Search found 18 matches
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:18 am
- Forum: Irish Whitewater Forum
- Topic: Dry suits thread on Irish Freestyle
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3994
Dry suits thread on Irish Freestyle
http://www.irishfreestyle.com/node/3623 I would have replied to this on Irish Freestyle...but there web site is not letting me log in...again :roll: Anyway, I wanted to say that I ripped my dry suit on Jacskons in February and the response from Tiernan was exactly what happened to me. My bouyancy di...
- Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:44 pm
- Forum: Irish Whitewater Forum
- Topic: One Hit Wonders
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4208
Re: One Hit Wonders
Hi Colm, Noticed something similar myself. Covering sweep on lower liffey last week and it was appaling to see the number of people capsizing under Leixlip bridge. The flow was fairly small & benign, you'd swear some of them were paddling the Durance in flood. Many of them I spoke with (as I helped ...
- Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:24 am
- Forum: Irish Whitewater Forum
- Topic: Avonmore River gauge (adjustment ?)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 19092
Re: Avonmore River gauge (adjustment ?)
Hi Adrian, i have to agree, more than a few times I've been on the Annamoe gorilla paddling and wondering if the guage I'd checked that morning was right or not! I think it could do with a bit of a tweak... My two cents worth anyway! Dave p.s Not sure what you would adjust it by though. When you pad...
- Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:36 pm
- Forum: Irish Whitewater Forum
- Topic: Beginner
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8296
Re: Beginner
Hi Cosmo, All the advice you have been given here is great advice. I would also add that some clubs are only interested in a few disciplines in Kayaking while others are represented in all disciplines. You have Salmon Leap opposite Hewlett Packard in Leixlip, but they are mainly a racing club....tha...
- Thu May 01, 2008 12:30 pm
- Forum: Irish Whitewater Forum
- Topic: Low brace turns, pointless?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 1610225
Re: Low brace turns, pointless?
Folks, Great thread you have going here, really well thought out comments by all. I am a trainee level 2 instructor and have been helping with Level 2 & 3 training for 3 years now. I have the same thoughts as Polo Eoin, I struggle to explain the need for this stroke and watch new paddlers and even L...