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My paddle story

I lost my legs two years ago in a worksite accident. I was lucky I survived. Today I am left with two stumps, ending mid-thigh, something that has made it difficult to have good prosthetics made. At Sunnaas, a rehabilitation centre, I learned to be self-sufficient in a wheelchair. I have a car that has been adapted, and that has helped me reclaim a more independent life.

Fylkir Sævarsson is the very successful Icelandic paddler, elite open water swimmer and cyclist, who in 2012 became the Danish National Champion in Ocean Racing and winner of the Tour de Gudenå with his offshore racer SeaBird Sport 600.

Fylkir Þorgeir Sævarsson, an Icelander in Denmark, elite open water swimmer and cyclist, got the idea of circumnavigating Denmark in a kayak – the Red-White-Ribbon – faster than anyone before.

The International Paddle Sports Trade Show, Paddle Expo, held at the International Exhibition Centre in Nuremberg, Germany, took place on 18th -20th September this year and once again Seabird Designs of course took part of it also. It is a trade show where you can find everything for paddling – kayaks, canoes, SUP boards, paddles, accessories and many more and this year there were 270 exhibitors in two huge linked halls, everyone from buyers, manufacturers and distributors to wholesalers, press and organisations. Although it is a trade show and not open for the general public, the 3 days were very hectic, interesting and fun!

Johan Lilja has been training and racing in multisport and MTB for 15 years. He is a member of Team Crescent and also the team captain of Team Crescent Adventure.

Fylkir Sævarsson is the very successful Icelandic paddler, elite open water swimmer and cyclist, who in 2012 and again this year became the Danish National Champion in Ocean Racing in Denmark and we are glad to announce that his success has been continuous as he recently became the winner of Tour de Gudenå 2013 in Denmark held on 13-14 September.

SeaBird has always been grateful for any beneficial tips from our customers and after having heard a lot of comments about that our Discovery should have deck ropes, we have taken this into account and can now confirm that SeaBird’s Discovery now comes with foredeck ropes. This adds the benefit to attach gear to the deck of a kayak or can be used as an aid for a swimmer to hold onto a floating kayak.

Last August we wrote about how Fylkir Sævarsson, the very successful Icelandic paddler, attended the Ocean Racing 2012 in Denmark and finished as first place gaining himself the title of the Danish Champion, and this year we are proud to announce that he has once again finished the Ocean Racing as number one!

Herbalife 24 Biathlon Team is the first biathlon team that has a cross-border co-operation between Norway and Sweden. It has 5 members: Johhny Gode, Torstein Stenersen, Tobias Arwidson, Knut Joramo and Christian Bache, and SeaBird is very proud to be one of the sponsors of Christian Bache.

Read the independent opinion of the Seabird’s new Scott HV by a paddling enthusiast from the US, Scott Edwards in “The Paddler” magazine.