How did two first time competitors nail the paddle at the 2026 Kathmandu Coast to Coast?
They learnt to paddle despite the ballot! We get asked it all the time..... Do I really have a chance of getting a spot into the Kathmandu Coast to Coast...
The heat is on!!
Photo credit: @velofilia_photographer The Christchurch winter has always hit me pretty hard. Some solider on and the cold winter mornings have little effect. These must be the skiers, which I...
Topsport Pro-am Series – A game of two halves!
Well, Race One and Race and Two of the Pro-am Series are nothing but a distant memory now. Thank you to each and every one of our paddlers who have...
The 5 most common mistakes preparing for the kayak stage of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast
So you're preparing for the Kathmandu Coast to Coast kayak stage, but where do you start? That's a big question and the exact answer depends on many things, but here...
The Topsport Kayaking Pro-Am Winter Series
Three years in and this race series is certainly heating up the winter training. Thank you so much to the few hundred paddlers who have join us over the past...
Concussion, The Classic and Me.
It's the 2nd of December 2023 and I have won the Classic River Race, big deal 🤷♀️ I have won it before, 3 times in fact. However this one actually...
Boat Shopping 101 with Katie Cambie
4K for a second hand Shadow, Total Eclipse or Aspire. Are you serious? Just say no and keep scrolling! Where did that figure even come from? Well, let me give...
You gotta meet my friend Ryan!
Back some 7 or so years ago this was a phrase I heard often. I lost count of the times Sam would be looking at his phone laughing at some...
Dare to dream 🏆
My first encounter with Sam Manson was brief, just another guy who wanted a cheap paddle, of which I have meet many. A few days earlier I had watched him...
What if you could give yourself the gift of time when it comes to learning to kayak......
The postponement of the 2022 Coast to Coast 2 Day Event has broken hearts across the country, with so many competitors having spent months and months training and preparing to take on New Zealand’s most iconic multisport event. But how many of them will tell you having an extra year to train and prepare isn’t the worst thing in the world? My guess is it’s a good fair few especially when it comes to kayaking!
A Guide for the First Time Coast to Coaster - Kayaking
The Coast to Coast is an amazing experience. Every February people from all over the world line up to realise their dreams. Each with a different reason for being there...
Goat Pass Guide - Before you go
Deception/Minga Route The main risks on this trip is river height and hence rainfall. If any rainfall has fallen in the days preceding or forecasted while you plan to be...