Last weekend, similarly to Pringle, I spent my time at the Hurley Classic helping out at the Palm/Dagger stand and shooting a little photo and video. If you’d like to read about the weekend and for some more photos check out Pringle’s blog post: http://79.170.40.166/palmequipmenteurope.com/blogs/ww/hurley-classic-extravaganza/
Or if you’d like to watch a video, without further a due, my video wrap up of the Hurley Classic:
Finn
A little while ago I arrived home with a tan, a severely infected cut and some new friends on Facebook – every boy’s dream.
There’s no better place than Uganda to brush off the cobwebs from a long summer of working in the UK in preparation for the upcoming winter season! I spent five weeks of sessioning big waves, big rapids and playing Frisbee golf with a great bunch of people – what more could you want.
We did a little filming while we were out there, so here’s a short video wrap up.
Chilling on the Nile from Finn Burrows on Vimeo.
I’ve got a couple more weeks in the UK and I’ll be heading the Hurley Classic next weekend for some Thames freestyle action, the Gene 17 adventure paddlers weekend and then flying out to Chile for six weeks of waterfalling!
More videos coming very soon.
Finn
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, Palm Equipment and Dagger Kayaks Europe have been selectively breeding the most ferocious of NSR jungle boats.
The National Student Rodeo 2012 approaches and here at the Palm factory we’ve made something very special for the overall winner.
May the best University Kayak club win.
Get ready, this weekends gonna be wild!
Hi All, here’s an update from our most recent training session, where despite the freezing conditions and having to break through ice during our warm up we were all fired up and raring to go (this is how fun rafting is!).
The focus for the weekend was paddling technique and timing within the raft. Team member and ex Welsh slalom squad member Nerys Blue had researched some top tips from an outrigging (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outrigger_canoe) paddle stroke that would be useful to transfer to the raft. We started off on the flat and in particular worked on really pushing down with our top arm to transfer power down through the paddle instead of just pulling water. The analogy that if your paddle should snap you would fall in was frightening on such a cold day but thankfully none of us were that unlucky! This adjustment to our technique produced a really powerful stroke and combined with timing the ‘catch’ so that each person’s initial power occurred at exactly the same time made the boat feel smooth and very powerful. So impressed were we with this result that in a couple of weeks time Rosie, Ally and Georgie will be travelling to London to learn more about the technique from a top outrigging club coach, and take technique tips back to be used at the next training session. It’s exciting to be involved in a sport still at the stage of developing the most efficient basic paddle stroke!
We transferred this to the white water (where, as in kayaking it is significantly more challenging to focus on technique) and definitely felt the increased power across the whole raft.
On the weekend we were very lucky to have support on the bank with Georgie filming and giving us feedback with input also from coaches Matt Blue and Gareth Wilson. It’s so valuable to have eyes on the bank pointing out things that are hard to feel from the boat; if you are carrying out your own winter training it’s well worth begging, paying or bribing someone to observe you, or even better video. Video feedback is incredibly useful to see improvement during the sessions and highlight areas to work on for the next session. Also, the camera never lies!
As usual the two days of training was intense, but a really great start to the year; the timing and power gained within from trying a new technique felt amazing and we’re all really fired up for the year ahead!
In other breaking news rumour has it that shortly the team will be receiving a package from Palm, containing all that we need for the cold training weekends ahead…we can’t wait to see what gear is in the box!
Also, so as to remind you (and us!) that paddling isn’t all about dark evenings and ice freezing on the paddle check out our video of some fun training runs on the Pacuara River on the run up to the 2011 World Championships.
Have fun on the water!
Allison McIntosh and Rosie Cripps
Hey there!
I had a lot of random spare footage left over from last Summers filming, so I thought I’d edit something together. It’s not perfect, but I didn’t want the footage to go to waste!
We filmed during the Extrem Sport Veko and had a chance to get some sweet shots of the Urdlandselvi double drop with Brendan Bayly, Sam and Jamie Sutton and Max Siech.
Rivers include Voss classics such as the Strondal and Myrkdal, a little bit of footage from Sjoa, a couple of shots from the North… and a lot of random other stuff.
Enjoy!
Finn
Last weekend was full of exciting antics in Dartmoor, Devon, and I took a break from working in Oxford and made my way down. Two days of paddling, filming and partying (sometimes at the same time, no word of a lie) all summed up in this short little video I’ve put together.
Big thanks to Hugh Graham for his mad filming skills throughout the weekend, DJ Fromage who’s deck maneuvers made the party and to Simon of Gene 17 for hosting such a great weekend event.
I’m going back to work now, but at the end of the month I’ve got to catch a flight to Chile, which should be a real hassle.
Finn
Hey there guys and girls!
Vaniljesaus is set for release this coming weekend at the Gene 17 adventure paddlers weekend as well as across the internet for free!
Here’s the final teaser:
“Vaniljesaus is a short film that follows a bunch of goons travelling through Norway for two months; searching far and wide for beautiful whitewater, new and classic.
We tried to film as much as we could, capturing the trip and trying to get the best shots we could. We found big water, small water, no water and a delicious custard drink called Vaniljesaus.
Vaniljesaus will be premiered at the Gene 17 Adventure paddler’s Weekend 2011 and released web wide for free the very same night.
Enjoy the final trailer before the full release this weekend.
Team VJ.”
Finn and Nick
The post production phase of any motion picture is thoroughly time consuming, frustrating and tedious. A process that initially seems creative, enjoyable and generally feasible, however inevitably leads to an overwhelming feeling of sadness and rage.
Luckily, myself and Nick just love all those wonderful things and are currently deeply engrossed in the editing of ‘Vaniljesaus – A Kayaking Adventure’; A short film we will be bringing to the internet for FREE – and boy will it be worth none of your money!
Anyway, whilst we continue editing, here’s the all important concept trailer. There is more kayaking in the actual film, we promise.
VanilJesaus – The Concept Trailer
Finn & Nick.
Here’s the Video wrap up from the past days competitions in Italy!
Featuring the Egua River Freeride & Downhill Sprint, and the first ever Sweet Rumble outside of Norway!
And here’s probably the move of the day, from Team Palm’s Nick Horwood.
Enjoy!
Finn
Team Palm are having a blast in Italia!
That’s a video!
Enjoy
