Here are some pictures from the team at the first event of the first ever World Cup of freestyle kayaking, held at Garberator on the Ottawa river.

Despite paddling injured, Jared Seiler threw some big moves for the crowd and finished 42nd

In the C-1 class, I took 6th place, missing the finals by one place. Considering that last year at the Ottawa rodeo, I missed the wave all three times in C-1, I’m pretty stoked with my finish.

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Well what a day…  Long would be one way to descibe it.   Team Pyranha had a good showing. 
Val Bertrand in womens(17th)
Jeremey L. In Mens (33rd) ANd C1(6th)
Jared Sieler (42nd)
Me (Matt Hamilton) (21st)
The levels were great making it an awesome competition.  Great to see so many people from all over the world showing off! 
I’m sure Jeremy will have some pics for you to see soon.  Once I learn how to post them I will put some up too.  For full results check out http://www.wcfkc.com/event.php?page_id=31
Later
Matt

Some people reckon that the West coast of North America is the best kayaking road trip you can do, but for me the best bang for your buck is the European tour- starting in Corsica, working up through Slovenia, Italy and France to the mecca of Norway. 

My season began in Corsica in April, through to Slovenia and France in May and June before arriving in Norway in July. Happy days!

Norway is definately one of the most incredible countries on earth, awesome whitewater in a wilderness environment. This year we didn’t make it up to the Arctic circle, but we saw some beautiful places all the same.

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Hey Guys, The world cup series starts tomorrow here on the Ottawa River. There are competitors from all over the world! Water levels have been ideal for the Garberator wave.
People have been paddling 24/7 with lights set up on the Garb wave. Garb is a great place to showcase the new arial and combo moves. Canadian team trials were held on Tuesday with some of the best paddling ever seen in competition. Should be a great weekend. Stay tuned for updates.
Matt

Summer of work work work, busy learning how to mend people. Loads of fun but can’t wait now to get out on the river. Have been doing rather too much of this…

Now off to Norway to catch the last part of the season and do some of this…

Then slog it out at the beer festival in Munich and look like this…!

Ive just got back from a fantastic trip to British Columbia with the boys from Fat Cats Productions. What a adventure, amazing water, scetchy information, cashed cars and  the odd angry local. Off to help out with the National youth Series here in the UK this weekend as I’m not confident in Jamie’s water. We’ll see.

Up here in Norway, its dry, soooo, dry. It might look like it is going to rain heaps any minute, but no,, not on us. We have had another record summer, but after a record snow-lessness winter all the water has run off.

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Hi there, just signed up, got my powers and now testing this system out. Its funny, I am just this minute learning wordpress for myself to make my site ‘live’.

Maybe you can check out gallery2 and install the plugin on here so we can link in our gallerys? (geeky huh)

Anyway, hope all is well, guess you all survived the US of ‘A’,

Hope to speak to soon of you soon

Allan

my test site right now is - here

Lots to do, but seems to be getting there