Freestyle Kayaking by Bartosz Czauderna. Kayaking, traveling, lifestyle. Living the life!

11 VI 2010


It's been a while since my first post. I was kinda busy with training and too lazy later to write.

So i ended up 2nd at Polish Championships, first was Tomasz Czaplicki and third Michal Wrzal. Competitions were organised perfectly! Everything was on time, we experienced not even little delay! Also playspot was awesome becouse they built it special for this competition! For me it was a bit too vertical so i had problem with McNastys and i didn't liked it that much, but after competition i learned how to make tricky woos in it so i was very happy.

Event ended at sunday and monday "morning" i left to augsburg. almost 700km was kinda big challenge for me as young driver, but i stand a face to it without any problems and brakes so i was kinda proud. althought my trip plan changed and i ended up in plattling to have some chill in my favorite playspot where i met EJ and Dane training. I enjoyed stay there but after morning training i left to augsburg. I spent week of training there. I didn't like this playspot at all, i'm better at left side tricks which i couldn't do there becouse of flushy shoulder. After eliminations i ended up 11th so i got into quaters, it was nice in this hole for me but i had ambitions for higher locate. After quaters (which were delayed ALOT) i ended up 8th! My mate - Tomasz from representation was 10th. So we had two guys from Poland i semi of WC! Sweet! In semi i failed my first ride but in second i went big! I ended up 4th! just before Peter Csonka! I was so proud and happy that i couldn't stop smiling i finals and i really enjoyed it. I ended up 5th but still it was great! i was in finals with best paddles all over the world and got beaten by great paddler James Bebbington- who came first, Last year world cup winner - Peter Csonka, Actual European champion Matthew Dumoulin and 4 times World Champion Eric Jackson so i wasn't dissapointed by loosing place. After Augsburg i went straight to plattling.

First two days in plattling were great for me! I did all moves i could in short time that i started wondering what else can i do when i'll have time left while ride? So i started learning back loop, but after two days hole got into wave and water kept rising. It ended up as little flood so we have had to move our tents from bank of river to behind wall and at Friday evening they canceled the event. So i ended up in general classification at 5th place at world cup! Althought i was dissapointed that plattling got canceled becouse i hoped for good score there i'm happy anyway. It's great score just in first year of being senior!

Then i went straight to lienz.
I stopped in salzburg on my way. There was great wave but unfortunatly it was too hard for me, it was very narrow, just about 0,5m ! and almost only green water and getting there from the eddy was very hard. I met EJ and Dane there also, they were doing great there but it was too hard for me. To fullfil my badluck i've wounded badly my right hand and broken my paddle... Then EJ gave me his extra one, i'm so greatful for that! Thanks again. That allows me to train in lienz.

Now i'm almost full week i'm in lienz. Water here is terrible cold. Water level is changing day by day.. yesterday i had great session. Did some nice McNasties and Phoenix Monkeys. It's place good to make huge airloops and space godzillas which i'm working at. I spent first 3 days on getting used to my new paddle, becouse it's heavier and has 30 degrees while my previous had only five. But now it seems to be working good for me. I'm spending time now with 2 trainings per day and having fun with friends, yesterday we played football at pool, my team won both matches! That was cool :)!


Bartosz