Paddle boarding initiatives are things McConks believe wholeheartedly in. Whilst we’re a paddle boarding brand, selling equipment (along with outdoor adventure gear) we’re also keen to give back. Every year we try to raise our game in terms of making McConks McConks more sustainable. Or supporting charities and organisations making a difference. Here are some of the things we’re involved with for 2024.
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Go Paddle X – inflatable kayak
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McConks Pro winter warmth package; change robe, bobble and shades
From:£100.00Original price was: £100.00.£65.00Current price is: £65.00. -
McConks Go Wild 9’4i x6 2024 | whitewater paddle board
From:£795.00Original price was: £795.00.£700.00Current price is: £700.00.
Amazon SUP Challenge 2024.
You may already be aware of our long time paddling friend Caroline Dawsome – aka SUP Lass Paddle Adventures. This year the ever intrepid Caz will be taking on the mighty Amazon.
Along with her fellow stand up riders – Jonathan Gill and Matthew Phillips – the Amazon SUP Challenge kicks off June 2nd. The point of the challenge is to engage and learn more about the indigenous people who live along the Amazon. And McConks is thrilled to be the main SUP board sponsor. You can read more in our article here.
Barry Hughes & RNLI paddle boarding safety leaflets.
Barry Hughes is one of our long time supporters who believes in SUP safety just as much as we do here at McConks. Over the last few years, we’ve been pushing to raise SUP safety awareness in light of the growing number of paddlers getting into difficulties whilst afloat.
Working alongside both the RNLI and Barry we’re aiming to put SUP safety leaflets in all the paddle board packages we send out. Hopefully, this will help elevate the need to be SUP safe even further. To find out more about SUP safety check out the SUP safety knowledge articles here. Stay tuned for a potential nationwide SUP safety event we’re working on behind the scenes.
Whale & Dolphin Society ‘rude to intrude’.
All wild and marine life deserves to be left alone and in peace. There’s nothing worse than humans invading the space of creatures who you come across. Just because you feel you can and should. Which isn’t the case.
The Whale & Dolphin Society launched their ‘rude to intrude’ campaign earlier on in the year. You can see the Easter 2024 video here. McConks is working with the Whale & Dolphin Society to see how we can help with raising more awareness. Letting creatures enjoy their own habits, without fear of human intrusion, is something we’re very keen on at McConks. Watch this space…
Everyone should be able to go paddle boarding!
Those who follow McConks regularly will have seen our work around adaptive stand up paddle boarding. We’ve even designed and produced the McConks Go Everyone stand up paddle board to help get more people afloat.
Over the coming months, we’ll be doing more work with brand partners to see how we can help paddle boarding become more accessible. If you have some ideas and want to talk with us then please get in contact.
All in all it’s been a busy start to the new 2024 paddle boarding season. And with lots more to come we don’t see things slowing down any time soon! Stay tuned to the McConks Facebook and Instagram feeds for more updates.
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