For the last few months I have been testing the Yak Conquest Cag. It has been put through it’s paces in a range of weather/sea conditions and performed exceptionally well. Description: The conquest is a hooded, sea/expedition Cag which uses a three layer, ripstop fabric throughout. The Cag has fully taped seams, a deep zipped [...]
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Solent Tide Slide
Browsing through my local chandlery, I came across this useful slide chart. It is a two sided ‘sleeve’ with a sliding inner sheet constructed of tough plastic. One side shows the Isle of Wight along with South Coast, the other is a close up of the main shipping channel and entrance to Southampton water. However, [...]
Review: Northwater Expedition Deck Bag
I have owned and used the Northwater Peaked Deck Bag for 18 months or so and been very pleased with it (see my review). I was therefore more than happy to get access to the Northwater Expedition Deck Bag for review. The ‘Expedition’ is the largest deck bag Northwater produce. It has a large zippered [...]
Icom IC-M35 Released
Icom have added the IC-M35 to their range of handheld VHF’s, and for sea kayakers the headline news is that it is not only waterproof but floats! Released at the London Boat show, I am lucky enough to have a review unit in my possession and will be bringing a full review to the site [...]
New Brochures
A couple of notable gear manufacturers have released their 2009 brochures. P&H have released a new version of their brochure with up to date info on their range of sea kayaks, including the new Cetus and Scorpio kayaks – look out for photography from Simon Willis & Mark Rainsley. Werner have a new catalogue of [...]
Review Northwater Peaked Deck Bag
The Northwater Peaked Deck Bag provides deck based storage for your sea kayak in the absence of the increasingly popular ’4th hatch’ that is appearing on sea kayaks such as the P&H Scorpio/Cetus and Rockpool Menai 18. Strapping onto your decklines, it’s contoured/tapered shape sits snugly in front of the cockpit and provides a large [...]
Review: Icom M71 Handheld VHF
The Icom M71 has been an essential part of my paddllng kit for the last year. Small, lightweight and waterproof it lives in my buoyancy aid pocket or under the deck lines and provides useful information on other craft in the area as well as weather forecasts courtesy of the Coastguard. More importantly, if I [...]
Plastic vs Composite
I am considering looking for a replacement for my old P&H Iona Composite Sea Kayak. I have been considering a Plastic boat for cost reasons and in particular looking at the P&H Scorpio. Back in the day, plastic Sea Kayaks received bad press over bulkheads popping however I believe newer manufacturing techniques have reduced/removed this [...]
Review Palm Kaikoura Tour Buoyancy Aid
Palm refers to the Kaikoura Tour Buoyancy Aid as “A front zipped expedition level touring PFD – packed with features and storage space – which uses Palm’s Flex Formed Foam system.” Whilst it certainly looks the part on the brochures and adverts – does it live up to the hype? If the answer to this [...]
Review Werner Corryvrecken Paddle
The Werner Corryvrecken paddles are a serious bit of kit. Serious in terms of features, performance but also cost. At £289 you need a very understanding bank manager and partner/spouse to consider purchasing a set. If you can overcome this hurdle – is the effort worth it? For a predominantly high angle paddler looking for [...]
