TOPSPORT BLOG

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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! 

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 and...

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 there...

River and Weather Information Before heading away on your trip it is critical that you check the weather forecast and the river levels. These sites are up to date and...