{"id":21629,"date":"2020-03-06T17:48:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T16:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=21629"},"modified":"2020-03-06T17:48:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T16:48:38","slug":"lakeland-canoe-club-and-the-pyranha-burn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/lakeland-canoe-club-and-the-pyranha-burn\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland Canoe Club and the Pyranha Burn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lakeland Canoe Club<\/a> is a small, but fast-growing paddlesport club based in Cumbria, drawing on members from across Cumbria, Lancashire, and Yorkshire. We paddle mostly in the North of England, with longer trips to Scotland and the Alps. We are a very active club, with trips most weekends, and also during the week, including Whitewater, Sea Kayaking, and Open boating; it\u2019s this very active programme of trips which has fuelled our growth, and we have a mix of people joining, both those new to paddling and more experienced paddlers, often getting back into the sport after a layoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For new joiners, we offer a range of coaching and training\nsessions, including indoor pool sessions to teach basic skills, and coached\ntrips on rivers. To make this more effective, in 2019 we decided to buy a small\n\u201cfleet\u201d of kayaks which members can borrow. This posed an obvious challenge;\nwith so many boats on the market, what to buy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We needed something which was a good learning platform for novices, but still exciting enough for more experienced paddlers. As you\u2019d expect, there was no shortage of opinions(!), but the clear winner was the Pyranha Burn<\/a>, and we bought a total of four boats in Medium and Large. These have had a lot of use, and feedback from people who\u2019ve paddled them has been universally positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For beginners and improvers, the Burn is a very stable boat which inspires confidence. It\u2019s easy to hold it on edge without feeling you\u2019re going to get tipped in, and it makes mastering breaking in and out, ferry gliding, and all the basic skills easy to learn. The boat just feels really solid, and able to look after you; one paddler described it as \u201ca bit like being in a Land Rover, it\u2019ll go anywhere!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s also a great boat for improving your roll; we teach\nrolling skills indoors, and we\u2019ve recently added one of the Burns to the\nteaching boats we keep in the pool. It enables paddlers who\u2019ve got a basic roll\nto practice in a \u201cproper\u201d boat, before trying them on the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For intermediates and advanced paddlers, the Burn is often a\nrevelation to those who\u2019ve not paddled one before, especially those coming from\nmore \u201cold school\u201d kayaks. The short length means it\u2019s easy to edge, turn and\nspin the boat, but the rails keep it on track, and the high volume keeps you on\ntop of most holes and waves. Several members who have perfectly good boats of\ntheir own now prefer to borrow a club Burn, especially for bigger water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the club\u2019s perspective, the Burn is the perfect boat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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