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nickadnitt | Darkside Canoes

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Marathon racing canoes, developed, designed and made in Great Britain. I’ve now got quite a collection of racing kayak seats in my quest for a better canoe seat design. One thing that has struck me is that they are all pretty much the same size and shape. OK there are a few tiny differences but the manufacturers seem to assume that one size will fit all racing kayak paddler’s bottoms. Anyway, I set about modifying my original effort and recast it to have more volume at the back. Nelo K1 racing seat.

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May | 2015 | Darkside Canoes

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Marathon racing canoes, developed, designed and made in Great Britain. Monthly Archives: May 2015. National Canoe Time Trial Worcester 17th May 2015. The series kicked off with the first time trial, in conjunction with Worcester Canoe Club Hasler event last Sunday. We setup our registration desk next to the Hasler organisers. We need to get a sign to show that it’s sign-on for the canoe event, as lots of Hasler competitors tried to get us to take their entry. (yeah, we were tempted! A couple of friends w...

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Learn to Kayak - Kilkenny

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This is where adrian posts stuff about stuff. Learn to Kayak in KIlkenny. February 17, 2014. Have you ever wanted to try out or learn to kayak? Kilkenny Aqua Canoe Club are running two ‘Learn to Kayak’ weekend. These are non commercial / not for profit costing less than half cost of most places to try make them as inclusive as possible. Below is from their website www.kacc.ie. On completion of your ‘Learn to Kayak’ course you will have gained the skills in line with Canoeing Ireland. Kilkenny Aqua Canoe ...

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C2 plug progress | Darkside Canoes

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Marathon racing canoes, developed, designed and made in Great Britain. At last the polystyrene plug for the C2 has been milled on a huge lathe. (Cost 2,100 inc VAT). That’s a big lathe! The CAD design was converted to machine instructions and the lathe cut the shape into a large block of polystyrene. The parts will now be stuck together, covered with fibre glass, and highly polished. From that, we’ll make the mold. The milled plug in two halves. View from the stern. This entry was posted in Uncategorized.

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July | 2015 | Darkside Canoes

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Marathon racing canoes, developed, designed and made in Great Britain. Monthly Archives: July 2015. Time trials and paddles. It’s been a while since I wrote last and life would have it, stuff has been happening. The Leighton Buzzard TT was well organised in my absence and we had the first high-kneeling C1 entrant. As I wasn’t there, there isn’t much I can say about it other than I was pleased that a race doesn’t rely on me. Over numerous timed distances I’ve changed the blades and the times are almost id...

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February | 2015 | Darkside Canoes

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Marathon racing canoes, developed, designed and made in Great Britain. Monthly Archives: February 2015. I hate Waterside B, but like homework, it has to be done as part of the Series! The downstream leg is lovely. It’s fast with some interesting currents and doesn’t take too long to get to the turn. Why can’t it stop there? The return leg is always bumpy, hard work against the stream, involves lots of running, and the water and portages are crowded with boats coming the other way. Was what I think I heard.

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November | 2014 | Darkside Canoes

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Marathon racing canoes, developed, designed and made in Great Britain. Monthly Archives: November 2014. The Double Darkness is coming. An exciting email today from Neal, the Naval Architect who is turning my ideas for a two man version of The Darkness, into a C2. I know from testing a concept boat converted from a K2, that it will work. The challenge is how to expand the C1 shape into a larger version, incorporating the lessons we learnt from testing. The Double Darkness, still in the womb! The event was...

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The C word | Darkside Canoes

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Marathon racing canoes, developed, designed and made in Great Britain. C is for canoe. With some many prospects and choices for kayak racing, it is easy to understand why the majority of paddlers engage with that particular aspect of the sport. For those of us who like to race canoes, it is less easy. Yes, there is the Hasler marathon race series, but it is difficult to progress when racing against the quicker kayaks on courses where they are better suited. The web site is at:. BCCC Marathon – Basi...

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March | 2015 | Darkside Canoes

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Marathon racing canoes, developed, designed and made in Great Britain. Monthly Archives: March 2015. At last the polystyrene plug for the C2 has been milled on a huge lathe. (Cost 2,100 inc VAT). That’s a big lathe! The CAD design was converted to machine instructions and the lathe cut the shape into a large block of polystyrene. The parts will now be stuck together, covered with fibre glass, and highly polished. From that, we’ll make the mold. The milled plug in two halves. View from the stern. I had pa...

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Time trials and paddles | Darkside Canoes

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Marathon racing canoes, developed, designed and made in Great Britain. Time trials and paddles. It’s been a while since I wrote last and life would have it, stuff has been happening. The Leighton Buzzard TT was well organised in my absence and we had the first high-kneeling C1 entrant. As I wasn’t there, there isn’t much I can say about it other than I was pleased that a race doesn’t rely on me. The next event is this Sunday 2nd August at Richmond Canoe Club, another ten mile up-and-back. Over numerous t...