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When the days get short we host a series of chats, presentations, lectures, workshops for anyone interested in paddling or the outdoors – our Winter Warmers!

 

We pride ourselves on being more than just a shop, these sessions are all free of charge and there is no booking required.

Grab a coffee, sit down and be inspired at AS Watersports. 
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2024 Winter Warmer Series

Our 2024/2025 Winter Warmers series has come to a close for this year. Thank you to all of the fantastic individuals that have come to present for us, and everyone that came along to listen. Together we raised over £1370 for 6 charities! Keep an eye out for out events throughout the summer.

Previous Events:

The Great Glen

Film + Q&A With Red Paddle Co

7pm Thursday 1st February 2024 at AS Watersports

In September 2023, Jamie Harman Red UK sales manager and athlete, set off on an epic challenge to paddle the Great Glen. The Great Glen has been one of the bucket list events for paddlers across the world. Showcasing Scotland in all her glory, paddlers cover the 92km length of the Great Glen which Jamie completed over 2 days battling the elements as well as his own demons.

The short film by talented Cornish film maker Samuel Glazebrook, follows Jamie paddling the new 14’ Sport+ board from training to race day. A raw and emotional journey, it’s a gripping watch 

Forces Of Nature

The Inside Passage – A 2000km unsupported kayak expedition

7pm Thursday 25th January 2024 at AS Watersports

In May to July 2023 our team embarked on a 2000km unsupported kayak expedition of The Inside Passage from Olympia in Washington State along the Fjordlands of Western British Columbia to Alaska.

The team comprised two able bodied civilians and six veterans with a variety of injuries such as head/abdomen gunshot wounds, bilateral above knee amputations, viral induced paralysis and PTSD, chronologically from The Falklands conflict to Iraq and Afghanistan. The team is aligned to raising funds for ‘The Not Forgotten’ a military charity, founded in 1920, which has been supporting ex-service personnel with disabilities through the provision of leisure & recreational activities, travel, holidays and outings. Members of the team are testament to the success of these objectives, having benefited personally from the services of The Not Forgotten in their early stages of rehabilitation. Five members of the team will share their experiences with you of the highs and lows of the expedition as well as logistical and medical planning, kit/kayak selection and training up some members who had never previously been in a kayak!

Adventures in Kindness: 
Postcards from lives on the edge

With Justin Featherstone MC

7pm Thursday 28th November 2024 at AS Watersports

Months after a challenging operational tour of Iraq in 2004, a climbing accident in the French Alps caused Justin to change the focus of his expeditions to mountains, rivers and rainforests from seeking technical challenge to something very different.  A new pull saw him travelling to remote regions to live with traditional communities to understand their way of life. What he found surprised him and pushed him further to explore the place of kindness in communities as diverse as the otter fishermen of Bangladesh, to former Konyak headhunters in Nagaland and the Wai Wai deep in the Guyanese rainforest. In this talk, he will share his experiences, the circumstances that led to them and the new understanding these reflections have created.

Fire 'n Iceland

With Lyndon Williams

7pm Thursday 12th December 2024 at AS Watersports

Lyndon Williams, Pyranha and NRS Athlete, welcomes you to experience the raw and untold  stories from his “savage” extreme whitewater expedition to Iceland. Join us for an engaging evening where Lyndon brings the Land of Fire and Ice right to our doorstep!

The Polar Swim Challenge

With The Emergensea Duo - Adam & Charlie

7pm Thursday 30th January 2025 at AS Watersports

Adam & Charlie are two Extreme Medicine doctors from Exeter who have taken on a bone chilling challenge. In September & November this year they went to the ends of the world to swim an official 'Ice Kilometre' in the frigid waters of the Arctic Circle & Antarctica wearing nothing more than a standard swim suit, where water temperatures are  between 4 degrees celsius and -1 degrees celsius. To date the same number of people have walked on the moon as have completed this challenge. Come listen to how they prepared themselves for this challenge, whether they have now fully defrosted and the lessons learnt along the way. 

Saddle To Sea

With Katy Roberts

7pm Thursday 13th February 2025 at AS Watersports

Katy cycled 3,500 miles around the coast of Britain to raise money and awareness of mental health. This wasn’t a solo mission, she asked people to join her “I want this to be a safe space for people to talk. For people who have someone to suicide, or were dealing with their own mental health struggles.” Katy lost her dad to suicide in 2007 “ I found it very difficult to talk about it but this ride helped me so much, getting outdoors and movement combined with some powerful conversations was incredible.” 

Of course, this trip wasn’t without its dramas but that’s all part of the adventure!
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