Monday, November 27, 2006

Shepperton massive

So the rain gods, heard our call, and the Thames is pumping.
This is probably the first time Shepperton weir has run properly for about 3 years.
Check the film

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Thursday, November 23, 2006

A small Hurley film

A Hurley morning start.

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Monday, November 20, 2006

collecting air miles.

Sunbury again today. This place makes you fly....



(is it a bird, is it a plane, no it's Palm's new boy JB)

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When the sun came out at Sunbury...

All last week we spent our time preparing boats and kit in preparation for a big weekend away creekin' in Wales. The weather men seemed to be smiling on us all week, with large amounts of rain due to fall. However 4 o'clock Friday the rain went away and we were sad :( But then saturday dawned bright and sunny with an early Hurley (on 2) before work!.



By the time we had draged our selfs back to the shop and made a cup of tea Hurley had gone to 4!!!! Chertsey poped to everything, Shepperton to 4 then 6 then 7, and then the holy grail awoke Sunbury was on!. After work, still with wet thermal from the morning paddle we hip'de'hopped are way down to sunbuy in jon's boogie bus. The wave was more of a hole but very very good. The next morning dawned frosty & bright, we all re-grouped. Look at the pictures they tell the story better than I can....


(Mike in the mix)



(Pete goes blunting)


(Jon fly's back)


(Pop a cap in ya ass)

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Friday, November 17, 2006

A dry day with Whetman...

With the promise of some rain I climed into the mitssi mobilty vehical and headed down south, for a paddle with Devon's finest creeker UGG!. The water was a nice level and the weather fair, We had a great time discussing high water lines and sheds. Also I had Pyranhas new M Ammo to put through it's paces. Very nice indeed, of to Wales this weekend for some more hard core testing...



(me, and Nookie's main man UGG)



(UGG on UGG Wave (named after the man himself))



(me in the Ammo, really enjoyed it! great boat.....)

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Thursday, November 16, 2006

Under the cover of darkness

So after work me and Pete decided to go kayaking, and yes it was very dark and very cold. We brought the camera with us to take some shots of us running a local weir. We got to the weir and as we expected it was pretty dry, we got the camera out and the photos we got were amazing.




As you can see, it was so dark the camera could'nt focus on the kayaker on the weir, so we got some sassy close up's instead.

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Welcome Back



Aaron and Lucy have returned from their round the world trip, looking very well and very tanned.
They had a great time and its great to have them back.

Welcome Back.

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The shop is looking good

As I write this post we are all working hard on improving the interior of the shop. We have renewed the Cag wall and are in the posses of revamping the boat racks.
Check out the pics.





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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

This is COOL......

Following the success of Burning Time, Emmy award winning cinematographer Scott Lindgren is proud to announce the release of Burning Time II. A 16mm film in the making for 2 years, Lindgren takes the viewer on a world wide extravaganza with the best kayakers, skiers, and surfers this planet has to offer.




I want one!

In stock now, The best DVD i've seen for a very very long time, you need to buy 1 NOW (ps)

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New paddles.

New in today, Werner have stregthened there performance core line up with the stikine. (Based on the popular Sho Gun) The Werner stikine has a slightly smaller blade blade to fit a greater variety of kayakers

Werner info:
Our mid size Core blade is powerful from catch to release,
Balanced blade design and slight dihedral create smooth strokes,
Light weight and responsive,
Impact resistant Kevlar™ is molded into the power face along with a double layer of Dynel™ edging for added durability,
Ultimate choice for creek and river running/play,


The Stikine is in stock in 3 sizes, 191, 194, 197, RRP £319.95

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Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Rumble in the Jungle

In September Mike went to Costa Rica with the 2 Bills, Norm & Mick. The paddling was so good that he didn't want to get out of his boat to take any photos, here's a few he did manage to get.









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