You’ve been making some amazing model paddlers!

Never before has kayaking seen such progression in the space of two weeks! First descents were ran, fresh lines discovered, new moves invented and groundbreaking designs created.
… click through to Facebook for Snowy’s top three entries

Snowy Robertson

Here’s our gallery of the entries to the latest Palm Groms challenge set by Dagger’s designer Snowy Robertson over on our Facebook – to make yourself a model paddler. Check them out below, and some of the amazing videos you’ve sent in too beneath the gallery …

Keep sending in your model paddler photos and videos, share them in the comment thread on Facebook, or email them to graphics@palm.equipment – and we’ll add yours to the gallery!

  • Pete Astles – PeakUK – shaping foam with a hacksaw blade is good for straight and curvy lines
  • Pete Astles – PeakUK – a canoeist, and a cruise ship! That would be an awesome mothership
  • Dave Stack – testing out the shapes with duct tape before the next step
  • Dave Stack – great details, and googly eyes!
  • Dave Stack – the armada, some really creative boat designs!
  • David King – such colours, I want one!
  • David King – is the kayaker paddling the boat or the boat paddling the kayaker?
  • David King – freestyle, this one looks like it has lots of pop!
  • Grant Crichton – safety first, this one even has end grabs
  • Grant Crichton – mini-me!
  • Julio López Martos – such fun designs, check out his video beneath the gallery!
  • Snowy Robertson – Snowy’s example foamie he made to set the challenge
  • Snowy Robertson – great posture!
  • Snowy Robertson – oooh, Snowy really knows how to shape a hull!
  • Snowy Robertson – making your model in parts helps you to work on the shape of each bit separately
  • Jame Flemming – is that a piece of driftwood? Highly resourceful!
  • Stephane Jubier – here’s what a lot of talent and over 100 hours of work (!) can make, check out Little Foamie Riders on Facebook!
  • Olive Lloyd – superhero strength to paddle with blades that size!
  • Olive Lloyd – nice smooth finish on the hull and an interesting shape
  • Olive Lloyd – the old skool stripes are a pretty cool
  • Bradley Williams – creek boat and playboat (how many kayaks is enough?)
  • Nervous expression foamie! Great use of wire – Helge Martinsen
  • Old foamie (20+ years) still played with by – Ian White
  • Before assembly, WW OC1 – Paul Harwood
  • Superb character! A cartoon come to life – Paul Harwood
  • The finished result – every detail considered! – Paul HAr
  • So cute! Easter bunnies’ day out – Ruby (8)
  • Lego scale tiny boaters – check out George’s videos bellow – George Whittal-Williams
  • Ingenious use of a deodorant bottle top helmet – Harry Taylor
  • Pipe lagging foam with a wooden kayak balances really well in the water – Harry Taylor

Epic downriver tricks – Oliver Lloyd

River Rascals Gary and Gavin – George Whittal-Williams

George Jr shredding Upper Fox Falls – George Whittal-Williams

Babita Acida, little acid dribble – by Julio Martos

Babita Acida, the making of – Julio Martos

Big wave surfing – Stephane Jubier