We’re pleased to announce that the winner of the prize for our favourite outfit at the NSR 2010 Saturday night party is Robin Smith, captain of Surrey Uni Canoe Club, for his frankly ridiculous Fred Flintstone number:
There were loads of amazing costumes on display, with the students as always going to town on things. We [...]
Posted on March 16th, 2010 by Palm HQ
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Bring your family and friends for a celebration of paddling at Symonds Yat on the beautiful River Wye!
15-16th May 2010
The Big Paddle is simply a massive thankyou from Palm Equipment to all the people who have helped make us the leading supplier in paddlesports in the UK. We feel that there could be no better [...]
Posted on March 16th, 2010 by Palm HQ
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It was way back in 1782 that Nathaniel Sebastian Rodeo first suggested the idea of gathering together the greatest student minds in the country in order to go paddling, compete against each other’s academic institutions and generally have a marvellous time. At first it was little more than 3 men falling out of a coracle [...]
Posted on March 9th, 2010 by Palm HQ
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This years trip is coming together.Greenland Tourism is supporting us and we aim to fly in July . The aim is to explore the remote N.W region near Upernavik using the kayaks as a platform to climb new Alpine Routes.Hope we dont have the same trouble with the bears as last time ripping into the [...]
Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by Olly Sanders
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For 2010 we’re doing a limited run of our Switch paddle jacket in eye catching Saffron Yellow.
They should be in shops within the next two weeks, but if you can’t wait that long then we’re offering one of these as a prize for the best outfit at this year’s National Student Rodeo Saturday night party, [...]
Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by Palm HQ
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Although the word ’symposium’ nowadays refers to an academic conference, apparently it was originally coined by the Greeks as to refer to a drinking party. Brilliantly, this weekend’s Paddlesport Expedition Symposium succeeded in occupying a very entertaining mid-ground between the two.
The event bought together paddlers of all types from all over the country to, in [...]
Posted on February 24th, 2010 by Palm HQ
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The UK’s National Student Rodeo 2010 is only 2 weeks away, and each year Palm Equipment make a custom NSR Kayak as the prize for the winning uni’s Club.
This year’s boat is a beautiful and unique Dagger Axiom in one off lime green, with NSR decals to finish it off…
To find out more about [...]
Posted on February 24th, 2010 by Palm HQ
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Flicking through my pictures I came across some from Jen and I’s trip Slovenia late last summer which I’d fully intended on putting up here. It’s nearly six months down the line but it’s getting to that time of year where everyone’s looking forward to the weather warming up and being excited by booking summer [...]
Posted on February 19th, 2010 by Ed Smith
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Ever had trouble finding the right size spraydeck to fit your kayak? Short of taking your boat along to the store, it’s not always easy.
Enter our new online spraydeck sizing system. We’ve been trying our decks on all of the major boat models for a while now and we reckon we’ve got it cracked.
Get on the [...]
Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Palm HQ
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Saturday 6th February 2010 saw the return of the mighty Flowerpots Rodeo, brought back to life by the hard working, soap dodging, student population of Exeter.
Situated on the River Exe, at the Mill on the Exe Pub, the competition drew large crowds to watch, with general public and kayak groupies alike enjoying a cheeky pint [...]
Posted on February 16th, 2010 by Palm HQ
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