Albums 1 - 22 out of 22
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Jackson Fun 2010 for Sale Jackson fun 2010 for sale. Only used a few times only selling because it seems I am too heavy for it. 2 photos |
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Flower Pots Rodeo 2010 7 photos |
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K1 to C1 Conversion Thanks to Lee Pyke 11 photos |
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Ophion Paddle Visit Jan 2010 I have been working with www.ophionpaddles.com for near on 2 years now. This came about because Aaron from www.squarerock.co.uk asked me if I would like to test a few prototype paddles and after many different configurations and plenty of hours of testing I made the decision which ones were the best. This was very exciting for me as I had never been involved in any prototype stages before. So 2 years on, Aaron and I actually put the time aside to go to Slovenia, and I finally got to meet the guy behind www.ophionpaddles.com (Sasa Rejec). I have spent many hours, days, weeks and months of the last 2 years working closely with Sasa over the great internet communication software www.Skype.com . The working relationship we have is fantastic and Sasa has been a great support to the website I run www.tvfreestylers.co.uk . I got up at 4:30am on Friday morning as I couldn’t sleep, was this excitement or just anxiety that I was going to over sleep, who knows?! I left my house around 6.15am and arrived at Aarons for 7:35am. We got to Stansted airport around 8:45am with plenty of time before departure as our flight wasn’t until 11:50am. Despite being very early we still almost managed to miss the flight, as we were still gassing in the shops of departure at 10:45am. With 5 minutes until boarding and a 12 minute walk, time was now very much against us!! Unlike many other departure gates, they didn’t have any doors to shut you out of the gate lounge, so against all odds we managed to get there in time. What a great start to the trip lol!! This theme of being late, going to the wrong places and misplacing tickets etc proved to be an ongoing occurrence of the whole trip, but after a chilled flight and the school boy errors behind us we were refreshed and ready to hit the Road! After walking up and down the airport grounds we finally found our hire car, which turned out to be parked on the side we had originally started at. The car was a Nissan Micra which to be honest was all we needed, but I am sure those who know both me and Aaron would have a giggle at the thought of us driving around Italy and Slovenia in a noddy car lol! We somehow managed to get within 10km of Sasa’s house without GPS and only a Google map, this was a miracle, considering the fun and games we had had so far. We had to make the “come and find us call” as we didn’t have a clue how to do the last part of the Journey. We met Sasa about 6km from his house and he lead the way in. I had forgotten how beautiful Slovenia is. The Alps are the perfect picture, beautiful forestry, snow capped mountains and crystal clear blue flowing rivers. We had arrived in Paradise. After introducing myself to the main man and his lovely wife Renata, we stayed up until the early hours talking. OK Saturday started at 9am in the workshop, a quick tour around and a low down on the top secret machinery and equipment used to make the Ophion paddle range. We went through product materials, resins, layers, shaft design/manufacture, blade design/manufacture, colours, lengths angles, configurations you name it when it comes to paddles we discussed it! After a lovely lunch (Thank you Sasa) at a local restaurant we went through pricing and delivery logistics before finally actually making a paddle from scratch. After dinner (Thank you Sasa’s Mum) we talked about Ophion team, media attention, brand awareness and the merits of the facebook group http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=212723427932&ref=search&sid=1437327833.2659703655..1 . We eventually called it a day about 10pm. Now that was a full days work! We were up early, especially me as my phone had set its self an hour forward and I was also adding an hour, oops! Up an hour earlier than I needed to be lol! Keen some might say, stupid most will say! We only had a couple of hours to wrap our visit up as we had to get back to Trieste. This trip was extremely intense and we covered more in one day than we had in 2 years. I thoroughly enjoyed it and can’t wait to go back. Thank you to Aaron of www.squarerock.co.uk for inviting me along and thank you to Sasa and Family of www.ophionpaddles.com for being the perfect hosts. I have now completed my Paddle Course and am now 100% in the know about Ophion Paddles, so please feel free to ask me about this fantastic top quality Pro product from Slovenia. Cheers Gareth 11 photos |
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Training and the Worlds 23 photos |
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Event Adverts 2 photos |
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Forest Canoe Club Alps Trip In mid-June of this year, Forest Canoe Club once again dispatched a group of intrepid paddlers to the Haute Alpes region of the French Alps. The group was nine strong, with abilities ranging from pretty darn good through fair-to-middling to “only been on the Thames”. Once again, the key challenge would be to ensure the better paddlers get plenty of challenging paddling in, and at the same time not scare the Bejesus out of the newbies and ensure they have an enjoyable trip. Mission Impossible? 15 photos |
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The Bitches First experience of the legendary Bitches. 23 photos |
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Summer in the Alps – Bofin’s style Bofins on tour, always a story!! http://www.tvfreestylers.co.uk/index.php/your-stories/ 6 photos |
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Did somebody say White Water in Norfolk? Sues Canoes Open Day 5 photos |
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Wet West Paddle Fest 19th - 20th September 1 photos |
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Boulters Ramp Refurbishment 2009 47 photos |
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Thames Valley Weir League First Event Photos By Andy Wicks 15 photos |
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TVF in Germany 2008 The first stop of the TVF Eurotrip 2008 40 photos |
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TVF in Austria 2008 The 2nd stop of the TVF Eurotrip 2008 27 photos |
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TVF in Switzerland 2008 The 3rd stop of the TVF Eurotrip 2008 59 photos |
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TVF in France 2008 The 4th stop of the TVF Eurotrip 2008 45 photos |
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TVF 1st Birthday Party The 1st of many parties to come 53 photos |
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TVR in Slovenia 2008 Easter trip to the beautiful Soca 53 photos |
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TVF locals Go to Uganda 2008 In search of the biggest waves and holes availble to freestyle kayakers. 26 photos |
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Canoe Expo 2007 Retail show of all the kayaking products, run by the Retailer Brookbank. 48 photos |
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Dirty & BJ in Norway 2007 Follow the water where ever it goes 60 photos |
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