http://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/rss/newsfeed.aspxNews from Desperate Measures.(c) 2008, Desperate Measures. All rights reserved.60 At Last the long awaited All New Sweet Rocker's have landed at DM's. Sweet Rocker S1 Full Cut RRP £139.95 The Rocker S1 Fullcut is designed with ultimate safety in mind. With removable washable Coolmax ® inner liner and 4 way thermohttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=70Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTIts Easter time and the Easter bunny will be bringing lots of lovely treats round to you, so as a treat from us we will be staying open all weekend and bank holiday Monday. Our opening times will be 10am-5pm on Good Friday till bank holiday Monday.http://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=41Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTYarrr me harties! It’s that time of year again, the national student rodeo 2008! We will be down Holme Pierpont on the Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th March. We have hired Holme Pierpont slalom course for the whole of this weekend for the National Studenthttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=31Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTTo some, Spring means bright yellow daffodils. To others, fluffy little lambs. But to us, it means something different.It means rumbling low pressures sitting out in the middle of the Atlantic, pushing out rolling groundswell to Britain. That'shttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=50Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTRiver runner demo boats This winter we've got a full range of whitewater demo boats available to try on white water. We're only five minutes down the road from Holme Pierrepont, the artificial whitewater course, where you can get a reallyhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=53Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe long awaited boat, caravan and outdoor show is here again, and for the 6th year we will be exhibiting. Taking place over 6 days and across 6 halls of the NEC (equivalent to 24 football pitches!), it’s the biggest show for outdoor leisurehttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=66Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT We've just received stock of the Palm Kaikoura Tour Exp and the Palm Taupo Tour. Palm Kaikoura Tour Exp The Kaikoura is Palm’s latest Full features expedition buoyancy aid – we’ve been playinghttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=64Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT We’ve seen artist's impressions, photos and samples, but they just don’t compare to the real thing. Palm Tasman L/S Paddle Top The Tasman is a lightweight expedition jacket, perfect for lakes, rivers and estuaries.http://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=54Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT There's a quiet revolution happening in squirt boating at the moment. A subculture that's always simmered away just below the surface of freestyle is bubbling up to the surface again. We're proud to be in the UK's spiritual squirtin'http://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=52Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT It's that time of year again, the sun is shining, the water is warming up, so consequently we now have our new stock of shortie cags. Palm Sidewinder S/S Paddle Top Palm Apex SS Paddle Top Palmhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=51Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT…do you want to see the biggest range of Werner Paddles in the Europe?…do you want to be the first to leaf through the new Northern Isles guide book? …do you want to be the first to glimpse the new Scottish Canoe Classics guide book? …do you wanthttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=49Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMTThis week we are exhibiting at the boat caravan and outdoor show in the NEC, Birmingham. We have teamed up with Ocean kayak, Old Town, Palm, Dagger, Perception, Gumotex and Necky - You will be able to see one of the largest displays fromhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=45Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMTGet your first look at the new clutch of books from Pesda Press, on our stand at the Outdoor Show in March. Pesda Press will be showing their books on our stand, including the new guidebook to touring on the lakes and rivers of Scotland, 'Scottishhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=44Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT The Plughole - exclusive free kayaking magazine subscription! Issue 2 of our bi-annual magazine, Plug Hole, has just been printed. It features: A tour of the P & H factory – see how the sea kayak that you have dreamed of was made,http://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=38Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMTWe're at the Outdoor and Caravan Show at Londons Excel exhibition centre. Here are a few images of our stand and the pool... So why not come down and join us?http://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=37Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe Zambezi River flows west to east through southern Africa. The first tributaries are in Angola and the river meets the sea in Mozambique. For a large percentage the Zambezi is flat, until it meets the ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’. This is ‘Smoke thathttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=36Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMTMy name is Matt Baker, I am 12 years old, and I have been kayaking for just under 2 years. I really enjoy freestyle and my local course is HPP.The youth freestyle this year was my first competition. I was only meant to do the last one in the serieshttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=34Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT Nothing lasts forever.* We hate to have to tell you, but your boat's not going to last forever. Sooner or later, it'll break. Or crack. Or wear out. And you'll have to get rid of it. But it's made of plastic so landfill's just not an option.http://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=29Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMTSometimes you just have to walk - Ladakh, Indian Himalaya The Team: Dave Carroll, Sam Hughes, Ali Donald, Rob Coffey and Rosie Cripps Location: Tsarap Chu and Zanskar rivers which flow through the grand Himalayan watershed towardshttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=30Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMTEach year the Outdoor Retailers show plays host to a selection of new products from the water sports industry. 2006 was no exception. Joel Scott, one of our intrepid explorers was in Salt Lake City to find out more. Liquid Logic Ronin The Roninhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=32Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMTToday has seen the arrival of the new range Pyranha boats in Rapid+ spec. Boats now in stock include Pyranha’s high performance freestyle kayak the 4Twenty, the river running all rounder the Stretch and the ever popular H:3, the classic riverhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=33Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMTThis weekend sees European Freestyle Kayaking Championship 2006 The event includes some of Europe’s best paddlers fighting it out for whitewater supremacy. Additionally, there are come and try it sessions, open to anyone wishing to give paddlehttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=27Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe lucky winner of the Team DM pro-team deal at the 2006 student rodeo at Holme Pierrepont was Sam Ward. Hailing from Leeds, his on the water antics and great attitude earnt him a year of sponsorship from us. He dropped us a mail to let us know ahttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=24Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT Franco Fererro’s classic White Water Safety & Rescue manual’s being reworked. After ten years in print, it’s undergone a complete rewrite to include up-to-the-minute thinking on all aspects of river safety and rescue. With 320 pages of fullhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=23Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT What are you doing on Saturday 8th April at 6:30PM? Will you be sleeping out on a ledge in a remote gorge in North Eastern India? With 100 foot gorge walls on either side? And absolutely no idea about what's downstream? If not, we'd recommendhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=20Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT The Plughole - exclusive free kayaking magazine subscription! We're the first canoe shop in the world to be producing a free full colour paddling magazine three times a year. The Plughole is our 16 page mini-magazine covering the whole range ofhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=21Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT We've got a brand new line of toasty thermal-wear, ready for you to take on the coldest conditions that winter can throw at you. Newly produced by British company Elephant Wear, we're now carrying the full range of Elephant thermal clothing andhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=16Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT As we come up to Christmas, we've had three long awaited new toys land on our doormat, ready for the winter rain. Dagger CFS First of all, we've finally got hold of the long awaited £499 CFS. The reason that Dagger can offer this boat forhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=15Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT As you may have noticed (should you have visited us this week) - we have been undergoing a bit of a refit. After opening the upstairs showroom for open boats, sit-on-tops and paddles and replacing our shop front windows, http://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=14Sun, 16 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMTHaving glimpsed the new bivi-bag from Shiva Outdoors whilst in Norway this summer. We just had to get our hands on one for a closer look. The Magic Carpet is a traditional hoopless bivi-bag, crammed with smart features to make it really versatile,http://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=13Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT A report from the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City. The OR show is the biggest paddlesport and general outdoor activity trade show out there - so all of the manufacturers and distributors have madehttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=11Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT Liquid Life Boater-X 28-29th May 2005, report by Rosie Cripps Held over the English Bank holiday weekend with a guaranteed double release on the river meant the salary boys as well as students and the usualhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=10Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT Kanu Karnival & BCU Youth Freestyle Report May 2nd Bank Holiday My apologies, but a short report will appear here shortly - delayed due to theft of notes (among other things) from DMhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=7Sun, 22 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT A report of the Anglesey Sea Symposium that took place at the end of April, from Peter Wood who spent the weekend in support of Valley kayaks. Arriving on Anglesey through worsening bank holidayhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=8Sun, 22 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT You may have seen this cheeky chappy (and junior world freestyle champion) sporting a similar grin while paddling the new Robson prototype boat. Alan tried out the as yet unamed boat at the DM Kanu Karnival andhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=9Sun, 22 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT As we approach the World Freestyle Championships in Australia this January, we thought we'd have a few words with our very own pro-team member Rosie Cripps, who's going to be competing in the ladies category. Currently studying Marine Biology andhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=5Wed, 22 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMTTake advantage of September sunshine, with family fun on a sit-on-top. These craft span a range of disciplines from the Australian style surf ski (race) to the fishing and hunting platform, as well as high performance surf skis, dive platforms andhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=4Sat, 18 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT The best elbow pads a paddler could want! Recently, elbow pads have started to change their image amongst paddlers. A few years ago, the only people to paddle with pads on also used paddles that looked like scaffold poles, usually hadhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=3Thu, 13 May 2004 00:00:00 GMTMilk is the original fast food (bananas too - excellent in combination). It·s packed with a wide range of nutrients and what's more it's natural and additive free, so milk is just what you need to support an active lifestyle. If you arehttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=2Sun, 15 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMTIt’s the winter and I am sure you’ll be exchanging your water bound 360’s and 180’s kayaks for land locked fun on the Snowy mountains of Europe this year and if you are planning a snowboard or skiing trip this year you want to be flying righthttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=40Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMTPyranha: "The Speeder is for paddlers who can’t always find a big surf wave close by but who still want to get out on the water! Some days you just fancy running rapids on a river with a bit of speed and want to blast over the wave trains. Somehttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=46Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMTNationsl Student Rodeo 2007 On the 10th and 11th of March hordes of students from up and down the U.K will be descending upon Holme Pierrepont, National Water Sports Centre in Nottingham for a weekend of playboating and partying. Whoever saidhttp://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=47Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT Last week we were exhibiting at the boat caravan and outdoor show in the NEC, Birmingham. Here are a selection of photos from our stand. http://www.desperate-measures.co.uk/news.aspx?id=48Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT