Liam is new to the team at A.S Watersports and will heading up the new coaching side of things. An energetic and enthusiastic paddler with great coaching ability for a young man.
Years paddling :
6
Favourite type of paddling :
White water, River running, Open Boating but geniunely all equal too coaching and introducing people to the sport.
Helly Hansen Prowool and Immersion Research Thick skins
Footwear:
Five 10 Canyoneers and Palm Granites
Deck:
Playboater Kevlar Work deck. (Staff deck of choice
Paddles:
Werner Nantala C1 paddle (did we mention Liam open boats too?)
Werner Sherpa Carbon Crank
Werner Shogun foam core bent shaft. The daddy!
Current Boats:
A Mad River Legend 15 RX.
Favourite product owned:
Pyranha Microbat. (my first proper creek boat)
Favourite current product:
Five 10 Canyoneer boots. Good footwear is hard to get and you don’t regret it on the river bank.
Worst product owned:
Riot Sniper
Fave river/spot in the UK:
River Rothay, South Lakes. My first real river, easy white water, beautiful scenery and great wild life. Also since moving to Dartmoor I admit the Upper Dart is the best grade 4 in the Uk
Fave river/spot abroad:
Sesia. Campertogno to Scapello. A little bit of everything in beautiful suroundings.
Fave river snack:
Pepperami: Waterproof packaging, floats and the spicier the warmer you feel on the river.
I also have a pack of dried dehydrated dates in the back of my boat. They are rank and I wont eat them till I really need too.
I would like to:
Improve my paddling across the board.
Paddling hero:
Andrew Plimmer + Clive Hebblethwaite. Two teachers at Craven College at Skipton. Taught me to paddle but also pushed the importance of proffesionalism when working in the outdoors. Andy Plimmer is a perfectionist and Clive is one of the bestr coaches I've come across.
