Choosing a canoe paddle 17/03/2020 12:17:05 Silverbirch Blog CHOOSING A CANOE PADDLE To suit us, not someone else!!! When we’re out...canoeing, we can move around on the water using pretty much anything – but using a paddle which puts a smile on our face can ad... Broadland 15 Expert Advice Firefly 14 SB17 Read more
Sizing a paddle for length 17/03/2020 12:16:33 Silverbirch Blog SIZING A PADDLE FOR LENGTH To suit us, not someone else!!! Within reason, canoeists can adjust to just about any length of canoe paddle - and we tend to grow to love what we know, and preferences vary... Broadland 15 Expert Advice Firefly 14 SB17 Read more
Choosing a traditional canoe 17/03/2020 12:15:43 Silverbirch Blog CHOOSING A TRADITIONAL CANOE To suit us, not someone else!!! What's best next if we are drawn by the romance of a craft which is "good enough" for everything from upstream travel and white water to op... Broadland 15 Broadland 16 Expert Advice Firefly 14 SB17 Read more
Going 'Trad' - On white water 17/03/2020 12:13:45 Silverbirch Blog GOING "TRAD" ON WHITE WATER For many "trad" boaters, rivers are a first and enduring love - at least on forgiving rivers where the flow will do much of the work and where getting things wrong is just ... Broadland 15 Broadland 16 Expert Advice Firefly 14 SB17 Read more
Going 'Trad' - When it's time for a bit of touring 17/03/2020 12:12:28 Silverbirch Blog GOING 'TRAD' WHEN IT IS TIME FOR A BIT OF TOURING If we know what we're doing we can have a lot of fun with pretty much any canoe on white water. If we're going to enjoy ourselves on slow flowing rive... Broadland 15 Broadland 16 Expert Advice Firefly 14 SB17 Read more
Going 'Trad' - Away from the water 17/03/2020 12:10:30 Silverbirch Blog GOING "TRAD" - AWAY FROM THE WATER For many of us, the romance of journeying and outdoor living is at the heart of British "Trad" - ad that's reflected in calssic associations with everything from tar... Broadland 15 Broadland 16 Expert Advice Firefly 14 SB17 Read more
One boat to rule them all? 17/03/2020 12:07:39 Silverbirch Blog ONE BOAT TO RULE THEM ALL? Could we find one "trad" boat for everything we want to do? Quite possibly - but that's about knowing ourselves. Our ultimate boat? That would be the one we're going to grow... Broadland 15 Broadland 16 Expert Advice Firefly 14 SB17 Read more
Going 'Trad' - On open water 17/03/2020 12:04:34 Silverbirch Blog Going "Trad" on Open Water? What works best for us in a canoe for clipping along on a lake in perfect conditions is not necessarily what we want if we're into the enthusiast end of "Trad" canoeing! T... Broadland 15 Broadland 16 Expert Advice Firefly 14 SB17 Read more