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October 2019
Gene17's River Flow Newsletter

 



Autumn this season has been hit with lots of rain in Devon. All our course programmes are in full swing for white water paddling. Check out the long list below for courses and dates that suit you and your friends.

Recently we have been at PaddleExpo, the global trade show for paddlesports, a key place to see all the new boats and gear for 2020. As usual Jakub gets to run around for Kayak Session Magazine, taking images and capturing video for press releases. 

Simon represents Palm Equipment and Dagger, and this year saw the release of the new Nevis PFD. This total new product has been in development and testing for 3 years. The new Palm design looks to create a better fit, has way more pockets than ever before, (finding them all is a task) and a totally unique chest harness adjustment system, whereby there is no excess webbing to cut for fit. The Palm Nevis PFD was recongised with the PaddleExpo 2020 Apparel Award. Simon has been one of the key developers and testers in the Nevis project.

Palm's new Nevis PFD


ADVNETURE PADDLER'S WEEKEND 6/8 DECMEBER 2019




The Adventure Paddlers Weekend, a meeting point for all kayakers near the end of the year celebrates the Adventure Paddlers Weekend! On Saturday Gene17kayaking hosts an evening of new films from recent expeditions. We'll also have a DJ to see the night through. We leave the daytime free for yourselves to go paddling with your friends, to catch up on old times and have your our adventure. The event is located at the highly popular River Dart, on Dartmoor, as usual. 

SATURDAY EVENING PROGRAMME:
  • Jakub Sedivy; expedition paddler and superb photographer has hit all the major canyons of central Asia over the past 5 years, from Czech and well known for his presentations. TBC
  • More presentations TBC
See you there.

AUTUMN & WINTER COURSE PROGRAMME




Here is our complete Devon course programme for autumn & winter 2019/20.  Check out the dates below.  Many courses have strong bookings.

BC WW Kayak / Fundamental Core - a course to grasp fundamental comprehension & boat control
  • 19/20 Oct 2019 Devon
  • 9/10 Jan 2020 Devon
  • 1/3 Feb 2020 Devon
BC Progressive WW / Progressive & Dynamic - moving on to style your lines
  • 26/27 Oct 2019 Devon
  • 23/24 Nov 2019 Devon
  • 18/19 Jan 2020 Devon
LaunchPad - getting you ready to step up to harder white water
  • 9/10 Nov 2019 Devon
  • 21/22 Dec 2019 Devon 
BC Advanced WW / Boofs & Drops - starting to run drops, but want the control?
  • 26/27 Oct 2019 Devon
  • 4/5 Dec 2019 Devon
  • 25/26 Jan 2020 Devon 
BC White Water Kayak Leader Training
  • 2/3 Nov 2019 Devon
  • 28/29 Nov 2019 Devon
  • 14/14 Dec 2019 Devon
  • 2/3 Jan 2020 Devon
  • 11/12 Jan 2020 Devon
BC Basic WW Safety & Rescue
  • 31/1 Oct/Nov 2019 Devon
  • 16/17 Nov 2019 Devon
  • 30/1 Nov/Dec 2019 Devon
  • 4/5 Jan 2020 Devon
BC White Water Kayak Leader Assessment
  • 7/8 Dec 2019 Devon
  • 8/9 Feb 2020 Devon
  • 2/3 Nov 2019 Devon
  • 7/8 Nov 2019 Devon
  • 23/24 Nov 2019 Devon
BC Advanced WW Safety & Rescue
  • 31/1 Oct/Nov 2019 Devon
  • 9/10 Nov 2019 Devon
  • 25/26 Nov 2019 Devon
BC White Water Coach Training
  • 28/29 Oct 2019 Devon
  • 27/28 Nov 2019 Devon 
BC White Water Kayak Coach Assessment
  • 30 Oct 2019 Devon
  • 29 Nov 2019 Devon 
BC White Water Coach (Advanced) Training
  • 4/5 Nov 2019 Devon
  • 30/1 Nov/Dec 2019 Devon
  • 6 Nov 2019 Devon
  • 4 Dec 2019 Devon
Want something else not on the list, Contact Us with a request.
THEY COME FROM ALL OVER
At time goes by, the reach and scope of Gene17Kayaking attracts paddlers from all over the world to enjoy our coaching in the destinations we run trips in.  This summer World Waterfall Freefall joint record holder Knox Hammack joined us in Italy from America. Knox this spring ran Palouse Falls in Washington State. During his week with with us, the development of his forward stroke in terms of power transfer and precision paddle placement to progress his extreme racing performance.

As well as other Americans, paddlers from across Europe, Asia and Australia all made some great lines and paddling progress on the river with Gene17Kayaking, check out our 2020 Trip Programme for what's on offer next year.
For this autumn the uptake is already very strong for advanced white water paddlers, and we have lots of availability for intermediates & aspiring white water kayakers on BC River Leader Training and BC Basic WWS&R, in addition to our coach eduction programmes, BC White Water Coach & BC Advanced White Water Coach Training.

There will be further work on Gene17Kayaking's website over the coming months with a completely new fresh look, plus several new trips. C heck out our News for updates and our Facebook Page .

If you do not see something for yourself above, why not drop us a line with a request.

 

Best Regards,

 

Simon Westgarth
Gene17 Ltd
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