Last month I returned to competitive freestyle with a bang, bagging myself a spot on the 2012 GB Freestyle Team. I was particularly chuffed with beating the current World Champ on Sunday’s competition The full team has just been announced on the GB Team website if you’re interested. The date and venue of the 2012 [...]

When I heard there was going to be a new ladies Palm Element suit, I was really exited. New zip shape and materials to make it more manoeuvrable, drop seat for ladies relief and the same articulated cut and lightweight but durable material as my favourite cag – the Aqua (see this video for more [...]

TrywerynFest : a weekend of coaching clinics, free demo boats, trade stands and epicly hilarious events. Of course, we were there in force, with FlowFree coaches claiming several podium finishes and running coaching clinics but most importantly having a jolly old time! Lowri does some playboat coaching at the newly improved Campsite Wave (aka Super [...]

After working on the river all day there’s nothing we like more than to play on the river some more! Here’s a little video from a fun after work play session at the Dee earlier this week. Enjoy DeeStyler! from Tom Laws on Vimeo.

A few weeks ago FlowFree helped to support the Thames Valley Freestyler’s 4th birthday event, held in Cardiff. The day was full of events designed to be fun for all abilities with most prizes and encouragement going to those who gave it their all and made other people smile. Here’s a short video from the [...]

Paddling the amount that I do and at the level I do, I find the string that comes as standard on the Jackson backbands often wears through and either breaks or slips out of the cleats (though the new Rockstar’s cleats seem to hold much better). If you find your backband slips or is starting [...]

For a while now we have been running a “Get Your Club Playing” scheme, the idea of which is to enthuse clubs about playboating and show how basic playboating can be introduced at any flatwater session. We provide inspirational demonstrations by GB Team paddlers, expert coaches and a load of demo playboats. This is a [...]

Last weekend I went across to North Ireland’s Tollymore centre for the CANI Paddlefest – which turned out to be an excellent weekend that got people boating, trying new things and provided inspiration for paddlers of all disciplines, ages and abilities. I kicked off proceedings on Friday with a photo slideshow of the expedition to Georgia [...]

Ok so I´m in the last month of my three and a half  month trip to Chile. After the really bad luck that Dave Hollins and I endured at the beginning of the trip (laptop stolen, wallet stolen, camera broken, issues with documentation etc.etc.etc) we have managed to have an awesome time. This is my second trip to [...]

On Friday 18th Feb, the Presidential Elections were held in Uganda – a country which hundreds of kayakers visit every year to enjoy the wonderful white water offered by the White Nile. Uganda is generally one of the most stable and safest countries in Africa to travel around as a tourist but with the political [...]