Wash Rider Blog

Fun Paddling is Fast Paddling 0

Just how fast are they going? For those of us more accustomed to competing in the local club time trial, we thought we’d translate the Olympic Best (OB) paddling times into terms of speed to highlight these awesome performances. This blog saves you doing the math of the fastest paddlers, their times, and the speeds they go.

Jul 15, 2021
Kieran Babich
Tags: C1 1000m C1 200m C2 1000m C2 500m canoe K1 1000m K1 200m K1 500m K2 200m K4 1000m k4 500m kayak olympics paddling tokyo

10 weird and wonderful paddling inventions 8

At Wash Rider we’re constantly thinking about paddler problems that we’ve either experienced ourselves or had sent in from paddlers. Most of the solutions are what you see in our range, with products seeking to improve paddling equipment for paddlers of racing canoes, kayaks or surfskis. To celebrate the most ingenious, crazy and creative solutions made by paddlers we’ve put this list together for your enjoyment and interest.

Jun 28, 2021
Kieran Babich
Tags: antigravity canoe carbon coast to coast colostomy bag debritto bailer drink bag fibreglass foil kayak GPS mount intravenous k1 kayak kevlar resin rotating seat steve gurney surfski swivel seat traction pad venturi vortex wing kayak wing paddle

Kayak and Surfski resistance training that will make you paddle faster 0

Runners have hills, cyclists have hills as well as gears to add resistance to their training. Paddlers we have resistance too. Resistance training is highly beneficial to paddlers as it increases drag on the kayak or surfski which requires more work on your paddling muscles to move your kayak forward. Whether you paddle surfski, sprint or marathon kayaks there are benefits to adding resistance training to your paddling. In the gym weight training is great for paddlers to increase their strength but it doesn’t have the same specificity of working the paddle stroke muscles with additional resistance while balancing the kayak. To increase your maximum power for faster starts or to catch another runner in the ocean you and your coach will be able to put resistance to good use in your kayak training.

Jun 18, 2020
Kieran Babich
Tags: k1 kayak kayak training marathon kayaking ocean ski paddling resistance resistance strap sprint kayaking surfski

9 amateur races you should paddle after the lockdown ends 0

While some parts of the world are in lock-down, others going into it, and some starting to come out of quarantine it’s hard to keep focus on our paddling goals. We will admit, it is hard to set goals when so many club races, National and World Championships, and even the Olympic events are being deferred or canceled until 2021. So, we think it is a perfect time to set new goals and plan new paddling adventures to keep us focussed and fit.

Apr 30, 2020
Kieran Babich
Tags: Adige descenso descent dusi kayak krumlov liffey marathon molokai potsdam canal sprint regata rio negro Sella surfski waterland marathon wildwater

Four of the best indoor kayaking sessions for ergometer training 0

With many of us in lockdown, the kayak ergometers are coming out to keep fit, sane and build form for future races. Kayak ergometers always have good weather, no wind and are easily accessed if you have them in the home. Sessions on an ergo provide paddlers with a quick and effective way to implement specificity into their training. The non-existent glide of your kayak across the water means that to keep the computer ticking over, you have to keep pulling and working hard to get the same results. To enjoy a kayak ergometer, you have to enjoy hard work.

Apr 10, 2020
Kieran Babich
Tags: canoe ergometer fartlek hard work indoor isolation kayak kayakfirst max heart rate paddle tempo training session

10 minute steering tune up for kayaks 0

If you haven't looked at your kayaks rudder cables in a long time, or if you have time to burn and want to have precision steering in your kayak this blog will help you to thread the eye of a needle in your kayak.