Paddlesports (Kayaking, Canoe, Stand-Up Paddle boards)

Martynt74 · 9 Jun 2020 at 15:19

Christ, i was eyeing that up but it's £30 a bottle!

I can't wait for people to be able to get around more on houseboats to get the water flowing again.

Skidder · 9 Jun 2020 at 16:03

Blimey, better free gift than I realised.

Martynt74 · 13 Jun 2020 at 13:08

Phew. Just got back from Windermere. Did just a shade under 11 miles. My previous longest was 5 mile so a big step up.

Really enjoyed it. Got up at 5:30 so I was home for 12ish. Although the weather was a mix of wind, rain and clouds. It’s blue skies now!

My body certainly hit a wall at about the 9mile mark and it was a real struggle on the final stretch. A mix of fatigue and aches muscles and I started to get a bit more wobbly.

Definitely will start trying to get up there more often.

Skidder · 16 Jun 2020 at 09:35

Sounds like a session. I find form goes out of the window after 5 or 6 miles.

I've been practicing race stroke a lot doing intervals of short sprints. Definitely improved. Tempted to do a vid and send to supboardermag for some comments to see what I can do better.

New kayak should arrive this week

Martynt74 · 16 Jun 2020 at 09:44

Intervals of sprints sounds good. I find i tire very quickly if i try and really pick up the pace. On flat water my average "potter" speed is around 3.4mph or around 18 mins/mile. I'm curious how quick i could actually complete a mile/Km if i could maintain a decent pace.

They seem quite good from a feedback POV from what i've seen, although i've not subscribed to their Pro model. I worry it would just convince me i need more stuff!

Skidder · 16 Jun 2020 at 10:41

Marvt74 said:
Intervals of sprints sounds good. I find i tire very quickly if i try and really pick up the pace. On flat water my average "potter" speed is around 3.4mph or around 18 mins/mile. I'm curious how quick i could actually complete a mile/Km if i could maintain a decent pace.

They seem quite good from a feedback POV from what i've seen, although i've not subscribed to their Pro model. I worry it would just convince me i need more stuff!

I have twice asked them questions on the pro thing and had back and forth with them as a consequence. I don't think anyone could have ridden as many different boards and paddles as them, proper geeks (in a good way). Feels like my GT is pretty much the perfect board for me and don't think I would have got to that solo.

Skidder · 19 Jun 2020 at 15:47

Skidder · 19 Jun 2020 at 15:47

Maidened. Didn't get wet but a bit wobbly for sure!

Martynt74 · 19 Jun 2020 at 15:59

That looks ace. How long is it?

Skidder · 19 Jun 2020 at 16:13

I think it's about 17 feet

Skidder · 20 Jun 2020 at 11:10

Tipped out twice this morning. It's a cheeky *****

Martynt74 · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:51

Haha sounds like fun!

I got up earlyish to meet some guys who were heading to the sea. I’ve never been in the sea in the UK and thought it best to go with people who are more experienced.

Turned up and it was quite windy with some moderate waves around 3ft.

I was up for still going but they seemed to be against it and so we ended up on a little boating lake which was tiny and a bit crap. Definitely not worth the journey!

SideWinder · 21 Jun 2020 at 19:49

Hey all,

Sooo my Mum's place in the countryside has the river Arun close by and i was pondering getting one of these...

Thoughts? Just something cheap and cheerful for 2 people to drink on/enjoy the sunshine. Would want to have the ability to sit facing each other.

https://www.justathlete.co.uk/intex...UKrgKG9DvZRoP7IN64xcMoVru5gx4P0UaAhAHEALw_wcB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdcMDJ8FKrA

Review looks good actually!

Skidder · 22 Jun 2020 at 10:13

Looks like it would do the trick. Is the Arun quite slow flowing?

SideWinder · 22 Jun 2020 at 11:03

Skidder said:
Looks like it would do the trick. Is the Arun quite slow flowing?

Where i am it is slower i think but the rest...

The river is tidal to Pallingham Quay, 25.5 miles (41.0 km) upstream from the sea at Littlehampton, and flows at 4 to 6 knots (7.4 to 11.1 km/h), making it one of the fastest flowing rivers in the country. The tidal range at Littlehampton is 17 feet (5.2 m) at spring tides and 8.8 feet (2.7 m) at neap tides.

Skidder · 22 Jun 2020 at 11:09

Bit of a mission to row something like that upstream if the flow was fast

SideWinder · 22 Jun 2020 at 12:37

Skidder said:
Bit of a mission to row something like that upstream if the flow was fast

Mm from what i saw yesterday though, round by where i am (Amberley etc), it is far slower. Looks like it is faster miles away and closer to the sea.

Skidder · 22 Jun 2020 at 14:06

Yeah makes sense. Should be fine. The intex kayaks are worth a look as well. You see loads of people around here mooching about on them in a very relaxed way. You could have the person in the bow face the other way and not paddle

SideWinder · 22 Jun 2020 at 14:27

Skidder said:
Yeah makes sense. Should be fine. The intex kayaks are worth a look as well. You see loads of people around here mooching about on them in a very relaxed way. You could have the person in the bow face the other way and not paddle

Brill thanks!

Martynt74 · 2 Jul 2020 at 10:03

Did you make a purchase? Seyvlar do another kayak called the Riviera that looks quite good, although i'm not sure they included a keel. The intex ones are often on sale on Amazon though worth keeping an eye on HDUK.

I got out last weekend onto the River Lune which is near Lancaster. About a 30 minute drive from my house, but it was much nicer than the canal. Probably one of my favourite paddles so far. Got around 2 miles downstream and then came to a series of weirs so turns around as didn't have too much time. I hope to return and look at portaging to get around them and carrying on. Also went down a very tiny weir which was excellent fun.

@Skidder still getting wet in your Kayak?