8.07.2016

Wildalpen!

Ostatni weekend czerwca nasza ekipa spędziła w Wildalpen. Pojechaliśmy tam na Otwarte Mistrzostwa Austrii zorganizowane w odwoju „HelliWelli”. Dojechaliśmy na miejsce o drugiej w nocy i od razu poszliśmy na wodę przy sztucznym oświetleniu. Było trochę zimno i… ciemno, ale wysoki poziom wody rekompensował te niedogodności. Nowe wiosła od Tahe zdały egzamin. Są naprawdę świetne, choć musieliśmy trzymać je mocno, ponieważ są czarne. Gdyby nam odpłynęły, nigdy byśmy ich nie znaleźli w nocy. Po treningu pograliśmy trochę na bębnach w ramach psychicznego relaksu i wykończeni poszliśmy spać. Poranek był przyjemny, towarzyszyła nam piękna pogoda i dobry nastrój. Zjedliśmy lekkie śniadanie i przygotowaliśmy się do startów. Adam Olesiński i Maks postanowili wystartować również w kategorii C1, co oznacza tylko jedno pióro i pozycję klęczącą w kajaku. Po dobrych przejazdach obydwoje dotarli do finału tej kategorii, ale niestety nie powiodło im się w K1. Pozostali dobrze się spisali i wszyscy weszli do finału. Ostatecznie cudowne rodzeństwo – Agata i Michał – zdobyli tytuł mistrza Austrii w kategorii junioró

by Mario Mulle
w, a Agata również trzecie miejsce w seniorach. Bartosz zdobył czwarte miejsce w seniorach. Adam drugie w C1 i dziewiąte w K1, Maks trzecie w C1 i 10 w K1. Przyjechał z nami także reprezentant AKTK Bystrze, który pierwszy raz siedział w odwoju na freestyle’owej łódce i pomimo tego zdobył czternaste miejsce w Europie. To była całkiem wymagające współzawodnisctwo i świetna zabawa. Po wszystkim nie mieliśmy czasu odpocząć, po ceremonii medalowej zaczęła się impreza. Jak zwykle w Wildalpen trwała ona do bladego świtu. Podczas drugiego i ostatniego dnia wyjazdu zaliczyliśmy dwa treningi i zdobyliśmy pobliski szczyt – Gamms, który nie jest daleko, ale podejście jest naprawdę strome, a widoki zapierają dech w piersiach. Potem zjedliśmy obiad, pożegnaliśmy się z gospodarzami – Angelą, Helmutem i Mikiem – i pojechaliśmy do Polski. Wrócimy tu w połowie lipca na pływanie i do pracy. Czekamy z niecierpliwością!!!


by Mario Mulle
The last weekend of June our crew spent in Wildalpen. We went there to Open Austrian Championship which were organized on HelliWelli playspot. We’ve arrived at two o’clock and went on a night session with artificial lights. It was a little bit cold and… dark but water level was really nice and we couldn’t wait for morning. Our new paddles from Tahe passed an exam. They are really solid, we had to hold them hard, because they are black and we never wouldn’t found them if we had let them swim, but luckly the grip is very relyable which made us confident about them. After the session we played a little bit on local drums to get some relax and exhausted went bed. Morning was nice, with beautiful weather and good mood. We ate light breakfast and prepared for our rides. Adam Olesiński and Maksymilian decided to take part also in C1 category, which means you have got only one blade and you sit kneeling in your boat. After good rides, both reached the final of C1, but unfortunately didn’t

by Mario Mulle
reach the final of K1. But the rest of crew made well and everybody got into the final. In the end Agata and Michael – “wonderful siblings” – got the title of Austrian Champions in junior category and Agata was third in seniors. Bartosz had 4th place, Adam 2nd in C1, 9th in K1 and Maks 3rd in C1, 10th in K1. There was also representant of AKTK Bystrze – Stanisław Kacprzak – he was first time in playspot and got 14th place! That was a great but exhausting event althought we had no time for a rest, cause after Medal Ceremony party had begun. As usual in Wildalpen people were dancing and singing to the sunrise. In the second and last day of this event we had two training sessions and reached nearby top – Gamms, which is not far away, but hike is really steep and views are breathtaking. After that we ate something, say goodbye to wonderful hosts – Helli, Angela and Mike – and drove back to Poland. We will come back there in the half of July to paddle and work. Can’t wait for it!



4.05.2016

Eastern bunny boat

March. First days of Spring, florists were full of red roses because of International Women Day, time to sit with your family and love ones at Eastern table, to share an egg and to look for Eastern rabbit according to our Polish tradition. Month full of impressions. For some people time of Lent was moment for life reflections, for other a few days free of school or work have given opportunity for ambitious activity. Both of these options were equally tempting, but we (Michal, Bartosz, Maks and Agata) have decided to go to Plattling for a weekly journey as a preparation to European Championships which are taking place in the last weekend of May.
We packed our club's bus and left Cracow at the Tuesday evening (22.03.2016). After 200 km, we realized about quite important fact. We haven’t checked the water level in Plattling. It usually is unpredictable. Probably it’s easy to guess, water level in Plattling was so law that paddle could be unpleasant and moreover it could be dangerous for kayak and Kayaker. We launched a creaky, but well-oiled machine of huge, kayaking family which helped us to find alternative plan.
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It turned out that the best solution was Graz (city in Austria where is one of the best hole in Europe in our opinion), so we changed a destination in GPS and we carried on with our trip. We arrived to Graz at 6 am. After visiting the city we've found a cheap hotel in the center, where we went in the evening, after afternoon training sessions.
The two following days we spent on paddling at local spot with only a few breaks for dinner, game Ryzyko and thawing our limbs.
At the Thursday’s afternoon we were invited to master of local kitchen- Phillip for dinner, and on Friday we were sightseeing magnificent city center and we climbed on Castle Hill among trees and rocks which was more beautiful than majority castles in Europe.
During these three days, which we spent in Graz, water level in Plattling was rising up, thanks to rainy weather, so we decided to change place of residence. We left musty smell of our room (we had enough space in our room to make a dry place, but when our windows were open the sound was as loud as the artillery alarm. Due to this windows stayed closed…) and we started next journey.
It was a great Saturday. During the way we saw a beautiful church, so we blessed our fridge which was full of Eastern beverages.
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 At our final destination, in Plattling, clear sky greeted us. Sun, high water level and azure above our heads caused that we spent on paddling every free minute.
 We stayed in the hostel over a dozen kilometers from town. Also there we spent Eastern breakfast in intimate circle.
There were a lot of other kayak lovers in Plattling. We met groups of Spanish, English and Finnish. At the Tuesday evening we checked out and we went to Cracow. Strangely enough we didn’t lose keys or broke down the bus, or any of those the most stupid things (which were persecuting us on previous trips) so we happily came back to home before midnight.







@ASJ