Wetspot Watersports is organising some rolling sessions at the Civic Olympic Pool.  They will run fortnightly from this Tuesday the 6th of April.  The sessions offer the chance to get some practice in during winter, there will also be one on one rolling lessons available.  Contact Wetspot for more info, 62391323.

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Position Vacant - Wetspot Water Sports.

Do you love watersports?

We are chasing a person with a passion for the water. The ability to relate to people easily and be able to share their passion is a must.

The position is full time, retail experience is not necessary, but accompanied with real life experience, will be an advantage.

Get in touch with us any way you like:
Drop in to 13/68 Wollongong St Fyshwick.
Call on 6239 1323.
Email to info[at]wetspot.net.au

Word was out that on the Sunday after the race a few groups were going to head out and do the Leven canyon.  After waking up a little late on Sunday morning we rushed off to try and catch a group to paddle with.  No signs of cars at the put in we thought we had missed our opertunity.  After a trip down to the river and to the lookout we had given up hope of running it this year when screaming around the corner came the mighty Mitsubishi Magna containing the Peno clan, Sean and Lachie.  Shortly afterwards we were seal launching into a gorge.  The river was amazing, really high class III/IV/IV+ drops for a few kms before the two big drops, a 20 footer and 40 footer.  The first drop pummled me after i came up on the wrong side of the boil and I wasn’t to keen to run the mandotory bigger drop, but in the end it worked out well.  One of the best rivers I have done for sure.  Anyone care to name a better river in Australia?

Colin looking for his boat.Liam into the pillow.Jonno dropping in.Lachie leaning the right way.Nick on the way in, higher line then the others.imgp0141.jpgimgp0142.jpgSequence of Nick on a drop.imgp0144.jpgimgp0145.jpgimgp0146.jpgimgp0147.jpgJonnoSeanstylingitimgp0152.jpgimgp0153.jpg

The Lea Race is held in october each year on the Lea near cradle mountain, an awesome III/IV creek.  The run is made up of 3-4 decent sized drops all of which are amazingly clean.  Nick and I ran the river several times leading up to the where I took some picys.

First drop on the Lea.  This was two days before the race at a medium level.imgp0085.jpgimgp0086.jpgimgp0087.jpgimgp0088.jpgNick on the first drop.imgp0090.jpgimgp0091.jpgimgp0092.jpgimgp0093.jpgNick showing how not to boof.  Boofed the top right of picture and his paddle got a little stuck.imgp0096.jpgBryceimgp0102.jpgimgp0103.jpgGot distracted from the paddling in this town.  Fucking oath it was paradise.Lachie on the first drop on the friday, river level dropping.imgp0110.jpgimgp0111.jpgimgp0112.jpgimgp0113.jpgEmma on the top drop. Her first run down.imgp0116.jpgimgp0117.jpgimgp0118.jpgNick.imgp0120.jpgimgp0121.jpgimgp0122.jpgimgp0123.jpgNick nails the boof this time.imgp0125.jpgimgp0126.jpgimgp0127.jpgimgp0128.jpgimgp0129.jpgLots of boats down the river....... and up the river.

We ended up 12th out of 25 teams.  A race run down the course takes roughly 12 minutes.  A great weekend, highly recomended.

I recently went down to Tasmania with Nick to attend the Lea Race.  We spent a week down there paddling, the first couple of days were spent on the Picton River, a great play run an hour or so from hobart.

Nick on the fast wave.imgp0035.jpgimgp0036.jpgHippy on the guitar.and a face full of waterimgp0041.jpgimgp0044.jpgThis wave is at the bottom of the run  and is sweet.Hippy after Nick stole his boat.imgp0050.jpgimgp0051.jpgimgp0054.jpgimgp0055.jpgimgp0059.jpgimgp0060.jpgimgp0061.jpgimgp0062.jpgimgp0069.jpgimgp0070.jpgimgp0071.jpgimgp0074.jpgimgp0075.jpgimgp0076.jpgimgp0077.jpgimgp0078.jpgimgp0081.jpg

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