Staff reviews - Brookbank style

This week we are having our regular reviews, with both our directors Mark and Lorna up in Carlisle. As we are a paddling company we had to go paddling, Fortunately we had a good selection of Stand Up Paddleboards from Starboard, as well as our Mohawk short white water canoes (spec boats)

First up were the White water canoes, we had the Viper 12, Probe 13, XL 13 plus the Solo 13 for comparison as a more traditional stye of open canoe. We all had a go in all of the boats, and while they all look similar at first glance, they suit different standards of paddlers and different paddler weights.

The XL is a very forgiving boat that traditional open boaters will have no problem paddling, the Viper is at the other end of the scale being a bit edgier and the more advanced kayaker had a great time in. the Probe fits neatly in the middle.

the Solo while looking like a trad boat still has the great secondary stability of the other boats.

After a quick swap round we were out on the Stand Up Paddleboards. Having had a river trip earlier in the year, we now had more of a chance to push the limits a bit more, so frequent dunkings were the order or the day as we practiced turning. on the flatter water, they are a great fitness idea - engaging the whole body

By the end of the day we were all a bit tired!!





If you are looking for a go in either the canoes, or Stand Up Paddle boards please let us know and we will arange it for you. we also have a good fleet of sit on tops, touring kayaks, white water kayaks and sea kayaks to try at the moment too.