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clean your kit

How to: clean your kayak or SUP and stop the spread!

02/09/202002/09/2020 by Rebecca
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It's really easy and really simple to clean your kayak or SUP. More on that within the article... but do you know WHY it's so important to keep your kit clean? And no, it's not just for aesthetic reasons! For the last few hundred years since the first explorers sailed…
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organising a river clean up

How to organise a river clean up with your friends

02/05/201922/07/2020 by Rebecca
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You can't get away from all the talk about plastic pollution in the news right now. From mainstream to social media, there is a lot of noise around plastics in our waterways and how this affects our eco-system and beyond. One way you can do your bit for the environment…
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wildlife when paddling

Wildlife when paddling: what to look out for

12/04/201922/07/2020 by Rebecca
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Paddling is one of the best ways to see wildlife up close and personal without disturbing the natural balance. When you first start out, you might be spending more time looking at the water or what your arms are doing than the nature around you, but as you become more…
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