Cumec Issue #19 Postponed.

Many people have noticed that we haven't released our Autumn issue; unfortunately due to several unexpected issues we have made the difficult decision to postpone Issue#19 of Cumec until Spring 2013.

While we were working on pulling together the Autumn Issue our plans did not progress as hoped and with the high standards that we want to maintain with the magazine the decision to postpone became easier as time progressed. We're taking this opportunity to work on several new ideas and finally taking the time to refresh our website to continue informing, inspiring and entertaining the paddlers of Australasia and further afield.

We are also aiming to announce details of the 2013 Cumec Magazine Paddle Sports Awards alongside our new website in late June.

To all our valued subscribers and avid readers we're sorry that you'll have to wait longer for the next installment, but we want to ensure that you continue to receive the best kayak magazine that we can produce. Any enquiries about subscriptions can be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and I'll endeavour to fill you in on the details and predicted release dates as soon as they're confirmed.

Thanks for your understanding.

Antz Longman, Editor & Publisher of Cumec Magazine.

Monday Morning Motivation - Peak River, NSW

Peak river from Shane Pennicuik on Vimeo.

There is currently a keen bunch of videographers accross Australia who are starting to show off the quality whitewater that has been hiding downunder. From Tasmania, to NSW, and North Queensland there are stunning runs just waiting for some more attention from the paddling world. To help promote this Aaron Gray has started a new website called huckit.com.au to showcase the best of Australian Whitewater through an online video magazine.

This clip features the Peak River in NSW and it looks quite tasty. Head on over to the Huck It website and check out a few more runs from around Australia.

Monday Morning Motivation - Lego Freestyle

I'm impressed by the committment to make this video;  stop motion lego freestyle. It's short but pretty damn cool.

Monday Morning Motivation - Tenaya Creek Slide

Tenaya Creek Waterslide from kayakdiaries.com on Vimeo.

We're back on NZ soil and aiming to have some frequent updates happening over the coming weeks/months. It feels great to be refreshed by some Northern Summer sun and river flows. We didn't find any stonking slides like this one in Turkey, but the crews in California have been hitting many of the big runs. Ben Brown and Ryan Lucas have been firing off some massive drops and keeping up with all the crazy Americanos.

Monday Morning Motivation - Aussie Big Waves with James Rowlinson

Australian paddler James Rowlinson has been a bit quiet on the update front for the last year, but he has just released this quick video of some big wave surfing in Australia. There has been lots going on around the paddling world over the last few weeks, I'll try and get some updates online but we're currently in Turkey, so may get distracted.

Monday Morning Motivation - The UMC

UMC - California from Tomass Marnics on Vimeo.

The Sierra Nevada's in California have been holding on tight to the snow this year. With large crews from all over the world patiently waiting for the high Sierra runs it has been a few of the other runs getting some media treatment in the last couple of weeks. This flick features an ever enthusiastic Keith Riley introduction, before some great GoPro footage from Adidas team paddler Tomass Marnics.