Today I have found yet again a great value product. The Yak Kougar Buoyancy Aid is one of a type and is well know for being a well trusted white water buoyancy aid and at £66.95 this is a outstanding price for such a buoyancy aid. Dont waste time and grab this amazing Yak Kougar Buoyancy Aid now.

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Today I have started to look for great value products that are relevant to White water Kayaking and of great value.

I will start posting a new product every few weeks so that you can get the very best equipment for the least amount of money.

Today I have found a Universal Spray Deckon ebay. Its only £14.99 which as many of you will know for a spray deck £14.99 is great value. There are some key features about this deck it is Flexible and Lightweight it has all its seams taped and it has an adjustable body tube and outer rim 25mm webbing release handle all of which are key features to a deck.

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This course gives a real in site to what the new Broxbourne course will look like.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8641500.stm

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Broxbourne white water canoe centre is on course to be open for public use in spring of 2011. The ground works are well under way and the foundations of the building have been completed. BWWCC will be the only brand new olympic venue to be open to the public before the olympic games in 2012. They have worked to make it not only the most depanding course in the world but the best training base for white water aswell.

Theres a new information site at YHA Lee Valley which is around 20 minite walk away from the site. this is a drop in centre and has loads of information about the new site.

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This new light weight spray deck is great fun to use very easy to get on boats and fitting a wide range this deck can cover your needs.

Its made of strong light weight Supratex with reinforced under edges this makes for a truly amazing  deck. with a knee kick strap that can also be used to pull the deck, there’s no need to worry about this deck not coming off when it needs to. I tried it out play boating and not a drop of water got thought it.

If your looking for a deck that keeps you dry and is durable for rescuing look no more the Hiko Tight Grip dw Big deck is what you want.

I rate this deck 8/10

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On Monday I got some new kit from Hiko, the Cinch Buoyancy Aid, so you have gone to the shop to buy a new BA and you see the cinch on the shelf, from a visal look its a very nice BA and for the price you think its to good to be true, well read on and find out what I thought of the cinch.

The first time I tried it on at home i was stunned as it seemed like it was not there. The Cinch is a light BA but very effective, it is designed for white water use as well as rescue work. However I decided to put it to the test doing some flat water play boat skills, as I had no white water to hand.

This BA is super light and allows you full movement of your arms, shoulders and waits. It comes with to very handy pockets at the front for the must have items, A added extra is to have a quick release system built into the BA. This is what is needed to do live baiting white water rescues. It also has a very handy knife buckle on the front of one of the pockets giving you nice easy access to that knife when you need it. The only down side is you have a flick knife there is no pocket to store it in.

With a zip up front the Cinch can be put on like a jacket or pulled over the head as it has straps at the side and on the top to tighten the Cinch to your body.

I rate this new Buoyancy aid 9/10

Below is a slideshow of the Cinch

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Today I tested out the K1 Extend light in a competition event at Harefield.

I found this cagdeck amazing it fitted to my skin so nice that it could of easily been used as a race vest. The cag is semi dry which is excellent in a competition as you want as little water in the boat as possible. The spraydeck is also very good. On first impressions we thought the marterial used was strange however when i got on the water my fellow paddlers all found that they got out wet,  when I got out I was bone dry.

i highly recommend that you buy this cagdeck from Hiko because it really is worth the money.  In my last review I said that spraydecks weren’t meant to keep you dry, just stop too much water getting into the boat, however this cagdeck made me think that yes they are and they can. Hiko really have made a breakthrough in there cagdecks.

I rate this product  a massive 10/10

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Results

Men’s C1 final:

1. Michal Martikan (Svk) 95.66 seconds

2. Alexander Slafkovsky (Svk) 96.26

3. Jan Benzien (Ger) 97.51

5. David Florence (GB) 98.02

Men’s K1 final:

1. Daniele Molmenti (Ita) 92.49

2. Boris Neveu (Fra) 92.93

3. Julien Billaut (Fra) 93.43

4. Campbell Walsh (GB) 96.13

8. Huw Swetnam (GB) 100.21

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Saturday the 30th of may saw the start of the European Canoe Slalom Championships 2009 finals the day was packed with events from k1 mens semi finals to k1 womans finals.

Saturdays  Results were

Women’s K1 final:

1.Elena Kaliska (Svk) 104.24

2.Emilie Fer (Fra) 105.60

3.Mathilde Fichery (Fra) 107.56

Men’s C2 final:

1.Pavel Hochschorner & Peter Hochschorner (Svk) 101.20

2.Damien Troquenet & Mathie Voyemant (Fra) 103.52

3.Timothy Baillie & Etienne Stott (Gbr) 104.37

Men’s C1 team final

:

1.Czech Republic 98.11

2.France 98.52

3.Germany 99.10

Women’s K1 team final:

1.Great Britain 108.63

2.Slovakia 110.46

3.Germany 113.43

Men’s C2 team final:

1.Czech Republic 111.22

2.Great Britain 112.17

3.Poland 118.30

Men’s K1 team final:

1.Great Britain 94.62

2.Germany 94.70

3.France 94.80

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