Etive River Race

Back from Slovenia, I met up with Matt Tidy in a well moisturized Glen Etive. Although the rest of the country was looking fairly dry, the Glen Etive micro climate was holding out on the upper side of medium, the most optimum level of the middle section. It seemed too good to be true and [...]

Bitchin’ with the Axiom

With the spring tides in September Deb P and I took the chance to paddle at the Bitches in Dagger’s new baby the ‘Axiom’.  Thursday wasn’t the biggest tide but a glorious day to paddle to the Bitches to surf, and to charge around in the rapids with the seals.

As the rapids built we tried [...]

A Paddlefest in the not so wet West…

Hello all
This weekend Matt Tidy and myself, along with a crowd of assorted heroes and villains of the padling world headed up to Fort William for the annual Wet West Paddlefest. Despite the dry weather, dam releases had been organized on both the Garry and Moriston Rivers, as well as a big saturday night party, [...]

Palm’s New Whitewater PFDs: The Extrem, Amp and FX

After a long day’s drive we’re back in the UK gearing up for the winter season (you can download our brand new 2010 Workbook from the Palm Website) . Our new range of whitewater PFDs (the Extrem, Amp and FX) will be available in the shops soon but until then here’s a few shots…
Extrem Vest (EV) New [...]

New Blog page added to BenBrown.co.nz

Hi Guys,
We have replaced the old news page with an all new Blog page: http://benbrown.co.nz/blog/ This means I can now access the site from the field and keep you updated on news and adventures as they unfold. I will also keep you in the loop on anything else I think may be of interest. [...]

Kanumesse Day 1: New Palm PFD Snapshots

A very successful first day at Kanumesse yesterday… Here’s a sneaky peak of some of new gear we’re showing.
To start with, Palm’s new line of whitewater PFDs have been causing quite a stir! 
The evolution of our flagship whitewater PFDs continue with the Extrem Vest (EV) and Amp Vest (AV) series. 
 
 
 
A development of the legendary Fusion, [...]

Kanumesse 2009: Nearly there!

It’s that time of year again! After two days of stand building we’re all set for another cracking Kanumesse show in Nürburg, Germany. 
As usual, we’ve got a plethora of new kit to show but first there’s some finishing touches to make to the stand. Check back later to see everything new from Palm!

 
Cheers,
Tim

Iceland: The clue’s in the name…

Hello all!

I’ve just returned from a trip to Iceland, which as the name might have suggested to a more observant traveller, can, at times, be quite cold.
Having spent the large part of my summer working in Norway, there was a large part of me that was questioning why I don’t go to warm places. Within [...]

If Scotland did freestyle…

Had a load of water through lately and felt like giving my Nomad a quick breather while I spent a day playing on the Orchy waves.

These waves are a little temperamental in terms of level as they need a lot of water and when that happens the road down the side of the river tends [...]

the Final day in Thun

Wall to wall blue bird sky, with searing early Autumn sunshine made for what is a change maker. The older generation finally fell to the youth, and like father handing on the baton to the son, its all change at the top of the World Freestyle arena with Jackson Kayaks and the Jackson family ringing [...]