Here's a few pics from the weekend:
Bren Orton's video of the Freestyle Show:
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Brotherhood Mission Weekend
Last weekend I had Brotherhood member's George and Ryan over to stay at the Gunter family home. The saturday involved a drive to Shepperton to find it was still on 4 gates despite the heavy rain; we then headed off to find a very holey Hurley on 3 gates which proved to be a good session with just us three in the eddy. Saturday evening involved trading some banter with the local londoners for Ryan and George and then Sunday after a later start we went off to the London Boat Show where some of the lad's were performing as part of a flat water freestyle kayaking display and using a cable tow.
Here's a few pics from the weekend:
Here's a few pics from the weekend:
HPP with Ange
I went up to Nottingham for the 28th-30th of January to paddle at HPP with Angela Thompson; her first paddle at the course. We were the only two camping on the whole campsite as it was supposed to be closed due to the recent cold weather bursting all of the pipes. Even through the cold we had a good few days paddling with the brotherhood. On the Wednesday we also went ice skating with Benn's and Rylark which proved to be a laugh out in Nottingham.
Also had a demo Star and All Star for the few days which we were there and am looking forward to trying out the Jackson Rock Star and the Wavesport Project X when they arrive over here in the UK.
Heres a few pics:
Also had a demo Star and All Star for the few days which we were there and am looking forward to trying out the Jackson Rock Star and the Wavesport Project X when they arrive over here in the UK.
Heres a few pics:
Monday, 3 January 2011
Hurley Classic Weekend - November 2010
The weekend of the Hurley Classic proved to be very low water and it was a bit touch and go as to whether the event would go ahead. Both events were able to run and 1 and 3 quarter gates which is certainly an interesting level which produced a unique wavey hole combo with a fairly nice shoulder. The Saturday was the least league event which went towards the overall standings for the GB Freestyle Team for Plattling. I headed down to Hurley for the Sunday Hurley classic event which proved to be a great day with the brotherhood and the event was run in heats format each lasting half hour. It was a great weekend had by all; just a shame about the low water! Many thanks to all of the judges and to Jacko for all of the organising that went into the weekend!!
Photos are available on Dave Wortley's flickr site:
Freestyle League - Hurley Event (Saturday)
Hurley Classic Event (Sunday)
Classic Results are available here:
Friday, 26 November 2010
GB Freestyle Team Selections Weekend - October 2010
23rd - 24th October held host to the GB Freestyle kayak team selections weekend for the 2011 Worlds in Plattling. Competitions were held on two different features at the HPP course; "Twin Waves" and the "Tardis.
Saturday started off with a briefing for all competittiors and then onto the competition at Twin Waves; the feature had been recently changed back to its stickier level as it was in summer. I was in the fourth heat along with Bren and Bliff. I had three rides of 45 seconds, I certainly wasn't used to the stricter scoring format used in the GB competitions compared to the YF events. My results were: 43.33, 0 and 60 giving a total of 103.3 and leaving me in 13th for Junior Men. The Mens event was won by James Weight and the Junior Men won by Bren Orton.
Sunday's competition was in the same format as Saturday apart from a change of feature; to the Tardis which overnight seemed to have become rather flushy and unstable. I did even worse on the Sunday than I had on Saturday with a score of 20 and two 0's leaving me in 12th place. The Men's event was won by James 'Pringle' Bebbington and the Junior's by James Benns.
It was a great weekend at HPP and overall in the 2010 selections prior to Hurley I was in 12th place which I am not particuarly pleased with and would like to improve for next year :) This year is my first and last year as a Junior and next year am moving up into Seniors. Thanks to all of the UK freestyle comitte for organising a great selections weekend.
For full results and the 2010/11 Team see: RESULTS
Saturday started off with a briefing for all competittiors and then onto the competition at Twin Waves; the feature had been recently changed back to its stickier level as it was in summer. I was in the fourth heat along with Bren and Bliff. I had three rides of 45 seconds, I certainly wasn't used to the stricter scoring format used in the GB competitions compared to the YF events. My results were: 43.33, 0 and 60 giving a total of 103.3 and leaving me in 13th for Junior Men. The Mens event was won by James Weight and the Junior Men won by Bren Orton.
Sunday's competition was in the same format as Saturday apart from a change of feature; to the Tardis which overnight seemed to have become rather flushy and unstable. I did even worse on the Sunday than I had on Saturday with a score of 20 and two 0's leaving me in 12th place. The Men's event was won by James 'Pringle' Bebbington and the Junior's by James Benns.
It was a great weekend at HPP and overall in the 2010 selections prior to Hurley I was in 12th place which I am not particuarly pleased with and would like to improve for next year :) This year is my first and last year as a Junior and next year am moving up into Seniors. Thanks to all of the UK freestyle comitte for organising a great selections weekend.
For full results and the 2010/11 Team see: RESULTS
Monday, 11 October 2010
HPP Summer 2010
Finally got round to making the video from HPP during the summer :) Enjoy :D
"This is Freestyle Kayaking and this is our sport"
Paddlers:
James Benns,
Bren Orton,
James Weight,
Jack Gunter,
Charles Blyth,
George Younger,
Rhys Roberts,
Josh Wedgewood,
Craig Ayres
"This is Freestyle Kayaking and this is our sport"
Paddlers:
James Benns,
Bren Orton,
James Weight,
Jack Gunter,
Charles Blyth,
George Younger,
Rhys Roberts,
Josh Wedgewood,
Craig Ayres
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