Date registered: January 3, 2012
10
Apr
The Ladies Paddle Symposium 2015 is coming up this weekend, and some last minute places have just opened up; if you’re interested, please call 07737 040 785. Here are some words from Susanna Rickard about last year’s event! I hadn’t realised a jaw could really, physically drop until Fran read out my name as winner of a …
25
May
Recently the Pyranha Van took two of it’s lady coaches (Me – Fran Kohn and P&H paddler and coach Kate Duffus ) and a load of demo boats and headed up to Bonny Scotland for the (mostly) annual Scottish Women’s Paddling Symposium.
02
May
Amid nationwide ‘drought’ conditions we drove through the rain on Friday evening down through Wales and England to our destination for this ‘nearly-summer’ weekend. A whole bunch of people from canoe clubs up in the North and our friends from 1st Wet & Wild in Hull, were getting together to celebrate our friend Rod’s 60th birthday. Whilst …
08
Mar
… also known as the NSR, was bigger and better than ever this year! The National Student Rodeo, held in Nottingham every year is a great event with over 1000 competitors of all abilities. Everyone gets a chance to paddle and compete (if not too hung over), even non-students can enter the Old School competition, …
20
Jan
Following the return of our boats and our bowels to (relative) health we decided the best option would be to head out on an overnighter on the Rio Chichamocha, a rarely rafted river due to the terrible roads and the length of the run. The four in our team were joined by some new friends …
16
Jan
Our first week in Colombia has been pretty adventurous (except for the flight which was tedious to say the least…Iberia are not great for in flight entertainment). After a couple of days in the capital of Bogota, Dave, Lowri Niamh and I headed out to San Gil to get on with the kayaking. First we …
02
Jan
We are all packed and ready to go. The Pope Mobile is loaded up and sitting low on it’s suspension. Sounds about time for an expedition Fran and Dave style! Our flight is at some ungodly hour tomorrow morning, Dave, Lowri and myself are picking up Niamh on the way so all thats left to …
04
Oct
Here are a few pictures from this summers Playboating course in France. Water levels were not that great but we made the best of it and alot of fun was had. Sadly we didn’t get any photos of Lowri’s Standing-up-on-the-wave-attempt, its safe to say she failed and got pretty wet!!
19
Jun
The Pyranha Team van has had a great start to the European paddling season, roadtripping round Italy and Switzerland, supporting events and competing in races. Matt Bostock and I were the ones tasked with kicking off what is shaping up to be a very busy summer!
14
Apr
After doing 2 seasons living and working in Chile and seeing the popularity of the place increase dramatically for paddlers, I thought I would write a helpful blog for all those hoping to go out there and do the same. So here are my top  tips for working as a safety kayaker/raft guide in Pucon, …