Who Needs Rain

OK so it is summertime and we have been lucky again this year with the raining falling into late May / June so plenty of kayaking but it has all now all but stopped and the good weirs have dried up leaving only a handful of choices for a UK kayaker based just south of the midlands:-

• Boulters – however the Thames is still a little high
• Nene – some would say costly for a small man made course
• HPP - a drive, but one of the better options
• Tryweryn – the better UK option but 6 hours in a car in total – but it is now free
• Europe – this simple won’t happen with a little one on the way
• Surfing – all ready in the diary
• Another sport perhaps?

Wakeboarding ???????????????

Ok its not quiet kayaking but the kit is same for summer months so no extra cost there plus it keeps the upper body working.

Taking tips from a good friend Mr Richard Fearn who is into his wakeboarding and plus the fact that a whole group of us where off to Corfu of Jamie’s and Jaynes ( now Mr and Mrs Fearn ) wedding in July we thought we would all get some Wakeboarding lesions in prior to Corfu to give us something to do during the day other than drinking, sunbathing, eating and sleeping.

We headed off to Boxend Park near Bedford to get lesions off the back of a boat rather than a cable tow, this was a wise move by Richard now referred to as Scout Leader.

Off the boat you first use a beam, then a short line beam off beam then the long line – I have to say the chaps at Boxend are extremely good and within 15 mins most of us where off the long line.

After a couple more lesions it was off to Corfu to pose on the beach and look cool – well an attempt at it anyway.

We added to the cool look by hiring some buggies and quad bikes for a few days – Scout Leader went for the Brokeback Mountain look.

A big thanks to Level Six for suppling the boardshorts, t-shirts, hats and rash vets to all the wakeboarders plus some summer kayaking kit to me - check out

http://www.levelsixinc.com

Next step convince Box End to tow me in my kayak

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http://www.boxendpark.com