Irish Whitewater Forum

When will NGO's, the Dail and Senate get their shit together and legislate? About 10 years ago legislation was drafted, but it was pretty wide ranging and didn't have a hope of being passed. Since then there has been no action. Ye for sure, but if we want this stuff to change... we have to start em...

This is a question to all people who act in an instructor capacity in Irish kayaking. Do you teach the low brace turn as a means of breaking into the flow? If you do, then why? Agreed with what you're getting at! I can see why, Ive just read the Canoeing Ireland Level 3 and Level 4 syllabi and it i...

Very sad to hear this.

Google translator doesn't always get it right (as I'm sure you have guessed), this is the proper translation of this section:
"The paddler should have been (paddling) with 5 other people. They were alone and not under the guidance of a rafting company"

Well yes there are hundreds of more clubs around the country hence the quote: * Local Clubs (There are more of course, just google kayak and the place you want to go!) but lets face it - Uni clubs are the ones most likely to do mid-day, mid-week paddling. I mentioned Donegal CC because I couldn't fi...

the trip will most likely be sept to march time Are you hoping to do like a 2 week trip in this time or are you planning on coming for 6 months? But I do agree, dont stay in the middle, pick one or two areas out of kerry, wicklow and donegal and relocate Ireland is a little smaller than the state o...

Thats savage,

Good job Ross!

Ye the whole thing stinks. Some people my be able to throw a blind eye to be obvious nepotism (in a kayaking family sense) that is going on in the ICU, and has been for along time but most recently highlighted by this matter, however the things that really disappoint me are these: - The ICU gave onl...

Thats a whole lot of opinion there, any citations/ references to go with it?

Pinning!!

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I wish i had a lawn...

*kicks wall in apartment*

Nah I didn't miss it, i've noticed it lots while doing my current discipline of kayaking... e-kayak surfing! I always thought it was like something to do with a sticky hole (on a river), i've seen that used as the hand signal before - they flog the shit... i mean brown... out of it in this most rece...

we should see if we can get our own irish version to catch on!!!

THE BLACK!!

Ahhhh so "the brown" is just a PC word for saying shit. That's post-911 America for ya.