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Wednesday 24 June 2009

Pool Session

Went down to the Bromley Pool Session on Monday. Was good fun! Tried out Harry's new Nomad 8.5. It's very easy to roll but is rather long. Think I am gonna get something slightly shorter as my river runner/creek boat. Played about a bit in the Rotobat. They are strange boats LOL. Can roll and hand roll on both sides! Am going to try to learn to Back Deck Roll and Hand Roll!

Thursday 18 June 2009

Chertsey Weir

Hi,
Went down to Chertsey Weir today for a play. Used my Blaze today as the Agent wasn't available. Is a bit big for playboating but was a good session anyway. Had lots of practice with my Whitewater Roll! First time into the pourover I swum which wasn't good but wasn't really my fault because my deck came off :( Must have not put it on properly. All other times I managed to roll. Was really surprised about this! Happy I seem to have got this working! Couldn't really try out any moves because I was in the Blaze. Am looking to buy myself a playboat.
Then after this went straight down to Thames Ditton for a quick muck around.
Knackered now though!

Tuesday 16 June 2009

Pool Session

Went down to Bromley tonight. Had a good pool session. Had a bit of time messing around in a Dagger G Force and a Pyranah H2.
Exams are all finished now! So should be able to get down to the pool sessions a bit more :)

New Boats

Hey, I am currently looking to buy two new boats!
Am firstly looking at a Freestyle boat; been looking at the Jackson All Star and Project 52. Am trying to pick one up second hand.
Then am looking for River Runner/Creeker. I like the look of the Jackson Hero and the Dagger Mama. And will again try and pick these up second hand.

Then will need to sell my Perception Blaze.

Friday 5 June 2009

Surf Kayaking

Had a go at Surf Kayaking last weekend. The waves look bigger when your sitting in your boat. Had a good session but got dumped a few times upside down. I am to light for my boat so the bow of my boat kept diving and hitting the sand. Was good fun though.

Blades Freestyle

Went down to Chertsey Weir with the Blades Freestyle Group last Wednesday. Had good fun but had 3 swims which wasn't good. Need to set up for longer before swimming if I am to progress. Paddled a Dagger Agent 6.2 which is a lot shorter than what I'm used to. Thus took a swim off a seal launch. Not good :(
Will hopefully get to go down again soon!

Blades Freestyle

I have now joined Blades Freestyle club to start up Playboating so will get to go down to the weirs a lot more!

UPDATE

Sorry, this Blog has not been updated in a while forgot about it.
Had a good winter of paddling on various trips to the Dart, Exe/Barle and the Usk.
I have now learned to roll.