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Canoes.
I now use an Ally folding canoe for all my trips. I can't rate them highly enough. The 18 foot model weighs only 21 kilos but has a huge carrying capacity, and the ease of transporting them around the world far outweighs any neglible disadvantage in handling when compared with a rigid alternative. Also they are very forgiving when you hit that unseen rock. They flex and bend over it rather than stop dead and flip.
http://www.allycanoes.com

Paddles.
Paddles come in all shapes, but I'm most concerned that mine are light, very tough, and can break into 2 sections for transportation. My Ainsworth C100 with alloy shaft has served me well on countless trips.
http://www.ainsworthpaddles.net

The Royal Geographical Society.
If you live in Britain, one place to go for advice and information is the RGS. The walls of its headquarters in Kensington are covered in portraits of all the great and heroic figures of exploration, and it feels like hallowed ground to anyone with a love of the subject. However it's not at all intimidating to approach with your questions. http://www.rgs.org 

Lectures

Whatever the event, composition or age of the audience, I’ll structure my lecture to suit. After giving more than 200 lectures in the last 25 years I have probably entertained and informed an audience or society very similar to your own.

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                                                 PEDALLING AND PADDLING THE LOIRE 

 

                                                                   

                                                           ADVENTURES IN AMAZONIA

 

 

 

     Down the Niger to Timbuctu.

 

 

 

From Great Slave Lake to Hudson Bay.

 

 


Doing the Douro. A Paddle across Spain and Portugal.



                                

                        THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER   FROM YELLOWSTONE  PARK TO THE MISSOURI


                        
                              
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