North Esk Race & Fun in the P&H Hammer!

I was at the North Esk race this weekend with Beth and the team Pyranha van.
I decided not to race, as my shoulder is still recovering from a pull the other week. It did however give me the chance to go and take some photo's of the competitors!

Pyranha had sent up a P & H Hammer sea play kayak on top of the van, so after the race i decided to jump in for a few laps.
The N Esk has some pretty tight lines, particularly in the fairly low water levels of the weekend, so it was pretty exciting squeezing through some of the narrow slots! I was actually amazed at how well the boat handled though, and although it's definitely a sea kayak, it's river kayak influence is obvious, and it carved, surfed and even boofed incredibly well! I'd really love to get this boat on some harder water on both the river and the sea to really put it through it's paces!
 I definitely want one!

Here's the GoPro!



Cheers to Ben Fitzhugh and Joe Axe for the couple of shots of me in the boat!

I've joined team IR!

So this isn't new news to some folk but i'm really psyched to be on board!
Immersion Research make simply the best whitewater kayaking gear on the market, and I'm already using their awesome Lucky Charm deck and Arch Rival suit so stay tuned for some reviews coming soon!

Highland Magic!

So i know i'm once again long over due for several posts.
 I'll try and crack through a couple to catch up on my last few months, but needless to say it's been busy with lots of aspects of my life keeping me fully (often over) engaged!
One exciting thing has been my photography continuing to develop ('scuse the pun!).
A pal of mine David Russell, who is an extremely talented and award winning photographer, invited me to become to first contribute to the highland magic website, blog and social media enterprise.
David's vision is to create a hub for Highland based photographers and media producers and a place for potential employers to find someone to fit their requirements, as well as lovers of photography and media to come and enjoy our work.
I'm really honoured to be invited on this project and please pop over to the facebook page and wordpress site and give it a "like" and a follow!

https://highlandmagic.net/2016/04/03/introducing-luke-partridge/