« A new generation of freestyle kayak. Guillaume and the GuiGui pro team have been hard at work refining their latest freestyle design, with an injection of enthusiasm from Pyranha, who will bring the design to life in plastic. Rather than being designed for whichever type of feature is hot that year, this boat is designed to excel on both waves and holes, whether you’re trying to one-up your friends for fun or competition. » Check it out in the Buyers Guide here! MSRP   1765,00 € LENGTH 178 cm/5’8 WIDTH 67 cm/2’2 WEIGHT TBC kg MAX.CAP. TBC kg MATERIAL MZ3 ..read more

« A perfect mid layer for cold weather paddling, the Tsangpo gilet keeps your body warm and your arms free to move. The premium quality Pontetorto fleece is soft, stretchy, and treated with Polygiene odor control. Wear it on the water or land, the full-length zip and pockets make this one practical and versatile.«  Check it out in the Buyers Guide here! Check it out at Palm here! SIZE L, M, S, WL, WM, WS, WXL (women’s), XL, XXL (men’s) MATERIAL Pontetorto Tecnostretch Fleece ..read more

« Our Ergonom Pro Sea is a paddle designed for long distance kayakers. It’s narrow blades ensure a lot of propulsion, thanks to a foam core, and the hydrodynamic formed blades. The ergonomic shaft enables you to paddle for long periods of time while preserving your wrist joints, as they are perfectly positioned avoiding harming your tendons, ligaments, and muscles. Made from a very high-end and tough material that has a long life expectancy. Available in two blade sizes. » Check it out in the Buyers Guide here! Check it out at Lettmann here! LENGTH 47 cm/18, 5″ WIDTH 20, 3 cm/8 ..read more

« Small but great. With its five meters in length, the compact Adria comes across as a shy symbiosis of sea and touring kayaks at first glance. But the excellent directional stability, the safe hull and the raised stem show you, even in heavy seas, in wind and waves, that she is a sly old dog – and you can always have everything under control with her. The Adria leads you light-footedly to your personal comfort zone and gives you security even when you have crossed it. » Check it out in the Buyers Guide here! Check it out at Lettmann here! MSRP   3650,00 € LENGTH C ..read more

Episode one of NRS’s new series is out now! Checklist focuses not only on the kayaking but the planning to make a kayaking trip happen and become real. With the help of NRS Team while in Iceland, this mini series you can surely gain all that’s needed so that you can plan your next trip! Where are you going? « Every kayaking trip starts with a desire to escape and trade home for what—steep creeks? a big volume multi-day? warm water? waterfalls? » « Once you dial in where, you have to figure out the who, the when, and the how. From planning to packing, logistics to stoke, Checkli ..read more

Check out Benoit Carpentier enjoying some nice long SUP sessions at his local spot through the winter! An opportunity to take out his favourite longboard from Starboard – the 9.0 x 26 par 91L.Some nice waves here, but it does look a bit chilly ..read more

Historically, the five villages of Cinque Terre—Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso—could only be reached by sea. Today, they are one of Italy’s best-known and most visited locations. Tourists fill the narrow streets in summer, drawn to the azure water and whimsical nature of the brightly colored houses perched along rocky cliffs. Using public transport to reach the sea, Cinque Terre was the perfect place for a self-support sea kayaking trip that escaped the crowds but still let Jens Klatt, Barbara Leider and Ingrid Schlott sample the beauty—and gelato—of the Ligurian Coa ..read more

Welcome to the 2024 The Paddlesports Show/Kayak Session Magazine Paddler’s Guide FREE Download page. You have the option to either check the 2024 Paddler’s Guide online, or download it. If you choose to download, note that you can either download the full guide, or, download it per category (in which case, click on the images of the category you wish to download below ..read more

An all-new Senders EP has dropped, this one featuring Bren Orton’s recent trip to Chile to bag some of the classic runs and waterfalls! Chile is a world class location for whitewater paddlers with paddlers travelling from all around the world for ultimate joy! « A whirlwind trip in Chile to kayak down some classic rivers and waterfalls. Big thanks to David Sodomka for the road trip! This country is home to some of the best and most classic rivers in our sport and it was a dream to get to kayak down some of them! A brief nightmare hit at the bottom of a waterfall but happily I’m somehow ok ..read more

Check out this smashing edit from Benjy Rowlands, from the past year of his travels around New Zealand! Getting after it in both North and South Island, We think you’ll agree this looks like a whole load of good times! « For the past year I have been travelling to and from New Zealand. Spending time on both Islands working, kayaking and going on adventures! It has been amazing to meet the local river communities, rekindle different sports, live the southern hemisphere life and learn the Kiwi style. Chur!  ..read more