Gene17 Adventure Paddler's Weekend 2010

[Simon Westgarth]

Yes, yes it's early, but hey why we're dreaming of Summer fun, you can add your little event in Devon to your early Winter plans

As ever we're have the best of the year's adventures to present, guests from a far and new movies to reveal. Saturday night in the Sawmill Bar is open to all and free at the door.

Plus this year we're have Friday night at the movies with Olaf Obsommer. Olaf has such a huge show, we've given him a whole evening in the Ballroom. There is space for only 100 people, as it's a pay per view admission show. Details to come in September.

See our Facebook Page Event or join our Facebook Group Event

Gene17's News & Updates can be found at http://gene17.com/wordpress/ and out Twitter feed http://twitter.com/Gene17kayaking

Cheers

Simon@Gene17

[Gene17Kayaking]

See some of the fun from last year:

[Gene17Kayaking]

Our first confirmed presentation for this year's APWE:


Tajikistan 2010 – Through the Eye of a Needle
Dave Burne will be taking us through the highs and lows of a recent expedition to Tajikistan where judging the water levels seems to be half the battle. Not so easy when you have to walk for 2 days to actually get view of the river…

See our Facebook Event for more details and follow us on Twitter

Regards

Simon@Gene17

[Gene17Kayaking]

Event News Update Oct 2010

This is how she is looking so far:

CONFIRMED - Olaf Obsommer
CONFIRMED - Tajikistan 2010
CONFIRMED - MTB Skills Course with Campbell Coaching
CONFIRMED - Palm Equipment & Dagger Europe Demo's
Almost CONFIRMED - Pyranha Demo's
CONFIRMED - Werner Paddles demo
Almost CONFIRMED - Kayak Japan
Almost CONFIRMED - New 45min Film from Steve Fisher,
TBC, Westgarth TV's "My Ticino"

Plus all the fun of the fair, the latest demo boats from the on site Manic Canoe Shop, and Music from Cheesy

As you can see, we'll bring you more a lot more year on year.

Gene17's News & Updates can be found at http://gene17.com/wordpress/ and our Twitter feed http://twitter.com/Gene17kayaking

See you soon enough

Simon@Gene17

[Gene17Kayaking]

Gene17 Adventure Paddler's Weekend 2010 - Kayak Japan Preview

Why Japan? Well the choices on the table were South America, South Africa and Japan. Japan got the vote as we could ‘easily’ take the kit on the respective airline.



Ian Letton planned and organised the trip and on Friday 23rd July 2010 we landed at Narita Airport, Japan.
Ian, and been in touch with Cody Howard form Huckin Huge for any information, as they had been to Japan the year before. That, with what we saw on you tube and information from Canyons in Minakami, Japan we had very little to go on.
The year of planning was done and as we took our first few steps in Japan, the adventure was beginning.
From an easy grade IV warm up on the Tone River to the nail ripping, knuckle gouging 55 footer Inari Fall on Fox Canyon we more than met our match on the river.

As a group we would face our biggest challenge and fears on the Kyotsu River. Grade II-VI, sheer canyons, deep jungle, must run rapids, no safety set up, portages and an epic to test the core fibres of friendship we were physically and mentally tested to resolve saving our fellow paddler…

Japan was evermore the adventure we had planned.
Come and see the short film at the APWE and see us paddling on the Tone, Fukawari, Kyotsu, Yamanashi and the big 55 footer Inari Falls.

Giles Chater, James Fleming & Ian Letton

For more info on the G17 APWE 2010 see our FB Event Page

[james fleming]

Tell you what...I'm really looking forward to this!

[neil.farmer]

It is a great weekend, year after year. Always been lucky with water (surf once), but the mountain biking is a good alternate.

[ianletton]

Can anyone come to the evening?

I have non-paddling relatives who would like to come to the Saturday evening?

Is this allowed? Do they need tickets?

Cheers,

Ian

[Simon Westgarth]

Can anyone come to the evening?

I have non-paddling relatives who would like to come to the Saturday evening?

Is this allowed? Do they need tickets?

All are welcome, and it's free at the door, so come on down.

[ianletton]

Excellent.

Thanks for the quick reply.

Have a nice weekend.

Ian

[heather.rock]

Do you have to book a place for the weekend.. or do you just turn up?

[Simon Westgarth]

Do you have to book a place for the weekend.. or do you just turn up?

No booking, just rock up on Saturday

[Gene17Kayaking]

Gene17 Adventure Paddler's Weekend, Friday Night Film Night, 3rd December 0800pm



Online booking details to follow

[Gene17Kayaking]

Details to come regarding Video Clinics early next week

[Gene17Kayaking]

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Gene17 presents Friday night at the Movies

Book online at Gene17's FB Page

[jmmoxon]

Although it's looking cold & dry across the country at mo, the metoffice still gives hope with their forecast for the Gene17 weekend:

However, there is then also a chance that southern and southwestern areas may turn a little less cold but also more unsettled as rain, sleet and snow tries to push up from the south.

Mike

[ClaireD]

Hi,

What time do the talks start on Saturday?

Thanks,

Claire

[Simon Westgarth]

Final details to come on Friday at Gene17's FB Page

[Gene17Kayaking]

Gene17 Adventure Paddlers Weekend, this year 3/5th December at the RDCP

a white water kayaker's meet point in the middle of the English paddling season. Located at the highly popular River Dart, on Dartmoor, Gene17 hosts an evening of new films, recent expedition seminars and DJ sounds to see the night through. We leave the days free for yourselves to go paddle with your friends, to catch up on old times and have your our adventure.

A weekend for the WW kayakers to gather in Devon to go paddling and enjoy an evening full of entertainment from paddling trip near and far.

Friday Evening:

CONFIRMED - Olaf Obsommer, one of the most profilific white water kayak film makers around, wil delivery a night at the movies on Friday 3rd December 2010 for 20:00 in the Ball Room at the RDCP. For booking see: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gene17Kay ... 5607783795

Saturday Evening:

CONFIRMED - Tajikistan 2010 – Through the Eye of a Needle - Dave Burne will be taking us through the highs and lows of a recent expedition to Tajikistan where judging the water levels seems to be half the battle. Not so easy when you have to walk for 2 days to actually get view of the river…
CONFIRMED - Kayak Japan, we finally get the gents from Scotland's Planet Paddler down to Devon, with some great footage and folklore gained on their recent trip to Japan
CONFIRMED - Wild Water - A sensational film using the latest filming technology. Wild Water is a journey into the mind and soul of White Water - to a place where only river runners can go.
CONFIRMED - The Brand Manager from Palm, Paul "Cheesy" Robertson, spins the decks to take us from on screen inspiration to on the dance floor perspiration

Saturday & Sunday Day Time:

CONFIRMED - MTB Skills Course with Campbell Coaching are offering half day MTB skills sessions for paddlers, who use biking as cross training to progress their paddling or who just ride bikes and paddle for fun when they are on trips and Adventures!
CONFIRMED - Palm Equipment & Dagger Europe Demo's
CONFIRMED - Pyranha Demo's including their successful Burn 2010 & the new Varun
CONFIRMED - Werner Paddles and their full range of demo WW Paddles

Plus all the fun of the fair, the latest demo boats on site Manic Canoe Shop, as well as the Dagger Europe & Pyranha. Manic Canoe Shop boats are for hire, with all hire fees to be donated over the APWE to the Devon Air Ambulance Trust. A request for donations will also be made by the manufacturers for use of their demo fleet.

So rest assure we’re in for an ace weekend in Devon

Gene17's News & Updates can be found at http://gene17.com/wordpress/ and our Twitter feed http://twitter.com/Gene17kayaking

See you soon enough

Simon@Gene17

[Gene17Kayaking]

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Wild Water Film by Anson Fogel



A sneak peak at our final segment for WildWater, filmed on a record high, very big North Fork in June 2010.

North Fork Payette Teaser on Vimeo

WildWater is a journey into the mind and soul of whitewater, into the places only river runners can go, places of discovery, solitude and risk. Its a visually stunning feast for the senses, and an expedition into new ideas. We set out to create a new kind of adventure film. One where image, sound and ideas trump all else. We wanted to communicate the essence of the thing we love - wildness and whitewater - and put its soul on film. A tall order. After thousands of hours of effort in around the world and in our studio, we are now editing the full version of a film we call WildWater, and we have achieved much of the goal. Borrowing Hollywood film tools and techniques, including RED digital cinema cameras and high speed film, WildWater brings not only new perspectives, but new images to kayaking and the world of adventure cinema.

The film focuses on a handful of people who share a deep passion for wild places, rivers and running whitewater. We meet Rod Nash, the wise elder of the river and one of the founders of the wilderness movement in the USA, while he is rowing the Grand Canyon once more at age 72. We meet Doug Ammons, author of the book Whitewater Philosophy and one of Outside Magazines Greatest Adventurers of the last 100 years. And we hear from the current generation of men and women, sharing their love of this shared experience. The result crosses beyond generational and experiential boundaries, even beyond whitewater, to look at the soul of adventure sports and what they mean to all of us as a practice that is about far more than just fun.

[Gene17Kayaking]

For this year's G17 APWE, Kayak Session have sent;

150 copies of KS35 (Dart article edition)
150 copies of KS34 (Bitches article edition)
150 copies of KS33
Plus 200 copies of the New 2011 Buyers Guide
& lastly 10 Free Subscriptions for our Saturday night lottery

thanks Toon

[Gene17Kayaking]

Palm Equipment - Exclusive Preview! Come and check out the 2011 range at the Gene17 Adventure Paddlers' Weekend, River Dart Country Park, This Saturday.

Palm 2011 Preview at Gene17 Adventure Paddlers’ Weekend
Do you want to be the first to check out Palm’s new range for 2011? Well, come down to the Gene17 Adventure Paddlers’ Weekend at the river Dart this weekend and check out our exclusive preview! We’ll have Palm staff and team paddlers on hand to answer your questions, so make sure you’re off the water

http://www.palmequipmenteurope.com

[Gene17Kayaking]

A little update from James Fleming who'll be presenting Kayak Japan this Saturday night:

"Ian and Giles will not be coming. The weather is still bad. Very bad! I never made it to work, this morning it too me 4 hours to drive some 40 miles. Bridges shut, airport shut and minus 25 is on the cards for Thursday night!

I'll be leaving Friday and I'll see you, by hook or crook on Saturday. Shovel, sleeping bag, food, drinks etc will be in the car...

The show must go on!"

Cheers James, and just may be you'll be rewarded with some Dartmoor fun on Sunday

[Simon Westgarth]

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Saturday Afternoon Matinee

Olaf will offer one of his movies for the afternoon crowd wishing to avoid the cold weather at 14:00 in the Sawmill Bar

See you tomorrow

Simon

[Gene17Kayaking]

Thank you for coming, she was a grand weekend, shame about the water, there is little I can do about such things, instead we can look forward to 2011, with a host of paddling, including 2 completely new events, one in Italy and another in the UK, details to come, keep an eye on G17K for details:

Our 2011 Events:

Valsesia River Festival
25/29th May 2011, Campertogno, Italy

Gene17 Ulla Extreme Race
14/15th July 2011, Sjoa, Norway

White Water Symposium
28/30 Oct 2011, RDCP, Devon UK

Gene17 Adventure Paddler's Weekend
2/4 December 2011, again at the RDCP

Until, enjoy the rest of our Winter paddling season