The SW Canoe Show draws the crowds...

...To see all the UK Manufacturers and distributors.

Deliberation after a demo...

White water, sit-on, sea kayaks and open boats on display.

The large Dagger Agent - looks very smooth.

Dagger brought a stack of demo boats from their fleet for everyone to try, from Nomads to Backwaters and everything in-between, pretty much the whole range was represented. The big new boat was the Dagger Agent play boat, due for launch in the spring and this was its unveiling in the UK. Its got a nice look about it with a good long flat hull and lots of rocker in the ends. It looks very balanced and has plenty of volume; I am really looking forward to paddling it!

Palm had a very nice display of their immersion suits. The range is now completed by a (very yellow) smart sea paddling suit. For the ladies, the new two piece cag and trousers in a ladies colours and cut was on show.

Superior drysuits.

Palm Display the ladies two piece suit.

The P&H stand looked really blinging with a full composite line up on show.

Pyranha had the small Ammo on display - this boat looks like a lot of fun!

Both sizes of the ever popular Burn were on show to see and try.

Pyranha were showing the new Recoil which we have kept for a demo.

Slap Happy Kayaks showed their 'Murky Waters' surf boat which is VERY nice, both in design and finish.

Valley Sea Kayaks brought the Storm Plastic surf boat which you can see is strongly modeled on the composite Rush (in the background). The Storm sells for only £499!

System X, now distributing Sweet, showed the 2007 colours for the white water helmet range including the full facer.

Strutter colours look smart and the 2007 helmets have graphics as well...