Thursday, 20 November 2014

Hurley!

So here I am in England preparing for the SAS Hurley Classic!

My plane arrived yesterday in the dark - here´s a nice view during the landing approach:



After getting the rental car I made my way over to Jacko´s house - only a few kilometers away.

I got a really warm welcome and in the morning I got to know the kids - they are really sweet!

Around noon I moved over to Hurley to meet with the other Austrian paddlers who brought my gear!

The area around there´s really nice, very rural and there´s a small church there.




The wave itself is quite special and needs some time getting used to!
I really like it though ad some moves were working quite ok!
Here´s one shot from my afternoon session - it´s getting dark pretty soon and there was an amazing sunset - unfortunately the camera was facing the wrong way to capture that ;)


And as usual - kayaking gear draped over the car - but there`s even been some sun!


And I´m stoked that there´s going to be a livestream for the whole event!


 Here are the links:








Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Ready for the SAS Hurley Classic!

After Elli, Christina, Julian and Marcel picked up my Kayak to bring it with them to the UK, everything is ready for my journey to London!

I can´t wait to take part in one of the oldest Freestyle Competitions in Europe and to visit London for the first time ever!

It´s going to be an amazing time - catch with friends I haven´t seen since the World Cup or the Europeans and be part of the 2014 SAS Hurley Classic!


After getting my new GuiGui-Prod Helixir and a new set of Mitchell Blade paddles I´ve been paddling on the Kuchl wave quite often!
Unfortunately it´s not the famous and big Kuchl-Wave any more - some rocks shifted during one of the bigger floodings in the last years - but there´s still a nice smaller wave on top of the Kuchl-rapid!

So a big Thank You to my supporters:





And  of course my coach Jacko Jacksonfor not only organising the whole event, but also offering me a place to stay during the competition!


And to Paula for offering me a base-camp, from where to explore London!

And here´s the latest vid from Kuchl!
Watch in HD!


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