You will probably know already, but Wet West Padlle Fest (13th/14th Sep) and the Etive River Race (4th Oct) are coming up soon.

If you havent been up to the WWPF before then its good humour. Guaranteed boating and plenty of informal kayak banter (and beer). Best of all, the echo of the Andy Jackson is in their somewhere. I read that there is a biography of him due to published. I hope its good, because he has real claim to be become an icon.