// 18.01.2012 posted by Jo SUC

Roger’s wave

Roger’s wave

Rains early this year have greatly swollen the waters of the Rhone, the Saone and the Doubs. Despite freezing temperatures, kayakers are given away to heart’s content on the biggest waves of France. So we went in Beaucaire in the south-eastern with a handful of friends.

The water had already begun to decline, but the Roger’s wave, as it is called, was still in water to be really fun.

The first day we had a beautiful wave vertical all smooth but impossible to take the freestyle boat. As a minimum provision of this kind of situation, we brought a surf kayak and a stand up paddle kindly lent by 2Imagine and ABYS Kayak Shop of Pau.

Jo, surfing on the smooth wave.

Nico, surfer mode

The next day, the water had fallen further, the foam has appeared on the wave, freestyle kayaks come in the dance. The wave is not huge, but there is plenty to enjoy and have fun.

Jo

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Nico

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Nico and Jo

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See you soon on the water.

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// 18.01.2012 posted by Nicolas Fayol

X-mas Training

X-mas Training

As every year, I went to my family for Christmas. On program , training on Cher river and spending the good time with my parents.

This year the levels of water weren’t at the top, so I train with my stand up.  We let you enjoy the pictures.

Stand up Surfing one the Mazelles wave.

Cardio training in feet of the loire’s castles.

Many thanks to the shop abys and 2imagine for the board !

see you

nico

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// 16.01.2012 posted by Robbie OShea

Winter Pool Paddling

So its winter time and the river are getting harder and harder to paddle with the cold. So I have been taking a bit of my boating to the pool. Summed up in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY6C9XyKP28


// 09.01.2012 posted by Paul Manning-Hunter

A few pics of testing out the new 2012 gear. Stayed dry and warm!


// 03.01.2012 posted by Matic Strukelj

New Year 2012


HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!
This is my first calendar, I hope you like it. Season is getting closer so the excitement is building up and also my new boat is going to be ready in 14 days. It is kapsl 2, the same that Peter Kauzer has so I can’t wait to get it. I will post a picture of it as soon as I get it.


// 18.12.2011 posted by Nicolas Fayol

End of the season, overal report 2011

End of the season, overal report 2011

The season 2011 is over:

From a sports point of view, I rose on every podium of the freestyle contest in which I participated, I win the Natural Game and the I finish thirst on the French championships.

Also, I paddling many French and Spain river with my buddies . I organize the PBR and Pau freestyle show.

Now I turn with 2012 the main objective is the French selection to be able to participate in the European championship and a French championship podium !!!.

Natural Games

creeking Gave de Cautret

While waiting for here is a small video redrawing the season 2011.

nico best of 2011

All the best  FAFA.

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// 14.12.2011 posted by Nicolas Fayol

Stand up river !!!!

Stand up river !!!!

The last week, I have testing the River Sup   

On Saturday we lowered the gave of Pau with my girlfriend Clarisse, the next day we were on the Pau Pyrenees white water stadium .

Here are the nice pics of these two days where we discovered a new great playful practice. Next step with the river suping for the next spring when the Pyréenes rivers and their falls will be in waters.

Gave de Pau:

Stade d’eaux vives  Pau Pyrénées:

Many thanks to the shop abys and 2imagine for the board !

 See you  FAFA.

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// 13.12.2011 posted by Mira Kodada

The end of season

The end of season

During September while getting ready for the Adidas Sick Line race, I was very happy to establish cooperation with Duem Stuff, who supported me with their whitewhater gear from new colection. With new stuff, I immediately went to roadtrip together with Jakub Němec and Isaac Levinson. We started with few laps on Wellerbruecke at pretty high water level and then continued to the meeting of AKC at the legendary Rissbachklamm, where we spent the weekend, met some buddies and partied.


// 12.12.2011 posted by Jo SUC

Nice session at home before winter

Nice session at home before winter

The rain has yet to speak of her in the south-west of France, apart from early November, but it did not last. The water level of the Garonne is similar in summer. The cold water in more !
Sunday, the outdoor thermometer displays a temperature of 10°C. .. Not much to do this afternoon. So I load the boat on my van, I picked up my stuff of boat, and off I went for the small hole next to my house. It’s really small, but it holds, there is enough water to have fun and work some moves.
This will certainly be my final session of kayak freestyle before the Christmas day but surely not the last of the year…
See you soon.
Jo.
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// 06.12.2011 posted by DuemStuff

CHilE update from Andraz Krpic

Check Andraz`s blog for update on what is going on in Chile at the moment…

http://andrazkrpic.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/311/


// 30.11.2011 posted by Janez Cizman

Rio Claro,Garganta del diablo

Janez Čižman Caracol

Probably one of the most beautiful waterfalls on the planet.It is allso the highest waterfall on Rio Claro.Natives were calling it Caracol.Enjoy!!!


// 20.11.2011 posted by Jo SUC

Salt water session

Salt water session

After the floods earlier this month, it is to the ocean C1 Guys decided to go for what will certainly be their last trip of 2011, but not their last browsing with their buddies from the Team Marmak. The temperature is widely summer, they go out of the closet their shorts, sunglasses, swimsuits and towels for a good weekend at the beach. Appointment is made ​​at Hendaye on the Spanish border. The wave conditions are not exeptional on the first day. No need to wet the holding of navigation. They put on shorts and a teeshirt, take their surfboards and stand up paddle and go.

Nico

In the evening, they found a small cove at the far end of a dead end. They go up camp there. The creek in question is a well known spot for surfers Basque, a “secret spot” as they call it, where kayakers are not welcome.

So be it. They spend the night there. Rising in the dawn, they hope to be able to surf big waves of this famous spot. Unfortunately, at 7:30, the sun is not even there yet, and there is already a dozen of surfer at the peak. Kayak navigation is not imaginable. They leave the camp there and go for a hike along the coast for some beautiful images.

On returning, dismantling of the camp and drive to Biarritz. The session of the day is done on the spot Illbarritz. The waves are huge, there is not one surfer in the water: the session was excellent.

Big waves

Big bounce for Nico

Jo

End of session.

See you soon on the water.

Jo.


// 20.11.2011 posted by Jo SUC

High water level on Flip Flap wave

Like every year, the month of November is synonymous with big water levels in rivers in south-western France. Indeed, it rained in three days the equivalent of six months of precipitation in the High Pyrenees. The Gave de Pau is past from the summer water level to a level that it reaches every five years. Fortunately, the rising water occurred over the weekend.

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Nico and Jo gathered near the famous wave of the Flip-Flap with buddies. The water is dirty, thick foam, but the level is so exceptional that he had not long to pray that they begin to paddle.

The Flip-Flap is one of the most challenging waves to tame. The first runs are not very effective. After some good chess, we let you enjoy the pictures.

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On this same wave will be held the first round of the championship of France 2012. Hoping that the water level will be the same.

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// 27.10.2011 posted by Nicolas Fayol

Artouste Demo Tour !!!

Artouste Demo Tour !!!

Artouste Sky Crew contact me for riding during  the Artouste demo tour( freestyle sky and snowboard show by night ). The concept was realy cool: riding a massive big air (16metre) for the show and past a good time with my buddies.

Here, some pictures of the show

Nico training.

Super-man fly. 

Amazing atmospher during the show !

Just befor the show with my friend Fabrice Poueyto !!!

Nico fling to the night.

The water comming  in the French center, I come to the  Cevennes tomorrow!!!

Enjoy, Fafa

Many thanks to Artouste ski club !!!

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// 26.10.2011 posted by Robbie OShea

Buncrana Freestyle and BoaterX

Last weekend myself and a few friends made the long journey up north to county Donegal to compete in this years Crana Canoe Weekend. The Crana Canoe weekend is an event held every year and includes many different event including slalom, sea kayak race, freestyle and BoaterX.

The event started off  last Saturday morning, with freestyle. The freestyle was held on 3 different features on the river, using a 15 minute jam session format to ensure that every competitor had a fair chance. The first 2 features were very shallow, and were most suited for fun move like air guitars and paddle spins. The 3rd feature however was a big nasty pour-over, with plenty of power, and giving lots of people their fair share of beatdowns. Despite this, it was still a lot of fun to have a competition in a hole in which you wanted to compete in but sometimes afraid to throw certain moves. This hole was nice for throwing end after end of cartwheels, splits and tricky woos, you could also get some air with loops too. I put down some good rides that put me in 1st place at the end of it all.

On Sunday, the boaterX was had on the main falls, known as the claw! It was a really nice course that brought its fair share of beatdowns. We were divided into heats, between juniors and seniors, with the first 2 people going through from each heat into the Gold final, and the 3rd and 4th from each heat into the Bronze final. I just about won my heat with a really bad line down the claw that caused me to capsize, but I was lucky enough to have put enough ground between me and 2nd place to fight my way to victory with a very closely contested heat between myself and Shane Harkin, a Junior Irish Team Slalom Paddler, which got us both to the Gold final. The Gold final was also very hotly contested between myself, Shane Harkin, Shane Little and Conor Macken, both of whom are members of the IrishFreestyle team with myself and very close friends of mine. I got off to a good start getting into the lead for the flat straights, but coming into the whitewater section Shane Little had just overtaken me and was in the lead coming into the Claw, fortunately I had a better line this time and just managed to burst past Shane after the claw and taking 1st place in the BoaterX as well as Freestyle. All in all a good weekend boating. I leave you now with a short video made from the weekend.

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Later