit 1 metre square of foam, 75mm thick.A scissors.A marker.A kitchen knife.A sheet of cardboard.A drill and a hole saw bit.A measuring tapeBefore I started the job I removed the old foot rests as the foam that will hold the pump doubles as a foot rest. Make sure whatever foam you get when

Dan Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17332996927265713947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-20417394190711253092011-05-20T12:18:00.000+01:002011-05-20T12:19:02.842+01:00

Just unwrapped a beautiful new Galasport Echo in brilliant white for a customer in Norway.Just after un-crossing my fingers and un-holding my breathe as she's survived the journey in 1 piece!

Colm Healyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12598325802751878565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-31680036262580438242011-05-19T15:02:00.001+01:002011-05-19T18:36:51.666+01:00

http://www.i-canoe.com/Unisex+Water-wear/Drytops/Sweet+Shadrach+Drytop.htmlAfter receiving our first batch of sweet 2011 helmets a couple of weeks ago, we'd kinda forgotten about the new casual wear due out!See below for details of some of the newest additions to the range.

Colm Healyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12598325802751878565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-60606023569044861122011-05-17T12:10:00.002+01:002011-05-17T17:56:58.486+01:00

Yes it's been a while comin but our first batch of Frontier DVDs have just arrived!Get em while they're hotSee here to order:http://www.i-canoe.com/Books%2C+DVDs%2C+Videos+%252526+Maps/DVDs/Frontier+DVD.html

Colm Healyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12598325802751878565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-15789608380334207712011-05-16T01:17:00.001+01:002011-05-16T01:17:47.564+01:00

  Today I took out rockhoppers as part of my push to introduce freestyle basics to clubs and groups. We headed up to Templemills Weir Affectionately known as Bernies Hole after its discovery by the famous Tricky Woo of www.walshyway.blogspot.com The group arrived 11in total we spent the first part of the session discussing boat outfitting before getting everyone snug in their boats bum- hips-

Adrian Durranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541572009385947451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-34508561083256458072011-05-15T14:58:00.005+01:002011-05-15T15:49:51.050+01:00

Yesterday afternoon and the docks in Galway city played host to the third annual Galway Bay Sea Kayak Race. The sun shone (in between the downpours of rain and force 5-6 gusts)and the race went on with a strong field of about 50 kayakers. Race classes included a short course for beginners 2k, an intermediate race for touring sea kayaks 8k and a long course of 12k for the racing skis. registration

Paddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05600197935891132481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-72103995294094157712011-05-14T14:31:00.000+01:002011-05-14T14:32:49.303+01:00

Some pics of folding kayak assembly

Colm Healyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12598325802751878565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356358102193132589.post-7757935063175037032011-05-12T11:58:00.000+01:002011-05-13T21:46:43.454+01:00

Another commonly requested item now readily available - push pins to make DIY split paddles!!Details will be up on our website shortly...

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