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when i started paddling (tandom)i paddled on my left but i was right handed. Then when i started paddling solo i paddled on my right and now i cant paddle a small boat on my left. So right handed people must have to paddle on there right, but it depends, if you paddle the mojority of the time on you...

If you have the depth, but the current isn't dynamic enough for an "ender," you might do just a "nose stand" (the old school terms for "loop" and "bow stall," respectively) or even a "pop-up" (is there a modern term for this old move?). . John The pop-ups are now called pop-outs. You could always t...

I have a painter on the front of my savage skeeter. I use it when i'm getting on and off the back channels at holme perrepont. I found that i had to quickly grab the boat or go for a nice swim after it. Because i get out in some sytrange places then it helps. The eddies are strange becuase there nar...

Hi I am beeing lent a savage skeeter and the saddle moves around. I think its the airbags because sometimes when i pump the airbags up it moves then. I dont want to glue the saddle in and its one of them long saddles that goes from one twart to the other. It also moves when i'm doing my power stroke...

Hi i live in england and i was paddling today and i went over straight away. The water was cold ( but i do live in england) and my toes went real numb and have been cold all day. I also got cramp in them. Does anyone know how to stop them getting really cold and if there are any more people that cou...

Now thats not what i want to see :lol: i dont know if this would work but could you move the foot pegs back, put a chink of foam on so that your foot slides in at a angle. or could you trim a bit off the middle/ where ever your top bit of your foot goes so your top bit of the foot slides in. or exte...

when i paddled a spanish fly i could stay init for ages but i have a savage skeeter now and my feet are really uncomfortable. i used to have some old boots and i never felt anything in the spanish fly but i got some new shoes for canoeing and i cant seem to get my foot in the right place maybe its m...

Holme peirrepont can flood out in the winter but the creeks jon mensioned should be working.
Holme peirrepont is great fun and it can really test you.

BTW - UK boaters, where is there to paddle right now, and is there anywhere to rent or borrow an OC1? I'm spending more and more time in the UK and would like to get out boating sometime. Thanks, Martyn If your near nottingham then go to holme peire pont.( spelling please) it great fun and there ar...

here in the Uk there isnt may people that do OC1 freestyle but it seems like they use spanish flys instead of CU flys. i loved the spanish fly i paddled it was stable and because i'm light i find it easy to paddle. unfortunatly i am only 13( nearly 14 so lots of peaople looked with interest, i think...

hi i found a cabon T grip with a bit of a broken shaft joined to it. i was woundering if there was anyway of fixing it to my metal addle. i had a idea of taking the T grip off the old one then drilling a hole through them and then slotting the top onto the bottom ten putting a nut & bolt throught wo...

Would that make it harder to get out when you need to swim?
But then that depends how much you do swim.
Couldnt you put something on cam-buckle instead of something on the webbibng?

i was talking to a guy at holme peirre point that used a broom handle to fix the outfitting into the boat.
everything was tight and it could be removed easily.
it was fixed in place by the broom making it stay still and not twisting and the cock pit rim holding it in.

a great idea

hi
jamie's website is
www.openplayboater.co.uk
if you want to take a look

kool
thanks