Sopac Sumer Fest!

We arrived to Sopac with Honza and Lucie week before event has started. Sopac is place where is located motor playspot made of two tatra engines from boat which are pushing the water in pool through platform making great big hole.

We moved there with „Spindlahouse” – big camper we lived in. We had alot of work becouse Honza was main organisator of this competition and we had alot of work to do to prepare everything. I even participated in repairing of tank – the symbol of sopac which provides great soundsystem for whole party and competitions.
We’ve been having very intensive training sessions once per day becouse of expenses of training there and preparing everything. Thought whole work we did put in had result in the best competition i have ever been at! There were loads of people – not only paddlers which made great atmosphere! You could say party lasted all weekend or even since Wednesday when our friends from Slovakia – Peter, Nina, Capko and Matej came. We’ve had awesome time there!
The competition started on Saturday with mens prelims going first which after i came 3rd behind Honza and Peter on the lead. After this we had awesome World Championships in Slopestyle., after quite good rail ride i had really huge air screw with perfect landing which pushed me to final where i took the risc and wanted to make paddle grind making push up on rail with paddle and back panam on ramp, both didn’t work so the bottle of rum ran near my nose, but it was great fun to compete in it!. In semifinalas which were in afternoon I did alot better throwing some big moves and taking the lead. After semi it was ZET boat contest, with huge prize – new carbon boat from ZET. You had to swim through the pool towards the hole with motors turned on and catch the bottles which were jumping in the foam. The lucky winner was Peter Pepe Prause.

Sunday was – typicaly for Czech – day of the finals. We had different amount of water coming and it got really flashy making it really hard to stick anything. It was really tight game but on the end winner was Peter just a bit after Honza and i took the bronze.

Those were the best competition ever for me, great atmosphere, party and dozens of fun, thanks for organisators, competitors and all other people to came just to watch!

After tidying everything in Sopac I’m going to Prague for Troja Fest!