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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!

The biggest fishing magazine in Estonia “Kalastaja” has tested SeaBird Designs’ kayak Fisherman 12.

Read the independent opinion of a professional fisherman Endrik Tõnsberg about the Fisherman 12.

The Ocean Racing 2012 was held in August in North Sealand, Denmark in a town called Helsingør. The distance was 36km and consisted of a 2 x 18km long stretches that was paddled along the coastline. Fylkir finished as number one gaining himself a title of the Danish National Champion! For the race he used a carbon fiberglass version of the SeaBird Sport 600.

Finlandia Canoe Relay is an international canoe event, which was held in June 2012, for the 28th time and SeaBird Designs was proud to be part of their sponsoring team.

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.

DittFiske.no (“Your Fisching”) is a Norwegian social site for anglers, clubs and associations, and for those offering services. It is a site where anglers and outdoorsmen can create their own page posting photos, videos, catch reports and blog about their fishing trips. It is great place for all fishing enthusiasts to share tips, experiences and communicate with each other.

Can a hiking kayaker paddle a sportier kayak faster that his or her regular sea kayak and, if so, how much? Is achieving a good speed more influenced by the speed of the boat or by the kayaker’s own physical ability? We attempted to find the answers to these as well as other questions concerning fast boats with the help of the historical first kayak testing of our magazine.