domingo, 5 de junio de 2011

Spring freestyle sessions in Sort

Check out this little video of myself paddling in our local spot in Sort, big air loops and good times in my loevely village! Missing it already!

going big on the space godzilla!


All the rights of the photos reserved to Gorka Martinez, check out some of his work at his webpage: www.gorkamartinez.com

jueves, 26 de mayo de 2011

2011 whitewater grand prix

Check this great video of the whitewater grand prix!! Sick edit by the Media team, more news in WWGP and videos in Tribe rider vimeo account

cobra going for it!

Going to the Rouge Challenge this weekend and some creeking around the area! More updates coming soon!

miércoles, 18 de mayo de 2011

WWGP awards!

The awards ceremony and the final party was as crazy as any of the previous stages. Enjoy the last of the Bomb Flow edits, you can check all their videos on: BOMB FLOW 

running the coolest rapid of the section
all the WWGP crew !
the WWGP honey badger! 
Dan Campbell the fucking boss.
Patrick & Julie enormous job of this guys to make all this happen!
dame más gasolina!

martes, 17 de mayo de 2011

WWGP epic time!

The WWGP has come to the end! It has been 14 really intense days, competing, traveling, partying and discovering the incredible whitewater that Quebec has to offer! Best two weeks trip ever!

Cobra panam in white dog wave.
Mate rico con el lechon
perro blanco!
Cobra having fun in la rouge!
Sick shots from the gopro, video coming soon!

Northern Quebec area is one of the coolest places I've ever been, tons of water, untouched rapids and good parties!
The boys scouting a big one in Dobleau-Mistassibi
Me and Chris Gragtmans going for it! sick shot from the heli!
Last stage was the giant slalom, held in a cool section of the bras louis river, lot of action in this race!


Katya and Aniol commenting the line.
Last double drop of the section.
Congrulations to Dane Jackson, the grand prix champion at this 17 years old....


Thanks to Bombflow Magazine for all those sick videos, lot of work to make a video almost everyday! Congratulations!

In the end, I moved from 6th to the 9th position after a really bad race on the last stage, but anyway super happy to have made the top 10, super keen to come back and do it better in next editions, this event it's the coolest thing ever made in kayak! I also received the Honey Badger award, a 200 hundred dollars prize wich definitely is gonna help me a lot on my stay In Canada.
WWGP crew awards ceremony!! 
I'm now staying in Canada till October, paddling In the Ottawa valley for the rest of the summer and maybe with a little bit of luck BC in the end of August, we'll see, super excited to paddle lots of waves and some good stouts as well!

viernes, 13 de mayo de 2011

Whitewater Grand Prix

The whitewater grand prix has been epic so far! 6 competitions over 2 weeks, not even one day without kayak and lots of good times! Patrick Camblin and Julie-Crepeau the organizers of the event have been taking care of us and provided food, accommodation and transport! Thanks for all, the job you're making is unreal!

Here's a few great shots of the event and some sick videos!  Enjoy!

Rush Sturges and Cobra fighting hard in the boater cross.
Super cold day in la Rouge.
25 top paddlers racing together in a pure class V rapid!



Stoked to see helicopters recording kayak events!
Opening party in Ottawa, hot! 
The boys scouting Petit Bostonnais at high water!




International rats from Chile, USA and Spain!
Boofing hard on the double drop!
Gerinower full-on!
cobra style!
Sequencia de Gerd desde el helicoptero!

Top 10 team trial race, petit Bostonnais!
Bootie time!! Love it!


Lot more content coming soon! Check SBP for more info or WWGP 

martes, 29 de marzo de 2011

FKT Pau

Last weeks have been a great freestyle training, after met with my brother Gerd coming back from his trip to the U.S.A where he has been working in the Jackson Kayak factory. 

Happy brothers!

We set our base in Sort where we can kayak everyday and get in shape for the upcoming events and missions, there’s 2 holes, the second one becomes a great wave with  eddy service just 5 minutes walking from the house, but needs way more water than what we have now, hope the god of the water bless us with heavy rains and hot weather so all the snow becomes water.
The wave we are waiting for! common!

Estas últimas semanas han sido un muy buen entreno de freestyle, después de encontrarme con mi hermano Gerd que volvía de su viaje a los estados unidos donde ha estado trabajando en la fabrica de jackson kayak. Establecimos nuestra base en Sort, donde podemos remar cada dia y pillar la forma para todo lo que se viene! Tenemos 2 rulos, el segundo se convierte en una ola perfecta, con una contra perfecta a solo 5 minutos andando de nuestra casa, pero necesita mucha más agua de la que hay ahora mismo. Deseando que el dios del agua nos bendiga con fuertes lluvias y altas temperaturas para un pronto deshielo.
Aniol throwing a space godzilla.
After a few easy days paddling In sort, we then moved to Pau, where the first competition of the FKT was held. An incredible slalom chanel with great eddies, lots of cool water moves and  a strange and difficult spot.
ABYS!
Después de unos agradables y tranquilos dias en Sort, nos movimos hacia Pau, donde acogían la primera competición del Free Kayak Tour (circuito francés de freestyle). Un campo de slalom increíble, con contras buenísimas, divertidos movimentos de agua, fondo suficiente y un peculiar y difícil rulo.

Pau paradise!
La competición de freestyle nos fue muy bien, con muy buenas rondas en el primer día, un agradable encuentro con los miembros del Pek y con otros locos franceses. El border cross estuvo genial pasando ambos a la siguiente ronda sin problemas.

Gerd killin'it on the prelims.

Rey misterio kicking it on the border cross!
Freestyle competition went great with good rides on the first day, good meeting with PEK members and the crazy frenchies. Border cross went sweet aswell passing both to the next round with no problems.
Sauvage french mess in the night, with a really cool party in Pau.

Ludo et jackson kayak france providing ponche for everyone! Mersi!
Desmadre francés por la noche con una muy buena fiesta en la ciudad de Pau.
El dia siguiente fue muy duro, con una dura resaca y mucho cansancio, de todos modos lo dimos todo en las finales! 
Les putteins de françoises ready to go party!
Gerinower on his way to win the border cross,
I was second!
Next day was a hard one, hangover was there and we were all tired, anyway we gived everything! Gerd won the border cross, followed by me.
The judges!
Freestyle competition was great, Quentin placed 1st, Debred 2nd and Gerd 3rd  (super solid paddling during all the week-end, and a few points away from the first place).
Cobra competing in the finals
En Freestyle, Quentin 1ro, Debred 2do y Gerd 3ro (aún estar remando muy bien durante todo el fin de semana, con mangas muy sólidas y regulares, se quedo a unos pocos puntos del primero).

Jakkete going for it!
Podium del border cross! SBP style!
Another cool shot of Gilles Reboisson







It’s good to be back on paddling, freestyling a bit after a lot of time without it, but missing the creek and super keen to go out there and run the goods when the water comes!! STAKEOUT!!

Cobra getting strong again!
Estoy contento de estar otra vez remando con el bote de freestyle después de tanto tiempo, pero tengo ya muchas ganas de agarrar el bote de creek y largarme a explorar algún sitio nuevo, correr una buena cascada o simplemente pasar el dia bajando un buen rio con los colegas! Que llegué el agua ya!


Check the video of the competition and the members of the team JK France & Spain rocking it with the ROOCKSTAR!! bueeaaaah!


Mersi a Gilles Reboisson for all this sick photos, click the link to go to his web page!