I always try and make the most of the free time I get, and when on a business trip, I also try to get a bit of “outdoor time” in. Recently, whilst setting up Battle Archery North Wales, we happened to be in Bala, right next to a […]
I don’t need much of an excuse to reenact my childhood adventures, as I see it, a way of keeping my young. When I heard about a big water fight that was being held at the Avon Valley Adventure and Wildlife Park where I’m based, it sounded like […]
Rockpooling can often be an easy way to enjoy the wildlife that inhabits our shores in the UK, and if you look closely you’ll find all kinds of amazing things. Whilst on holiday in Devon we came across a National Trust beach called South Milton Sands. It is […]
For as long as I can remember, I have been paddling in open canoes, or ‘Canadians’ as we used to call them when we were kids! It is down to the safe design of them and their buoyancy which allows kids (obviously wearing buoyancy aids) a real taster […]
As part of my AIDA 2 star Freediving course, I headed over to the Chepstow Quarry for my first taste of open-water freediving. I had previously passed a days course in the pool with Rebecca Coales, who was also my trainer for the day at the quarry. Now […]
The Swans open water Seven goggles certainly look the business for open water swimming, but how will they fair with a relatively new open water swimmer testing them out? I took them to the Bristol Avon to find out! Design The Swans open water “Seven” goggles are so […]
Dragon boat racing is one of the most popular water sports in the world, and although still a minority sport in the UK at the moment is another growing paddle sport. The brightly painted boats sporting Dragons heads being paddled by up to 20 paddlers always turn heads. […]
As a SUP, or Stand Up Paddleboard instructor I was keen to find out more about SUP Yoga, especially as I have never had a go at Yoga! In countries like the USA it has really taken off, so why is it becoming so popular? I got together […]
The Water-To-Go filter bottle has been designed by NASA, offers 200 litres of clean water per filter, has been proven to kill 99.9% of all water contaminants, and could offer that piece of mind whilst drinking water across the world. All this in one bottle, sounds great so […]
Surfing indoors? Yep, welcome to the flowrider! Having surfed for over a decade, I was hoping to be reasonable at this and was looking forward to seeing what the wave would be like. So lets get the technical side out of the way. A flowrider is an indoor […]
