The Paddler Magazine Issue 81 February 2025 | Page 3

004 Reviews
014 A chat with … Ben Marr
022 The Bohuslan Archipelago
By Julian Taylor & Sarah Webster 030 A chat with … Steve Childs
038 SUPing the midnight sun
046 Exercise Rapid Zambezi
054 Paddler Spotlight
056 Paddling goals for 2025
Can you find yours ? 058 Medals galore 2024
060 Big Paddle Cleanup 2025
062 A WW Christmas in Snowdonia
074 The Hawaiki Nui 2024 race
084 There ’ s always a catch
086 Wild Water racing on the Dee
094 A Lofoten SUP adventure
February 2025
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CONTENTS

004 Reviews

Five pages of paddling kit reviews

014 A chat with … Ben Marr

By Peter Tranter

022 The Bohuslan Archipelago

By Julian Taylor & Sarah Webster 030 A chat with … Steve Childs

By Peter Tranter

038 SUPing the midnight sun

By Simon Hutchinson , Barbara and Günter Burgsteiner

046 Exercise Rapid Zambezi

By Lt Cdr Oliver Taylor-Wood RN

054 Paddler Spotlight

The start of Paddle UK ’ s Eight-page feature

056 Paddling goals for 2025

Can you find yours ? 058 Medals galore 2024

GB paddlers winning on the international stage

060 Big Paddle Cleanup 2025

Are you getting ready ?

062 A WW Christmas in Snowdonia

By Del Read

074 The Hawaiki Nui 2024 race

By Steve Dickinson

084 There ’ s always a catch

By Marc Ornstein

086 Wild Water racing on the Dee

By Nick Boreham

094 A Lofoten SUP adventure

By Beata Plutka

Issue 81

February 2025

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