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It's been a busy week. Started off with the Sprint Titles on Saturday. Sunday morning training then 6 boats arrived for customers so had to be unpacked and checked. Monday morning training, Monday lunch helping Para-Paddler Ben. Monday night organised a DR buoys race at Ascot. Tuesday morning training. Tuesday night it was the Progressive Racing Group training. Wednesday morning training. Wednesday night Ascot race. Thursday morning training. Thursday night organised Moonlight Paddle with PRG paddlers. Friday morning organised DR around the buoys session. Friday afternoon completed and sent out this Newsletter. 

I'm slowly getting back into training so I expect to be racing in two weeks. So watch out!

Moonlight paddle with some of the Progressive Racing Group paddlers.

We had the honour to have along Ramon Andersson.

Heading towards the moon and a picnic spot at Kent Street Weir to have our picnic dinner.

Some food, some drink and some chatter before paddling back in the dark under a moonlight night.

Two black swans greeted us home. Photo Kate Martin.

WAs Ben Pope in NZ. 2nd Australian.
 

Canoe Slalom Oceania Championships
Auckland NZL, 1st-3rd February 2020

Five Western Australian's competed at the 2020 ICF Canoe Slalom Oceania Championships in New Zealand last weekend.

Ben Pope - 4th place K1M
Steven Lowther - 6th place C1M
Demelza Wall - 8th place C1W
Brodie Crawford - 9th place C1M
Genie Collin - 24th place K1W

Furneaux group of islands of the north east of Tassie. Photo Les Allen

Summer Season

Down River Around the Buoys Race on Monday Night. Paddlers getting ready.

Next Monday night race on the 17th Feb at Sandy Beach.

Mass start for a buoys race this morning at Claughton Reserve.

Peter G leads the group.

This sort of training is amazingly good for boat control and skills.

If you haven't given it a go you must try it.

It is good practise for all paddlers no matter what discipline you do.

Approaching the speed reader near Point Reserve, Bassendean.

It's not in the best place to be effective. Would have been better around Sandy Beach or Ascot Kayak Club where there are a lot of people swimming and kayaking. 

A smiley face appears if you are under 5 knots.

A red angry face appears if you go over 5 knots.

Paddlers waiting near the 1000 metre mark for their race to come up.

The ladies race away.

The top guns take off. Photo

Time for my race in the C1. I was up against some international top paddlers and I soon got left behind.

WAs Jason Bingham and Kylan Jegorow take on Hungary's Gergely (Gary) Balazs Nagy. Gary represented Hungary in C2 in China. We also had an Italian, Stefano Emili who is also a top C1 paddler and also competing was local paddler Attila Kaplan (who was a former Hungarian).

Then there was me but I was too far back to be in the photo! Photo Lawrence Greed.

What great style these 3 have. Photo Lawrence Greed.

Hey guys wait for me. Might be getting a bit old for C1 paddling.

Matthew and Nicholas Greed power away with a splash. Photo Lawrence Greed.

K4 race Photo Lynette Campbell‎

A fantastic kayak for the intermediate and the more experienced paddler.

Length 5.2 Metres  Width 45 cm

What a beautiful craft.

Length 4.58 Metres Width 58.5 cm

A great beginners kayak. Excellent stability. Large cockpit. adjustable seat and foot board. Rudder with foot pedals or T bar. 

Lightweight & comfortable. $155.00

 

The award winning Epic Mid Wing paddle has become the top choice for fitness and racing paddlers, and increasingly, touring kayakers who want to maximize the potential of their forward stroke.

 

Stable, smooth and powerful, the Epic Mid Wing will have you paddling farther and faster; at home in the hands of champion racers, world class expedition paddlers and your local paddling club.
 

Also in Small Mid & Mid Large

The Epic Small Mid Wing paddle is based on our award winning Mid Wing paddle, with a 2% reduced blade surface area. This slightly trimmed-down design has broadened the appeal of the wing paddle, making it ideal for smaller paddlers, cruisers and racers paddling long distances, and those who simply seek a smaller option to maximize their efficiency.

Club Carbon 702 gms. Full Carbon 652 gms.

If you would like to try one I have demo paddles

Club Carbon construction - 737 grams; comes standard with Epic’s Length-Lock 2™ adjustable ferrule technology.

Carbon fibre blade, Green oval fibreglass shaft.

Fully adjustable length & feather.

Full Carbon construction - 680 grams;
Comes standard with Epic’s Length-Lock 2™ adjustable ferrule technology. 
Carbon fibre blade, Black 3K carbon oval shaft. 
Fully adjustable length & feather

The lady who used to feed and encourage hundreds of ducks in our street has died.

They have been a familiar sight in our street for years. They were a local attraction and they slowed the traffic. They were fed special duck food but now they have to be weaned off being fed and to look after themselves.

We will miss them when they have gone as they used to fly in squadrons passed our home twice a day.

6 days after the lady who feeds the ducks died, the ducks still walk or fly on to her front lawn. 

The ranger is trying to wean them off the food and away from the ladies lawn by putting some food on the verge.

Many ducks walk and waddle up the bank and walk across the road to be fed. 

With a full stomach they return to the river.