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This weekend we finally had some rain in the South West and both myself and Chris thought we would take full advantage of a little water in the rivers. The Upper Dart is one of my local rivers and it does not matter how many times I have paddled it you know your going to have a good time! READ MORE…

What can I say that hasn’t been said about The Hurley Classic – the biggest and best freestyle kayak competition and awesome paddle fest in the UK. 200 paddlers from around the world, plus supporters, battling for honours in freestyle, boater cross, sup racing and world record rolling over two days supported by SAS, Thames Valley Freestylers and some of the biggest names in boating including Jackson Kayaks and Squarerock. After my first visit to Hurley last year I couldn’t wait to be back and despite the lack of rain this year I knew Jacko Jackson and his team would work miracles...

Every year, the SAS Hurley Classic is a huge event that attracts hundreds of paddlers of many different disciplines. Be it racing, freestyle, stand-up paddle boarding or old ‘skool’ boating, this is the place to be. The event is held on Hurley Weir on the Thames river, which during the winter months (at the correct levels) forms a unique feature, that allows both hole and wave moves to be performed in the different gates of the weir. The Hurley Classic usually runs over one of the last weekends in November – this year the 19-20th. As the event approaches, the...

So it was that time of year when Myself and Pete headed to Scotland for some white water action. This year we were joined by fellow team Squarerock paddler Nick Williams for some Scottish stomping. Read More…

Last week I had the opportunity to travel to Scotland with Dennis Newton from Sweetwater Coaching for a Steep Creeking course. Scotland is well known for being one of the UK’s premier steep creeking areas with a virtually endless number of small burn and creeks. However, everything is very rain dependent and small streams can turn into raging torrents in a matter of hours with the right rainfall. Throughout the week we only had one day of solid rain, so a good amount of the trip was spent on low water technical drops, allowing us to work on our technique in a...