Waking up to see the sun shining on Saturday morning I decided that it was time to shake the dust from my shortie cag. However, when I stepped outside I started to question my decision as the weather was playing that trick where it looks really warm but is, in…
Category: Kayaking
Pay attention…
Towards the end of last week I started to become concerned that I was not going to be getting any paddling in that weekend – GB selection at Hurley meant that Hurley could well have been out of bounds to non-competitors all weekend. With this in mind, and some of…
Every man and his dog…
We have been very fortunate of late in being treated to some fantastic water levels on the River Thames and this weekend was no exception. Plans for a weir league event were organised by Scout last week and it started with a 10am meet in the Hurley car park. Whilst…
Back to the old skool…
Saturday afternoon saw Martyn, Ricky, Tim and I meet in the car park at Hurley. What I didn’t know at the time was that this was going to be one of the best Hurley sessions I had ever been treated to. The level was a fantastic four gates with the…
It’s not in my pocket…
Now that I was able to go paddling again, I spent most of last week organising a weekend of kayaking. The plan was to hit Hurley for a couple of sessions on Saturday, head to Birmingham on Saturday afternoon/evening to watch the rugby and enjoy a few drinks before heading…
Twice as nice…
After an unfortunate incident at Hurley back on Sunday 21st December I was ordered by my doctors to take 6 weeks off paddling. Well, that six week period expired while I was skiing last weekend, so I had to get back in my boat. Between 21st December 2007 and 8th…
24 days and counting…
I had another appointment at the hospital this morning. I was due to have the plaster cast that I had been wearing since my operation last Monday removed. The consultant – the one who performed the operation – removed the cast, and accompanying sticky plasters that had been holding it…
The countdown has begun…
On Sunday 21st December 2008 I had a rather unfortunate incident at Hurley which resulted in a broken nose and fractured cheekbone. Assessing the damage after hitting my face On Monday I had my nose operated on to have it reset. I didn’t realise it was possible to have a…
Jackson SuperHero review
Recently I have been trying out a 2008 Jackson SuperHero. I have now paddled it in Scotland, South Wales and for one run down the Durance from the Rabioux to Embrun in the French Alps back in June. The SuperHero I borrowed About Me A bit about me to start…
How not to do Hurley…
Following on from a great session yesterday, Martyn and I planned a visit for this morning. All was going well until my fourth ride of the day when I managed to catch an edge, flipping me over. As I went over my paddles caught the fast flowing water and made…