Well, who knew?** The former pontiff, John Paul II, was a kayaker. And a Klepper user too, no less. It seems that while working in his native Poland in the 1950s, Karol Wojtlya used to go on canoeing expeditions. All…
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ICF’s Vekassy: best canoe photographer?
Well, we like Ollie Harding’s work but Belint Vekassy is in a class of his own. The International Canoe Federation’s official photographer is seldom seen in pictures – he’s usually taking them. This (left/above) is as good as it gets,…
ICF’s Youtube page fired up
Check out the latest new video from the International Canoe Federation – this is from Szeged, the first World Cup event in Hungary. Some nice brief interviews with paddlers – as someone who doesn’t get to watch all the international…
Heath/Schofield’s sticky new boat design
Well, we couldn’t decide. Brilliant or derivative? Jon Schofield published the proposed new design for the Nelo K2 that he and Liam Heath will be racing later this season. It reminded us of a lollipop design, circa 1976. But don’t…
International canoe sprint videos
Updated 13 May 11am CET. Interesting video blog to keep an eye on - features some video from the Szeged regatta. The commentary on the video above is a little confused, mixing up C2s with K2s. It’s always hard to separate…
