Talkin Water Day

On Sunday we had our annual demo / Water day up at Talkin Tarn near Brampton. With a damp forecast (in between days of warm sunshine) we feared the worse. As it turned out we got a big turnout of enthusiastic paddlers. Thank you to everyone for giving it a go and ignoring the weather conditions.

We always put on a mix of introducing complete novices to Kayaking and Canoeing, as well as a traditional demo day for more experienced paddlers.

The introductory sessions were packed with 18 people in 6 sessions, with a few extra people for good measure (till we ran out of Buoyancy Aids!) everyone seemed to have a great time, with even the smallest paddlers having a go in the modern playboats. The General Purpose boats such as the Dagger Approach, Liquid Logic Remix Xp10,  Robson Moonster, and the Perception Scooter Sit on top seemed very well liked.

Amongst our existing customers a lot tried out Stand Up Paddle Boarding for the first time, everyone had a smile on their faces. By using existing paddle strokes the boards can be moved at great speed with little effort. The Ocean Kayak Nalu, and the Big Paddle Co and Starboard ranges were all well used throughout the day.

At several points during the day all our composite and plastic sea boats were out on the water with lots of enthusiasm about the new Designs from Tahe Marine, and our best selling composites from North Shore. Our small but perfectly formed Open boat fleet was also used by families, couples and individuals with the Wenonah Prospector , Novacraft Pal and Prospector SP3 all going down well.

Looking at the figures we had 300 people in on and by the water, despite the fact it rained continually through the day, they breed them hardy up north...

Talkin Tarn is a great location, just off the A69 running from Carlisle to Newcastle, and so attracted people from all over the north of England and the Scottish Borders. It is a one Kilometre round, and allows launching of all non powered watercraft, as well as having clean changing rooms and a great cafe overlooking the Tarn. Normally its not quite as busy as it was on Sunday!

Thanks to Chris and Dan from the Stockport Branch we had two trailers and two very large van fulls of kit to try. Next stop for the kit is this Saturday down in London. Click here for details

see you in the shop, or on the water!
Pete, Antony, Mike