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KNOWLEDGE – SMALL MINDED
SMALL MINDED – WIPING THE SLATE CLEAN Words – Rob Small Photos – Kate Starling A few years ago I wrote about a perceived ‘eddy’ of lower and lower (…)
KNOWLEDGE – A DOWNWINDER IN GREECE
WIND, WAVES & WHITECAPS – A DOWNWINDER IN GREECE With – Siri Schubert I must admit, when I looked for a perfect downwind spot in Europe, I didn’t immediately (…)
KNOWLEDGE – GET PSYCHED #9
GET PSYCHED #9 – COMPOSITE OR INFLATABLE With – Sian Sykes A great polymath once said, if N is the number of boards you need, and S is (…)
KNOWLEDGE – PADDLE SCIENCE #14
PADDLE SCIENCE #14 – BLOOD TESTING Words – Kate Starling Photos – matt@edgeofthemap.co.uk We can be doing all the right things: for example eating a low carb diet, (…)
KNOWLEDGE – GET PSYCHED #8
GET PSYCHED #8 – HEURISTIC TRAPS With – Sian Sykes Photos – Chris Davies What does a rule of thumb, educated guess, guesstimate, and plain old common sense (…)
KNOWLEDGE – PADDLE SCIENCE #13
PADDLE SCIENCE #13 – COLD EXPOSURE Words – Kate Starling Why are we so afraid of being cold? As creatures of habit we’ll always seek comfort over discomfort, a couple (…)
KNOWLEDGE – PADDLE SCIENCE #10
PADDLE SCIENCE #10 – THE POWER OF SLEEP Words – Kate Starling We spend a third of our life doing it and would die without it. What (…)
KNOWLEDGE – PADDLE SCIENCE #12
PADDLE SCIENCE #12 – THE ULTIMATE CROSS TRAINER Words – Kate Starling I feel like having a bit of a moan this issue. I may be growing (…)