My small Beast.

First time when I saw Peter’s new boat- Beast I was sure I want it too. I tried his boat and despite it has too much volume for me I was able to paddle it. We customized the boat for my weight. I was quite nervous because I took it straight to Uganda without trying it. I tried it just one time before Uganda on the flat water but it was about minus 5 degrees.
First day in Uganda I was really tired from the flight, we didn’t sleep for 24 hours. Anyway the first think what I did I grab my boat and paddled up to Nile Special. I was so excited about my new boat! It surprised me a lot. From first moment I felt so good in it. I did some flat water moves. I did not expected that it is easier than on my old boat- stealth. The front and back are more slice so it goes easily under water. The front have more volume which help to jump for loops or mc nastys. I was really pleased that I can do my flat water routine much easier so I started to learn new moves.
Than I came to wave! I find the new passion for back moves. It landed so easy! Even I did a mistake I could stick the wave. Flipturns, back steps or back panams, with Beast easy moves! I was trying to do proper air screw before but I couldn’t land it. I wasn’t able to do whole rotation. Now I can say I did it! Beast was surfing really good. You can get really big air. It is very fast too. This helped me to do right rotation and land my first proper air screw on Nile Special and Malalu wave.
Sometimes I was too scared to did my trick from first pump because it was to high and to stiff for landing.
I love my new Beast. Peter told me that I did quite big progress in wave kayaking. Only think I can say for it is: “Thank you Vajda for my perfect boat!”.

Uganda 2012

Unfortunatelly last time the pictures didnt upload so here we are ...

Our winter session seems to be over because we already start paddling and training in Ugandan White Nile where we use to go every year to get ready for the season. We decided to spend one month as a nice start to the 2012 season.  We met here lot of friends as always which is very nice because you don’t get bored too soon. As usual we spend all the time on the waves at the Hairy lemon Insland. This tent from Husky is our new home now .

 The levels are very high maybe also because of the dam. The Nile Spetial wave is running whole day without rope and also Malalu wave downstream is an option to go almost every day. What to say, maybe just lets say a paradise. This time we could not wait to go here because Vajda kayaks made a new shape with me so me and Nina we was the first who test it on big wave. I love to kayak that boat. Its fast really stabile and it jumps huge!

Now we are in Jinja to eat and surf on internet more. Unfortunately all prices went up so some thing feel a bit too expensive now.

So far it did not happen something else so just enjoy the pictures.

See you  

Winter is here!

The winter season is here, the white water course in Slovakia stop to work at 15 november and its really cold to kayak somewhere close in Europe. For us it definitely doesn't mean free time, be honest I have even less time as few week ago... We started to prepare for next season in Gyms , Gymnastics gyms , Running in the forest, paddling on the flat water or on the paddling machines inside when its too cold. So basically now we are spending lot of time on the sport facilities mostly 2 times a day. Personally I kind of hate to have this brake and not to use my new kayak which we build for me for next season. Its like pain in my ass to have it in garage without kayaking it! For me every time I get a new prototype and of course it must be a good one it kicks me so much to the front in trainings because I am not focusing on trainings but on the boating with it and its not boring anymore. I love that new boat really, I cant wait to kayak it in Uganda again. Nina will also have one specially made for her! 

Except the training we have also the film festival season where we are presenting our movies. After the really great time on the film festival Hory Zonty where we got some nice prices, we got an offer to take a part on the film festival in middle of Slovakia called Hory objektivom. This time the quest was Nina. Nina was taking part on our last journeys so she was a perfect lady quest in between all the guys. Except the interactive show and the story telling she was also asked to make the raffle :) The Cinema was really full with people and they really was curios about what we are doing and asking many questions and it had really nice atmosphere. 

For next few weeks we have to train hard and wait till the 11th january for the sunny nice Africa.

See you

Peter