Entropy Gear, bloody good gear

Check out these awesome sunnys.
Perfect for those sunny boating days in England. Entropy Gear is a new company started by a bloody nice bloke in Australia named Jez, check out these sunnys and all their other products at www.entropygear.com



JB

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas and have an awesome new year.
Go boating.

JB

Jackson Kayak Team week

Reflections on my time in the states with Jackson Kayak.

The week after the world cup had finished Jackson Kayak set up a JK Team week. This week would include a busy schedule, from a Factory tour to improving your hand roll, with just a week to cover so many aspects of Jackson kayak, we were in for treat.

Team JK

Based in Rock Island National park were a set of cabins, I say cabins these things were more like 4 bedroom houses, with Sky TV, king size beds a full kitchen and a full fridge, this is where the JK team were going to be based for the duration of team week.
The Idea of team week was for EJ and Kristine to get to know the paddlers on the team and to understand our individual goals as paddlers and people. Also for us as team members to gain a better understanding of Jackson Kayak as a company and what they stand for. We were introduced to EJ’s training strategies for competition and general paddling and fitness. We had seminars from EJ on topics including, how to deal with the media, competition, and dealers (shops). We were told more about the kayaks, how they worked and how they were put together, factory tour. And we also had demo days where we would invite the general public to come and try kayaking and ask questions. This was just half of what we covered in the time we were at Tennessee, all team members had a great experience and we all gained greater knowledge of Jackson Kayak the Jackson’s and their many animals.

As time went on I started to realise that being a member of Jackson Kayak was a very special thing. What the Jackson’s put on for us in Tennessee was unreal, I have never heard of any kayak company doing what the Jackson’s did for us out in Tennessee it was a real pleasure to be a part of what they had and am very grateful for the whole experience, thank you guys.

Their ramp

Jackson Kayak sell kayaks yes, but they are also so much more than that. Their goal is to make kayaking more accessible for everyone, from kids to adult’s whitewater to flat water, they want to bring more people to enjoy and experience the sport that we love so much.

To find out more about Jackson Kayak visit jacksonkayak.com

JB

Our own little paradise

It is so great to have this beautiful wave on our doorstep.
Hopefully levels will stay up and OLP will continue to shine.

An evening to remember

Shepperton weir last night was probably at its best level yet. I have paddled on some of the best waves in the world and last night was probably one of the best wave sessions ever.
On far surfers left the wave was steep and green with a nice braking pile on top, setting up was easy and the harder you bounced the bigger you went. Airscrews, Pan ams, Helix’s they all went, a great evening.
Sadly like all the best play sessions, I didn’t have my camera, oh well. The wave now has flattened off and it is very hard to catch, hopefully we will get Shep at that great level again soon, one of the best waves in the world.
Sunbury at the moment is also a nice braking green wave in the middle, looks great but is near impossible to get on, check it out and good luck.

JB

Photo. Pete Scutt

This was Sunbury this morning, great if you can get on, the far left was greening out nicely.