Friday 6 January 2012
Yard Sale - This Weekend
Medium Molan P/X excellent condition £495
Molan Small Ex-demo £495
Molan Medium Ex-demo £495
Molan Large Ex-demo £495
Thursday 5 January 2012
It's the Twelfth day of Christmas
so here's our twelfth deal of Christmas, the P&H Delphin 155, they're cosmetic seconds, but they're just £999.
Wednesday 4 January 2012
Less than 24 hours remaining....
we promise something a bit special for tomorrow, and remember that orders over £100 are carriage free*
*excludes kayaks
*excludes kayaks
The Twelve Deals of Christmas
On the eleventh day of Christmas Summit to Sea offered me,
(although you can choose more or less than 5, but the rhyme worked.)
Pipped at the post
I'd suggested to the "Event Organiser" that a Menai Challenge meet on the 31st December might be a good idea, as it runs from 1/1 to 31/12 each year, and it would be the last chance to bag a good time, giving the rest of the world no time to respond. The idea was developed and it was stated that "fancy dress all round and no racing allowed!". In any event, the Menai Challenge is not a "race", but a time trial.
I turned up in my Chicken Suit, to comply with the "rules" & participation criteria laid down by the "Event Organiser" and then discovered that a couple of paddlers were taking this seriously. Imagine my surprise, there I was finely tuned racing machine, who had led the field for months, having his longstanding record time threatened by the these interlopers from over the border (the Menai Challenge is not a local time trial for local people, I really should make this clear).
Unfortunately, I was in no condition to compete with these rapid, record-raiders after a two month work enforced lay off, 6 days of excess consumption and being trussed up in a chicken suit like the aformentioned avian.
Anyway, suffice to say that the border raiders beat my time by three minutes and seven seconds. Congratulations to them, next year as my old school reports used to say "must try harder!!
The full results for 2011 can be found here
I turned up in my Chicken Suit, to comply with the "rules" & participation criteria laid down by the "Event Organiser" and then discovered that a couple of paddlers were taking this seriously. Imagine my surprise, there I was finely tuned racing machine, who had led the field for months, having his longstanding record time threatened by the these interlopers from over the border (the Menai Challenge is not a local time trial for local people, I really should make this clear).
Still working!!
Photo Courtesy of the Willacy Collection
Unfortunately, I was in no condition to compete with these rapid, record-raiders after a two month work enforced lay off, 6 days of excess consumption and being trussed up in a chicken suit like the aformentioned avian.
Photo Courtesy of the Willacy Collection.
I could just paddle sociably (or unsociably if you saw my position relative to the rest of the group). The chicken feet were not particularly comfortable on those footpegs, and if I'm honest the boat I'd chosen was possibly a little small, so I struggled to maintain the high standards that I'd set for myself on previous occasions and bimbled along at the back of the group.Anyway, suffice to say that the border raiders beat my time by three minutes and seven seconds. Congratulations to them, next year as my old school reports used to say "must try harder!!
Name | Time | Course |
Ian Tordoff | 01:20:25 | Advanced |
Pascale Eichenmuller | 01:39:01 | Advanced |
Ben Nelson Jeff Parker | 01:20:33 | Standard |
Tuesday 3 January 2012
On the Tenth Day...
We've given you (and ourselves) a rest on our twelve deals of Christmas, but here's todays:
On the tenth day of Christmas Summit to Sea offered me a nice mat for Sleeping
On the tenth day of Christmas Summit to Sea offered me a nice mat for Sleeping
Sunday 1 January 2012
The Penguin Paddle
Yesterday we took part in the Inaugural "Penguin Paddle", so called as the "Event Organiser" (He's not a Race Director, he told us in the pub afterwards) chose to paddle the route desssed as a Penguin.
22 hardy paddlers braved the weather (although at one point down by the Swellies, the sun came out and you'd have thought it was July!)
The wind was blowing quite strongly from the South West and because I'd been rushing to get out of the shop to the meeting point, I'd grabbed the boat that was closest to hand rather than one of my usual "go to boats". The boat was the Overline Aretusa, it was a three piece model without a skeg, which on the basis of my recent inactivity (too much time spent in the shop and developing the website has led to no time on the water for just over 2 months) combined with a slightly increased girth over that period of inactivity and a week of stuffing my face over Christmas meant that I wasn't feeling as comfortable as usual in the boat. I then made things more difficult for myself by donning a chicken suit over all my paddling kit.
We stopped for a mass raft-up and the "Event Organiser" passed around a big bag of sweeties, which were well received.
Some elected to complete the full Menai Challenge course, while others decided to play on the Swellies.
Eventually, we passed under Menai Bridge and paddled on to Gallows Point.
Some had to leave straight away to be with family and friends to see in the New Year, others retired to the pub where some "fishermans tales" were exchanged about the years paddling exploits and the world was put to rights.
I'd like to thank everyone that came for their company and a pleasant paddle and thank the "Event Organiser" for taking the time to make it happen. Roll on the second "Penguin Paddle", after all there's a full years paddling between now and then to make the most of!
22 hardy paddlers braved the weather (although at one point down by the Swellies, the sun came out and you'd have thought it was July!)
The wind was blowing quite strongly from the South West and because I'd been rushing to get out of the shop to the meeting point, I'd grabbed the boat that was closest to hand rather than one of my usual "go to boats". The boat was the Overline Aretusa, it was a three piece model without a skeg, which on the basis of my recent inactivity (too much time spent in the shop and developing the website has led to no time on the water for just over 2 months) combined with a slightly increased girth over that period of inactivity and a week of stuffing my face over Christmas meant that I wasn't feeling as comfortable as usual in the boat. I then made things more difficult for myself by donning a chicken suit over all my paddling kit.
(Thanks to Dave Jones for the Picture)
When I managed to get the boat running in a straight line, it was really nice to paddle, but my ability was a little limited and without the skeg, I have to admit that for the first 45 minutes or so I was struggling with it, but as I grew accustomed to it's handling (and listened to a couple of top-tips from the "Event Organiser"), it became easier to paddle.We stopped for a mass raft-up and the "Event Organiser" passed around a big bag of sweeties, which were well received.
Eventually, we passed under Menai Bridge and paddled on to Gallows Point.
Some had to leave straight away to be with family and friends to see in the New Year, others retired to the pub where some "fishermans tales" were exchanged about the years paddling exploits and the world was put to rights.
I'd like to thank everyone that came for their company and a pleasant paddle and thank the "Event Organiser" for taking the time to make it happen. Roll on the second "Penguin Paddle", after all there's a full years paddling between now and then to make the most of!
Happy New Year!
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