Fun, Sun, and Wacky Races at Tryweryn Fest

Hello all, we’ve just returned from the Tryweryn Festival in beautiful North Wales. With races of all kinds, freestyle, demo boats, and even a cardboard canoe race, there was plenty to get involved with, and plenty of entertainment for spectators too.

A sure crowd favourite was the Dagger 8-Ball race, in which competitors race head to head down the rapids, 4 at a time. The twist in formula is the dedicated team of disruptors, armed with inflatable kayaks, who’s job it is to block, barge, and bludgeon the racers, and generally entertain the crowd.

The formula made for some tactical racing, in which some made it through unharmed, and others felt the full force of an inflatable Orca.

The other racing highlight of Saturday’s line up was the Cardboard canoe race. Here at Palm We’re a big fan of carboard canoe racing , and entered into the spirit of things with a high performance cardboard whitewater racing machine. Although it did not perform entirely as designed, the event  was great fun for all, and We’re already working on some revised designs for the upcoming Big Paddle Events …

Sunday Bought with it the first ever BCU extreme slalom, as well as a gloriously sunny freestyle event. Judged in an open ‘jam session’ style, the freestyle event was a real crowd pleaser, featuring a range of moves, old-skool and new. Prizes were awarded Carl Mitchell for commitment and enthusiasm, Lowri for bribing the judges (honest at least), and Eddie Mead for the biggest moves overall.

All in all another great fun event at the Tryweryn, thanks to the organisers for making it happen, and we look forward to more fun next year!

In the Nearer future however, The Palm Big Paddle Tour is rapidly approaching!

With the first event taking place at Surflines Shop in Llanberis on the 2nd June, we’ve got lots of fun activities lined up, from tours and workshops to the cardboard canoe race!

Find out more, and book your place on a free workshop with Team Palm at www.thebigpaddle.com.