The Paddler Magazine Issue 70 Early Spring 2023 | Page 5

006 Review

Six pages of testing the latest equipment

018 Romancing the Drôme

By Greg Spencer

026 Leptospirosis AKA Weil ' s disease

By Olivia Bassett

028 Six tips for beginner paddlers

By Del Read 036 A chat with … Mike Hayward

044 Our pledge an open letter

Darren Clarkson

046 Discover the magic of Skye

By Janni Williams

054 Scotland Ocean Nation

By Cal Major 063 Canoe Focus

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Issue 70

Early Spring 2023

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088 The cold fix - East Greenland

By Martin Rickard

096 The mighty Zambezi by numbers

By Zac Green

104 Club focus … Pleasley CC

By Nukshi Velebny , Dale Smith & Darrel Hill

110 A chat with … Kev Brady

118 The River Tweed - a touring river

By Richard Harpham

126 A paddle comes to life – VE Paddles

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130 Paddling to the sound of silence

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