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There are endless stories of kayakers achieving all sorts of amazing things from crazy multi-day solo epics to the likes of Tyler Bradt’s taking on of 189 ft of Palouse Falls right the way through to the individual achievements of each paddler at weekends pushing their own boundaries. Each of us all do amazing things [...]

Hey, So there it is the year of 2010 all done and dusted apart from a few remaining hours. I had thought about and soon after reconsidered writing one of those how awesome things have been kinda end of year posts including how brilliant business has been for me here at www.adrianshanahan.com. At this stage [...]

This weekend over in the UK at the Gene17 Adventure Paddler’s Weekend there we al sorts of talks and things planned to entertain those in attendance. A friend of mine James Flemming was invited along to give a wee chat and show a film documenting his, Ian’s and Giles’s to Japan during the Summer of [...]

So last year I did a bit of a write up on "How to replace a latex neck seal 101" which was really popular as I still get loads of search engine hits / trackbacks and emails about it. One of the most common things I get asked is for alternate ways to replace gaskets, [...]

The white water drouth of 2010 is well and truly at an end due to the Ireland catching the tail of hurricane Thomas, the Crana Canoe Weekend has come and gone, the Colligan Gorge Games are only days away. I can’t remember a time when the Irish boating calendar was so jam packed with quality [...]

As most people who know me will testify that I generally like to do do more than a little research on any of the gear I use, this is even on the double when it comes to safety and rescue gear. Its a good way to be to a certain extent but some times my [...]

With the winter kayaking season now upon us and it looks like the serious drought of 2010 is now over people are dusting of their boats and getting ready to hit the water again. The folks in Kilkenny Aqua Canoe Club are no different and looking forward to getting out on the water as much [...]

I just this in an email and thought I would share it around, please take a wee bit of time to fill it out. Hi everyone, Canoeing Ireland is currently working on a project in collaboration with researchers from University College Dublin to improve our understanding and awareness of Leptospirosis. We are hoping this research [...]

Hi, With the 51st Liffey descent around the corner and people hard at the training ready to test themselves against what is billed as one of the top Marathon Races in Europe / World I decided to re post I the highlights program of the 2009 event which was shown on Setanta Sports. It will [...]

This is just a quick one, Only the other evening I was out with the local Kayak Club here in Kilkenny ( Kilkenny Aqua Canoe Club) for the first time in a while, just out with some of the young guys who have an interest in freestyle and white water boating as a whole. Last [...]