Irish Whitewater Forum

Hi guys,
Our club has a few places left on its REC 3 first aid course. If you are interested, drop me a mail at warrenmcintyre at gmail.com.
Cheers,
Warren

Burton Moto Women's 5UK 38EU
Excellent condition. Sale due to new boots.
Great beginner boot
€60

Burton Stilletto Bindings 2005 model Size small suit UK5-7
Excellent condition. Sale due to new bindings
Suitable for all levels, great bindings!
€60

contact warrenmcintyre at gmail.com

I'm organising a REC 3 refresher course with Barry Redmond, however we're short on numbers to make up the required group so if your REC 3 is out of date in the near future here's your chance to avoid having to sit through an entire REC 3 from scratch.

It's on a Friday evening and all day Saturday ...

Burton Moto Women's 5UK 38EU
Excellent condition. Sale due to new boots.
€60

Burton Stilletto Bindings 2005 model Size small suit UK5-7
Excellent condition. Sale due to new bindings
€60

contact warrenmcintyre at gmail.com

Hit and miss is the best way to describe. We have class 4 and 5 but we rely on heavy rainfall and you can never be sure when there'll be enough rain. If you're on the west coast, kayak surfing may be a better bet. There are some tidal play spots around but that depends on where you'll be and if you ...

Fair play Fergal. I got a bit of a scare when i got that tweet form the Dargle yesterday

I believe I said that grade V paddling here usually doesn't translate as grade V in most other countries, going on our current guidebook .

So we’re down from 14 class V’s to about 8, if we use that guidebook and today’s standards.

Just a pedantic point, but 6 from 14 not counting as ...

I've only run this drop once and while it was cool and hard, it was not super challenging so i'd go for a 4+ (The plus being a cop out on my part :lol: )
But i think the important part in that sentence is " i'd go for a 4+" River grading st the end of the day is a very personal thing?? To suggest ...

I agree with The Dynamic school of thought here re Low brace turns. I've found that rather than a stroke that beginners can use easily, they take more time to learn it than just a carving turn for getting into the eddy in the first place. the Low brace part of it is confusing for them and pointless ...