TOPSPORT BLOG

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 was a big deal as there was something very different...
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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 a quick history lesson. The second hand kayak market...
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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 come into Klondyke Corner ahead of Richard Ussher in the...
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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! 
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