Tipping Away

Things have been fairly dry here recently but that's been no reason to stay off the water! There hasnt been enough rain  for the Glens to run and there's been so much rain up the country that Gower has been washed out for most of the past week or two. We did get one savage session the other day tho, when the ESB released enough water to bring little Gower out of hiding! We set up a tow line and had a savage session before the water dropped off again. I love little Gower when it works, it's a steep, fast, retentive wave which takes less than a minute to get back onto when you flush off. Pity it only works once in a blue moon!

The rain that has been falling has been enough to keep the Deel pretty high for the last few weeks. I've had some fun runs on it with Limerick Canoe Club and UL recently, the gorge section in particular is great craic at the levels we've had, even if the holes after it do make collecting swimmers a bit interesting! The guys from UL are making great progress. From beginners to potential instructors/leaders they're a solid out group for running rivers with. I did a non-stop run with a few of the lads from Limerick Canoe Club a while ago too. 10 minutes is the benchmark without pushing too hard, at race speed I'd say around 5-6 minutes would be possible!

Unfortunatly we've had to postpone the Glens race for a second time since there isnt much rain forecast for this weekend. Dissappointed but I guess that's kayaking in Ireland! Myself and Orky will figure out what to do now and we'll put the word out as soon as we decide. We might end up running a race on the Deel instead if the levels on that hold up for a few weeks.